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Re: Strip: Hole spacing for paddle park
By:dave g
Date: 2/3/2011, 11:59 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Hole spacing for paddle park (John Caldeira)

: 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

Thanks John, I was on your kayak page earlier today and saw that you have a paddle park on the guillemot you built. From the look of the pic it seems the hook is about where the thigh braces are but do you recall where the bungee holes where in relation to the shear?

dave g

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
Re: Strip: Hole spacing for paddle park *PIC*
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
Re: Strip: Hole spacing for paddle park *PIC*
Etienne Muller - ireland -- 2/4/2011, 5:05 am
Re: Strip: Hole spacing for paddle park *NM* *PIC*
Etienne Muller - ireland -- 2/4/2011, 5:05 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
Re: Strip: Hole spacing for paddle park *PIC*
Etienne Muller - ireland -- 2/7/2011, 4:11 pm