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11-20-2006, 08:01 AM | #1 |
Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 6
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32-ounce paddle: is it worth it?
You guys think the idea is worth it? Link: http://northamericankayakfishing.blo...ht-paddle.html |
11-20-2006, 09:47 AM | #2 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 286
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Looks like a pretty intense process but I love my carbon fiber werner. Night and day as far as fatigue compared to the standard aluminum and plastic paddle.
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11-21-2006, 12:28 PM | #3 |
Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: lakeside
Posts: 65
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32 oz paddle
Looks good to me already have epoxy resin left over from glassing my truck.The design looks plenty strong. This should be a good winter project. Jack
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11-22-2006, 08:48 AM | #4 |
Guerro Grande
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 629
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Worth it?
If your handy with tools and have experience working with fiberglass it might be a good project. Either that or if you are willing to sacrifice some material to learn to do it right it might be worth the effort. I've made lots of additions and alterations to my kayaks that have made them better than the original product. I don't know if I would be able to improve upon a professionally made paddle. I recently bought a Werner carbon fiber paddle from OEX and I sincerely doubt that I could do a better job. Some things are worth making and some are best left to the professionals. Besides; with my skills, I'd probably have the blades fall off my homemade paddle when I was a couple miles offshore. :shock:
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