I don't see these 2-piece greenland paddles around any longer, and the dealer that used to sell them here in Vancouver, sells now "Nimbus Greenland" 2-piece paddles (about the same price - $US 200). The previous one, Feathercraft Klatwa, has received a lot of good feedbacks, but I don't know about this Nimbus (or is it the same? Feathercraft company never made any paddles actually - only put their name on them). Alex. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
G'Day Alex and Paddlewise, Talking of Feathercraft labelled Klatwa's - I took delivery of my Kahuna yesterday - can anyone tell me a good way to fit a spare paddle on to the Kahuna and would a Klatwa be one of the better paddles to use on this boat? (you can still buy them in Australia). All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
[Moderator's Note: Content unaltered. Excessive quoting (i.e. headers/footers/sig lines/extraneous text from previous posts, etc.) have been removed. Please edit quoted material in addition to removing header/trailers when replying to posts.] I haven't figured out a reliable outside place for a spare paddle. Since cargo room in Feathercraft is accessible from inside the cockpit, I don't see any problem keeping 2-piece paddle inside, either fore or aft. Klatwa is a Greenland paddle, and I don't know another 2-piece Greenland, so I don't think there is much choice. That "Nimbus Greenland" can be the same Klatwa, I should better stop at the shop when driving by, and have a look and talk to them. Btw, I see that Klatwa is still listed on-line in Seattle shop http://www.foldingkayak.com/ for USD 215. ----- Original Message ----- From: "PeterO" <rebyl_kayak_at_iprimus.com.au> > Talking of Feathercraft labelled Klatwa's - I took delivery of my Kahuna > yesterday - can anyone tell me a good way to fit a spare paddle on to the > Kahuna and would a Klatwa be one of the better paddles to use on this boat? *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
alex wrote: >I haven't figured out a reliable outside place for a spare paddle. Since >cargo room in Feathercraft is accessible from inside the cockpit, I don't >see any problem keeping 2-piece paddle inside, either fore or aft. Klatwa >is a Greenland paddle, and I don't know another 2-piece Greenland, so I >don't think there is much choice. That "Nimbus Greenland" can be the same >Klatwa, I should better stop at the shop when driving by, and have a look >and talk to them. Btw, I see that Klatwa is still listed on-line in Seattle >shop http://www.foldingkayak.com/ for USD 215. > > > Cricket has a 2-piece (they call it a take-apart) Greenland paddle. http://www.cricketdesigns.com/greenland.htm 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. And anyway I'm not sure that they build them except by custom request. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
> 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. I don't have any problems taking apart fiberglass paddles - actually I do, but only with blades joints, not with the middle joint (this is a 4-piece Aquabound - I wanted it to be totally portable :-). Difficulties with blades in my 4-piece are caused by very tight joint, with very little tolerance - to prevent leaking; *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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/ ***************************************************************************
Alex wrote >I've just recalled that you are using a seasock - >than spare paddle has to be outside. G'day Alex, I really like the Kahuna sea sock and haven't had too much problem (one days experience) undoing it on the water to access gear and food. It may be possible to do the same with the spare paddle - I'll give it a go and if its too awkward will move on to the paddle sock idea - they are very popular over here. Anyway thanks for the advice, much appreciated. All the best, PeterO *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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