: Good morning everyone, very wet here in Upstate NY.

: Ive carved out 3 paddles so far 2 full size GP and a storm.

: Im wanting to do another paddle and get a real good blade cross
: section( my storm came out good) my other two paddles , well, my
: diamond cross section ended up sort of low profile /rounded.

: I now have some different hand tools (spoke shaves and drawknife) I
: couldnt get good diamonds with a small block plane but
: spokeshave and draw knife worked well for me.

: Putting my paddle in my honda element is a tight fit as it goes the
: whole interior length and butts up against my main stereo
: speaker, it also sits on my cup holder between the seats.

: so 1) make the new paddle 2 piece (Glass or carbon Ferrull??)

: 2) keep one piece and tie on roof rack with boats?

: many thanks

: "John"

Hi John,

Another option, the Yakima Multimount: http://www.yakima.com/shop/water/water-accessories/multimount

I much prefer the lightness and strength of a one piece paddle, I got a pair of these a couple years ago when I was transporting sailboat masts on the roof, they'd work great for paddles too, in fact are designed for that.

Bill H.