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Re: Strip: Hole spacing for paddle park
By:John Caldeira
Date: 2/3/2011, 8:10 pm
In Response To: Strip: Hole spacing for paddle park (dave g)

: If someone who has a done a paddle park could chime in on the
: proper spacing for the two bungee hole and the hook for the
: bungee for a functional paddle park that would be great! My
: first thoughs where the two bungee holes 16 inches apart and the
: hook to be an inch and a half higher and centered at the 8 inch
: mark. Also the height off the shear line and the placement
: around the cockpit would ease my mind alot. I just don't like
: drilling holes for the first time without asking! My project is
: a guillemot if that helps. I plan on the side mount paddle park
: in favour of the front of cockpit mount if that helps also.
:

I now make the shock cord holes 14 inches apart, but 16 would work fine. Some of my earlier boats had them 12 inches apart, but 14 works better for me.

I like the hook placed 3 inches above the middle of the shock cord. This allows the cord going over the paddle to come down at about a 45 degree angle from the surface of the boat.

John

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Hole spacing for paddle park
dave g -- 2/3/2011, 7:18 pm
Re: Strip: Hole spacing for paddle park
John Caldeira -- 2/3/2011, 8:10 pm
Re: Strip: Hole spacing for paddle park
dave g -- 2/3/2011, 11:59 pm
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John Caldeira -- 2/4/2011, 12:56 am
Re: Strip: Hole spacing for paddle park
dave g -- 2/5/2011, 10:54 am
Re: Strip: Hole spacing for paddle park
Bill Hamm -- 2/5/2011, 11:09 am
Re: Strip: Hole spacing for paddle park
John Caldeira -- 2/5/2011, 4:15 pm
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Etienne Muller - ireland -- 2/4/2011, 5:05 am
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Etienne Muller - ireland -- 2/4/2011, 5:05 am
Re: Strip: Hole spacing for paddle park *NM* *PIC*
Etienne Muller - ireland -- 2/4/2011, 5:06 am
Re: Strip: Hole spacing for paddle park
Claudia Holderegger -- 2/5/2011, 11:19 pm
Re: Strip: Hole spacing for paddle park
Bill Hamm -- 2/6/2011, 12:48 am
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Etienne Muller - ireland -- 2/7/2011, 4:11 pm