Dear Shawn, <snip> >If you're putting that much downward pressure on your paddlefloat, >you're probably going to start breaking paddles. > >Shawn <snip> I paddle a Lightning standard shaft. (Yeah, I am enough of a nerd to use ultralite blades). What to you think the breaking strength of that paddle is? How much buoyancy do you think a Northwater paddle float has? I am sure it is less than 25 pounds. How much force does a paddler put on a shaft when they do a full-power forward stroke or an extended or slap brace? (Much less an over the paddle assisted rescue). Has anyone on this list ever heard of anyone breaking a shaft of a decent paddle, even an ultralight shaft, in a paddle float rescue? Seems to me like even an object with 50 bounds buoyancy would just go down before even my beautiful old Malone would break. Given my 225 lb. carcass I do double up the paddles for an over the paddles rescue, and favor single piece shafts. The simpler the equipment, the less things there are to break. :-) I do like your kayak building pages. Very generous and informative. Perhaps you'll help me out if I have the good fortune to build a clc boat. I'm sure I could use it! All the Best, Peter K *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Apr 17 2001 - 15:32:02 PDT
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