Can anyone recommend a three or four part paddle - are they practical/strong enough for sea kayaking? I have two Aqua Bound four piecers that are quite old. They are carbon but don't have the new TLC coupler. I have used them a lot. I pack them with my Feathercraft and ship with the boat. Two piece paddles seem more vulnerable to being snapped when packed with the boat. Never had the slightest problem with the paddles. I am fanatical about always disassembling them as soon as I am done paddling, even before I get out of the boat. Equally fanatical about always dipping them into the water before I put them together. They feel light to me, but part of that is because my usual paddle is a Mithcell Sea Blade, which is heavy as madoern paddles go. I have never done a rescue, paddlefloat or otherwise, using them. I like the big blades, the swing weight of the blades and the flexy feel of the paddle generally. I paddle pretty hard and have braced and rolled with them. Jim Tibensky *************************************************************************** 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 Oct 04 2007 - 07:43:09 PDT
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