Steve Brown wrote: > My CF paddle blades get unbelievable abuse and never seem to break or > chip. They are gradually wearing away at the tip, but I'll tire of > the paddle before the wear becomes serious. I did break a small dia > shaft once, but I think that was a CF/glass blend. When pure CF shafts break, they tend to do so catastrophically. I saw a Canadian slalom paddler break a paddle in half catching an eddy on the Ocoee River. The shaft looked like it had been hacksawed in two. Of course, that was a racing layup, so perhaps not as robust as one would use for cruising. Whetstone (RIP) put a layer of glass inside their carbon paddles to give them a little more resilience. -- Steve Cramer Athens, GA *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Oct 09 2003 - 08:25:33 PDT
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