: Let me begin by saying that I'm not sure this post belongs in this
: forum. With that said, this community has been very helpful in
: the past, and I simply don't know where else to ask.
: A while back I bought a cheap wing paddle from the no-name company
: "Bobcat Sports Gear". I liked the paddle fine the few
: times I got to use it. The shaft is too slick, the locking
: mechanism doesn't quite lock tight enough - but for the price I
: liked the feel of the paddle....
: That is until the paddle blade snapped clean off about 2 inches
: below where it meets the shaft in the middle of a stroke! The
: material appears to be very aerated/porous which makes me think
: it was a manufacturing defect. Problem is the company is MIA,
: does not list a phone number, and does not respond to emails.
: Background story aside: I would like to replace the blade with
: another wing paddle blade but can't find anywhere that sells
: just blades. The shaft is completely round with an outside
: diameter of ~1.3cm / 1 5/16". I would prefer to find a
: replacement wing shaped blade, but at this point would settle
: for a quality dihedral also.

: If all else fails I may attempt to make strip blade following Nick
: Shade's directions and glue those to the carbon shaft - Has
: anyone tried this?

: Thanks for the responses,
: -Mark Scaife-

I'd look at this site, call Lloyd and talk to him about this.

http://www.fastkayak.com/

Bill H.