Hey all, I have a two piece bent shaft carbon paddle. I have had it for four or five years. I like it better than any other paddle I ever owned but it has developed a problem. A bit of play has developed in the fit of the locking button and the hole it mates with. It does not prevent me from using the paddle but is enough to be quite annoying. It also seems to me that the movement will likely increase the problem very quickly. An obvious solution is to simply glue the two parts together permanently but I paddle feathered or unfeathered depending on conditions. I hate the thought of using another paddle and hate even more the thought of shelling out at least $300 to replace it. Any suggestions for taking the play out? Cheers, Michael in Tallahassee *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Michael Lampman wrote: > I hate the thought of using another paddle and hate even more the > thought of shelling out at least $300 to replace it. Any suggestions for > taking the play out? If the hole has gotten bigger, I would suggest slapping a little 'glass and expoy over it, wait for it to cure, then redrill the hole. Put plastic tape or something on the inside to prevent epoxy leaking on the inside. Also, don't redrill too large, otherwise you're back at step one. The added layers of glass also make for a beefier hole. You can sand and then put some black tape over to protect it from UV. And in the interest of saving $300, I would practice glassing before embarking on this little project. You should also be able to get more stainless steel push buttons from your manufacturer if the button has shrunk. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Michael: If the problem is that the holes for the push button spring have worn larger than original. The push buttons are avilable in differnt sizes. If your s is the smaller get your self the next size up from yours and re-drill to fit the new lager push button spring. I have a box full of them in asorted sizes both V and C spring type. If you figure out what size and type you need and send me your mailing address back chanel I can send you a couple one or two sizes up from what you have now. If it is that the shaft fit has worn down, I would just brush on a coat or two of epoxy (MAS or WEST not the 2 minute stuff) on the male side of the ferule and build up the thicknes that way. Likely one coat should be enough, and will need some sanding to fit again. But honestly if you want to solve the problem for real build your self a Greenland stick!!!! ;-) regards: Michael ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Lampman" <mlampman_at_solitaireboats.com> To: "paddlewise" <paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 2:21 PM Subject: [Paddlewise] Problem with two piece paddle > Hey all, > > I have a two piece bent shaft carbon paddle. I have had it for four or > five years. I like it better than any other paddle I ever owned but it > has developed a problem. A bit of play has developed in the fit of the > locking button and the hole it mates with. It does not prevent me from > using the paddle but is enough to be quite annoying. It also seems to > me that the movement will likely increase the problem very quickly. An > obvious solution is to simply glue the two parts together permanently > but I paddle feathered or unfeathered depending on conditions. > > I hate the thought of using another paddle and hate even more the > thought of shelling out at least $300 to replace it. Any suggestions > for taking the play out? > > Cheers, > > Michael in Tallahassee *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
If worse comes to worse Michael, then drill new holes in a different position maintaining the desired feathers and fill the old ones in. Mind you, if you love a paddle that much then $300 is a reasonable investment compared to using something second-best. In my experience split carbon shafts appear to grind out their pin holes quicker than fiberglass ones. Any of you materials experts out there got a view on this? Fellow instructors down here who also give their paddles a bit of curry in the surf, rocks and the like are tending towards using 60% - 80% carbon paddles not 100% ones as the latter don't take it so well. Some are even using bullet-proof wildwater slalom paddles for all types of paddling to great effect though they are pretty brutal to use. Richard Sydney, Australia *************************************************************************** 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 (including 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.] Here's an easy solution. Wrap a piece of electrical tape over the joint. Two wraps will be sufficient. The same piece of tape can be used multiple times. >From experience I know this works well with Werner paddles. In addition you can force some "sex" wax around the push button in the hole. This helps eliminate some movement but needs to be done each time you put the paddle together. I would at least go with the electrical tape before starting to resize the hole, etc. Easy, cheap and it works. Good luck Sid Ps: The new Werner premium paddles use a nice locking system that eliminates this movement. -----Original Message----- From: Michael Lampman Subject: [Paddlewise] Problem with two piece paddle I have a two piece bent shaft carbon paddle. I have had it for four or five years. I like it better than any other paddle I ever owned but it has developed a problem. A bit of play has developed in the fit of the locking button and the hole it mates with. It does not prevent me from using the paddle but is enough to be quite annoying. It also seems to me that the movement will likely increase the problem very quickly. An obvious solution is to simply glue the two parts together permanently but I paddle feathered or unfeathered depending on conditions. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
So many solutions, so little time. . . . . . . . . Thanks to all for so many helpful responses. What an impressive resource is the paddlewise list!!! Cheers, Michael *************************************************************************** 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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