: Greetings:

: After a year or more of desultory building I am approaching
: completion of my first strip-built boat, Nick's Microbootlegger.
: It has occurred to me that I am going to need some paddles if I
: am actually going to propel it through the water. I've seen lots
: on this forum about the virtues of Greenland style paddles.
: Would they be suitable for a beamier double-paddle canoe like
: the Microbootlegger (roughly 27" at the widest point)?
: Obviously with that boat I don't plan on rolling the boat;
: mostly it will be used on lakes for day trip sorts of fun. My
: on-the-water experience has largely been sliding-seat rowing for
: the last few years, so any advice about the appropriate things
: to build for this boat will be appreciated. And in any case,
: suggestions about how to decide on the appropriate paddle length
: for that particular boat would be helpful, whatever style paddle
: is best.

Hi Bob, My first GP was made with the assistance of Brian Nystrom's book "Greenland Paddles step by Step". IMHO this book was very concise and easy for a newbe to understand and takes you through each step very clearly. Brian is also a contributer to this forum so I recommend his book very highly(thanks Brian) good luck Nick R.