On 19 May 2005 at 8:57, Nick Schade wrote: > What is the appeal of these things? Do people really swap out blades > all the time? Are they really changing the length and feather? I can > understand if you are a new paddler and don't know what you like, but > are these features really useful for an experienced paddler? The four piece is good for a spare paddle, since it can be stored inside compactly - especially for WW paddlers. I know of one person that actually does have two sets of blades for their Lendal 4 piece. Having both big blades and small blades for a long trip is a good thing. I have a variable feather, variable length paddle. I do use two different feather angles depending on conditions. I couldn't have it pre-drilled for those positions, since the holes would touch. I originally thought that the variable length would be useful with two different width boats, but ended up selling the wider kayak, so I only use one length. It is useful when I loan it, since I can make it longer. However, it is no longer my main paddle - that one is a one piece, unfeathered Greenland-style paddle. Mike *************************************************************************** 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 May 19 2005 - 07:56:14 PDT
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