alex wrote: >>I own several Betsie Bay Greenland paddles which I like a lot, but the >>take-apart ones aren't very easy to take apart. In fact I often find it >>nearly impossible to take it apart, even on dry land with lots of >>leverage. So as much as I like these paddles, I can't recommend the >>take-apart ones. But mine are about 7 years old, so maybe they're not >>like that any more. >> >> > >If ferrules are metal, they should be the ones to be to blamed for this >problem. A sort of corrosion or etching gets them anyway. > > The ferrules are not metal. They're fiberglass (yes, on a wooden paddle). It's not a corrosion problem; it's just an extremely tight fit. *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Oct 24 2003 - 17:10:24 PDT
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