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Re: Paddle: Finished making a GP today *PIC*
By:Sean Dawe
Date: 2/2/2012, 9:53 pm
In Response To: Re: Paddle: Finished making a GP today (Robert N Pruden)

My favourite paddle (with very thin edged blades) has lasted two full years of usage on the rocks and beaches of Newfoundland - including ice pans. The edges are holding up great. It's the tips that you need to worry about. This particular paddle has a ABS plastic "guard" epoxied to the tip. It has saved the paddle through numerous push-offs from rocks - many of which would shred an unsheathed paddle. Attach is a image of the tip. This little beauty is 88" long x 3.25" wide and weighs in at 27 oz.

I also did a write up about this paddle on my blog - http://justyakkin2.blogspot.com/2011/12/my-bestest-paddle-ever.html

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Paddle: Finished making a GP today *PIC*
Robert N Pruden -- 1/31/2012, 2:58 pm
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ScottBaxter -- 1/31/2012, 5:30 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 1/31/2012, 8:02 pm
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Kenneth Sutherland -- 1/31/2012, 8:02 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 2/2/2012, 7:21 pm
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John VanBuren -- 2/1/2012, 6:56 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/2/2012, 3:41 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 2/2/2012, 7:23 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 2/2/2012, 7:23 pm
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Sean Dawe -- 2/1/2012, 11:20 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 2/2/2012, 7:34 pm
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Sean Dawe -- 2/2/2012, 9:53 pm
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DSmith -- 2/6/2012, 6:24 pm
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Sean Dawe -- 2/6/2012, 6:39 pm
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D Smith -- 2/6/2012, 9:55 pm
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Sean Dawe -- 2/2/2012, 9:55 pm