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Re: Paddle: carbon paddle layup
By:JohnAbercrombie
Date: 3/18/2016, 9:09 pm
In Response To: Re: Paddle: carbon paddle layup (Tom Cooper)

Shawn, Stoller carries the heat shrink tubing.

You need to practice with that heat-shrink tubing.
I tried it and it was a mess- the tubing is flat and no amount of heat would get the 'folds' to disappear completely so I was left with two ridges.
It is also 'fun' trying to slide the heat-shrink tubing over the wet layup......

When I contacted Stoller and described my problems I got the usual 'corporate explanation' : 'Nobody else has ever had a problem like that, it works wonderfully!'

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Paddle: carbon paddle layup
Mike Hanks -- 8/7/2015, 10:53 pm
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John Messinger -- 8/16/2015, 11:47 am
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Bill Hamm -- 8/17/2015, 1:51 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 8/17/2015, 12:47 pm
Re: Paddle: carbon paddle layup *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 8/17/2015, 4:03 pm
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John Messinger -- 8/17/2015, 6:31 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 8/18/2015, 11:06 am
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Shawn Jones -- 3/18/2016, 7:18 pm
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Tom Cooper -- 3/18/2016, 8:17 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 3/18/2016, 9:09 pm
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Chad -- 3/18/2016, 9:49 pm
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Shawn Jones -- 3/20/2016, 2:06 am
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Chad -- 3/21/2016, 11:54 am
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Dennis Nybo -- 3/21/2016, 9:07 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/19/2016, 8:00 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/19/2016, 9:28 am
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Chad -- 3/19/2016, 9:28 am
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Roy Martin -- 3/19/2016, 9:54 am
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Roy Martin -- 3/19/2016, 10:05 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/20/2016, 12:28 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/19/2016, 10:40 am
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Etienne muller -- 3/19/2016, 12:11 pm
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Roy Martin -- 3/19/2016, 12:27 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/19/2016, 2:04 pm
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Roy Martin -- 3/19/2016, 2:28 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 3/19/2016, 10:39 pm