I have made 3 pseudo Aleut paddles, my last was best. It is great for cruising because the blade locks in place in the water when used correctly. When used backwards, the flutter is awful. I find that it is almost a hybrid between a wing and a Greenland paddle. It is more forgiving than a wing, but is not forgiving at all when used backwards. It is powerful and fast, but is directional, and that needs to be remembered when manuevering, rolling and bracing. It rolls and sculls nicely, when used right, but will give you problems if you use the wrong face. Mike >From: Shawn Baker I've only ever tried one once. P'wiser Mike Hanks (Mike, >you reading >this?) has built one or two. He told me they're a lot better for >speed, and good, but not as good for rolling than GP's. > > >knelsonwrote: > >Have you, or anyone reading this, ever tried symmetrical Aleut >paddles? I'm seriously looking at starting one but first hand >information has been scarce. _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com *************************************************************************** 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 Sep 17 2002 - 12:45:37 PDT
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