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Re: Paddle strength?
By:Bruce Schultz
Date: 4/5/2001, 10:00 am
In Response To: Re: Paddle strength? (bob)

.You can strengthen your paddle without adding any significant wieght by running a strip of carbon ribbon down the lenght of the paddle on both sides.This will stiffen a thin paddle a bit but it will make a slim light paddle into something you do have to worry about. The ribbon is a dificult to apply neatly because you have a million indvidual strands. It looks good when it is done although its not neat enough to complement a multiple lamination paddle.
I have a paddle out of cedar with cedar laminations to build up the shaft and carbon ribbon down both sides. total wieght is 31oz,with some flex. It seems quite strong.

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Paddle strength?
risto -- 4/3/2001, 10:02 am
Re: Paddle strength?
Tony -- 4/5/2001, 2:16 pm
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bob -- 4/3/2001, 9:20 pm
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Bruce Schultz -- 4/5/2001, 10:00 am
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David Dick -- 4/5/2001, 7:10 pm
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Mike Hanks -- 4/3/2001, 11:49 am
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risto -- 4/4/2001, 11:49 am
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Rob Macks -- 4/3/2001, 12:21 pm
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risto -- 4/4/2001, 12:08 pm
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Rob Macks -- 4/4/2001, 3:55 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 4/5/2001, 11:58 am
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risto -- 4/5/2001, 11:20 am
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Jack -- 4/3/2001, 1:30 pm
Light Greenland paddles
Brian Nystrom -- 4/3/2001, 12:09 pm
Re: Light Greenland paddles
Kent LeBoutillier -- 4/6/2001, 6:13 am
Re: Light Greenland paddles
Brian Nystrom -- 4/6/2001, 11:51 am
Re: Paddle strength?
Lee Gardner -- 4/3/2001, 10:59 am
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risto -- 4/3/2001, 11:20 am
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Lee Gardner -- 4/4/2001, 2:35 pm
Re: Paddle strength?
Jack -- 4/3/2001, 10:19 am
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James Neely -- 4/3/2001, 1:03 pm
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David Dick -- 4/4/2001, 7:36 am
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risto -- 4/3/2001, 10:49 am
Re: Paddle strength?
Jack -- 4/3/2001, 10:56 am