Geez, I missed this somehow. Imagine if the other side had a chance to respond. It could have gone on for weeks! http://www.qajaqusa.org/cgi-bin/GreenlandTechniqueForum_config.pl?frames;read=53379 I prefer an Aleut paddle anyway... Jim et al *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
They have some of the exact same discussions we have. LOL.. I have got to try a GP soon... there must be a 2x4 laying around the farm somewhere. I wonder if it helps if it's treated lumber. Craig Jungers Royal City, WA On 10/31/06, Jim Farrelly <JFarrelly5_at_comcast.net> wrote: > > Geez, I missed this somehow. Imagine if the other side had a chance to > respond. It could have gone on for weeks! > > > http://www.qajaqusa.org/cgi-bin/GreenlandTechniqueForum_config.pl?frames;read=53379 > > I prefer an Aleut paddle anyway... *************************************************************************** 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 have got to > try a GP soon... there must be a 2x4 laying around the farm somewhere. I > wonder if it helps if it's treated lumber. > > > Craig Jungers > Royal City, WA > If it is treated lumber, remember not to breathe the fumes as you work the wood. Or burn the shavings. That stuff really isn't good for your health! -- Darryl *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Craig Jungers wrote: > I wonder if it helps if it's treated lumber. It wouldn't matter to the finished paddle, since the very thing treated layer of wood will be removed long before the paddle is complete. One of the preferred woods for Greenland paddles is western red cedar. While not especially strong, a well-selected piece of WRC will be adequately strong, light and rot resistant. It is also an easy to carve wood. Some wood selection guidelines are at: http://greatlakeskayaker.ca/greenlandPaddleMaking.html 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/ ***************************************************************************
I'm looking for recommendations for a boat with a rudder, and a day hatch, that handles well in rough conditions, and is fast. For the past several years I've been paddling an NDK Explorer - I'd like something faster, with a rudder since I'd like to have an easier time with my Pacific Action Sail. I love the way the Explorer handles in surf and choppy seas, so I don't want to give that up. Right now, the boat I'm most interested in is the Mirage, produced in Australia (many thanks to Peter O for his thorough review of that). The other boat I thought seriously about was the QCC 600, but really don't want to give up the day hatch, and I'm not as certain about that boat's handling in rough water. Any other recommendations much appreciated. Dee *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
> They have some of the exact same discussions we have. That's because many of them started out on Paddlewise. ;-) Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** 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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