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Re: Paddle: Greenland paddle for a Mill Creek Hybr
By:Dave Gentry
Date: 10/8/2010, 5:17 pm

: I recently finished my first boat, its a Mill Creek 16.5 hybrid
: with a 33"beam. I would like to try making a few greenland
: paddles and was hoping for recommendations on how long they
: would need to be for this boat. I know its a lot wider than most
: kayaks

: Thanks

: Nate

Pretty boat - congrats!
I've paddled my Chuckanut 15, a very similar boat (at first glance), with Greenland paddles. As long as you make a GP you are comfortable with, you'll have no issues. Except . . . you'll be slopping way too much water into that big cockpit and all over you. Really. This is definitely a boat I recommend euro paddles with good drip rings for.
The solution, of course, is to build a Greenland kayak now, and use a Greenland paddle with it!

Good luck!
Dave Gentry

Messages In This Thread

Paddle: Greenland paddle for a Mill Creek Hybrid *PIC*
Nathan Brandt -- 10/8/2010, 1:31 pm
Re: Paddle: Greenland paddle for a Mill Creek Hybr
Dave Gentry -- 10/8/2010, 5:17 pm
Re: Paddle: Greenland paddle for a Mill Creek Hybr
Nathan Brandt -- 10/8/2010, 8:01 pm
Re: Paddle: Greenland paddle for a Mill Creek Hybr
Bill Hamm -- 10/9/2010, 12:24 am
Re: Paddle: Greenland paddle for a Mill Creek Hybr
Nate Brandt -- 10/10/2010, 12:22 pm
Re: Paddle: Greenland paddle for a Mill Creek Hybr
John Eberly -- 10/11/2010, 4:07 pm