: And I don't know much more, but now I'm up to $.04 ...to elaborate further, I
: was trying to say to leave the loom length alone (your case = 20"),
: but to increase the length of the blades if you have a wide, tall boat.
: This will give you a longer paddle and you may still have the shallower
: angle for entry/exit into the water. I think you still want to feel the
: beginnings of the paddle blade near your pinkies of each hand so that you
: can control the angle of the blade in the water. As Ross stated, you can
: experiment rather cheaply and perhaps use the uncomfortably dimensioned
: paddle as a spare. Just try it out before going through the effort of
: fiberglassing it or however you planned to give it a final finish. It's
: fun making paddles, and there is a lot of good info around here to make
: different types.

John,

Thanks. C'mon, let's make it .06!!

How much length do you feel you would add to the next paddle? Would I want to add length to the paddle blades in some sort of relation to the width of the kayak? I see that most of the Greenland kayaks mentioned in earlier posts are 3 or 4 inches narrower than mine, so would adding that much to the overall paddle length be too much?

Thanks again,

Kelly