On Mon, Nov 24, 2008 at 8:18 AM, Chuck Holst <cholst_at_bitstream.net> wrote: > > However, two weeks ago I retired, and Linda plans to retire in another five > months, so we will have next summer off together. Maybe, among other > things, > I will have time to make more paddles. And maybe we will even get to > Pukaskwa. Congratulations on your retirement, Chuck. I'd like to take a minute and thank you for your instructional article on building a Greenland paddle. I have two western red cedar 2x4s in the shop waiting for me to get to them. I'm thinking that I might build a test paddle out of a cheap piece of fir 2x4 before I dive into the expensive cedar. Your piece certainly makes me sweat a little less over the project. Health problems are certainly an issue when it comes to paddling. When we sold our farm in 2007 I had to use a saber saw to cut up some old farm machinery that the new buyer insisted be removed. After spending a week at this (in 20F weather) I noticed that my hands had begun to hurt. Over the past year they really haven't stopped and I'm pretty sure it's arthritis. This had a bearing on my paddling because I felt that any long trips would make it worse. It's pretty bad when a 7-year-old-girl can bring you to your knees just by holding your hand. LOL. This all plays right into my idea of more mothership kayaking. I drove to Seattle to look at a 1979 Uniflite Sport Fisherman with twinNissan diesels for $7,000. And other than being too big for my purposes, and needing some TLC, it was in decent working condition. Just imagine a fiberglass diesel cruiser for about the price of two good fiberglass sea kayaks! It's starting to get crazy out there. Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Nov 24 2008 - 10:07:15 PST
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