[Paddlewise] Stuck paddle - finally seperated

I would like to thank the paddlewise membership, and especially Patrick 
Martin, for their help in contributing ideas on releasing a stuck two 
piece paddle.

I have tried WD-40 for weeks,  hot water on the female side of the 
connection,  my son, he is 6' 2 and I am 6 ft, twisting on both ends.   
Failure

I went out today and bought a rubber hammer.  Thanks Patrick for the 
Idea.  Gently tapping on the joint with a rubber hammer and rotating the 
paddle.  After ten minutes of tapping, my wife came home and we tried to 
twist the paddle and it moved slightly!  We grabbed a hold of both ends 
and really turned, more movement.

Any way we got the paddle unstuck,  All kind of muck in the ends.  
Cleaned them out with WD-40. 

By the way it is 51 degrees here in Houston, and rain.  No way I could 
the paddle to below freezing temperatures.

Safe paddling

-- 
Pete Cragg
Scoutmaster
Troop 889
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