Re: [Paddlewise] Paddles

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From: "PeterO" <rebyl_kayak_at_iprimus.com.au>

> and tilts slightly back away from the shaft. It also leaks a bit and is
> heavier at the end of a days paddle than the 20x6 paddle.

Perhaps this is a 4 piece paddle.  The leakage problem can be solved
according to the manufacturer (Werner) with special plugs and a change in
the pop button holding the blades to the shaft.  Take a look at the pop
button.  If it has a tiny slit in it at the base it may be bringing in
water...just tear drops but each stroke will let one in and that can add up.
But the leak may also be at the joining point of the male and female
connections of shaft pieces at the blades.  My 4 piece from this
manufacturer leaks lots...in a course of an hour or so you can get half a
cup of water at each end...that's an added 4 ounces at each end.  I have the
new plugs and new pop buttons (without that slit) but that particular paddle
is with a Kahuna I keep assembled at a boathouse that I have not been to in
two weeks.  When I get up there I will experiment to see if this improves
things.  I have another 4-piece paddle, a proprietary Feathercraft one made
for them by Aquabound at the time (now I think Nimbus manufactures the
Feathercraft paddles).  I have tested it after 4 hours of paddling in lots
of wake and waves (which meant the ends of the paddle would wind up deeper
in the water than in paddling on flatter water) and had perhaps a thimble of
water at each end.

ralph diaz

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