Anyone care to comment on the Mitchell Horizon? For someone who has
borrowed others and wants to go with a generalized paddle to build
technique
without spending time making one to experiment with...I'd do that later.
Thanks
"Brian Nystrom" <brian.nystrom@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:6svQg.4059$zs6.480@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> John Fereira wrote:
>
> > I paddled with someone last weekend that had a Don Beale paddle. It
seemed
> > like a nice paddle but it was really heavy for a GP.
>
> In fairness to Don, I've seen some of his one-piece cedar paddles that
> were pretty light.
>
> > A friend of mine just
> > started carrying Sawyer paddles and got a couple of their Greenland
paddles
> > in. They were also very heavy and even their shortest length was
about
4"
> > too long for me.
>
> The Sawyer paddles have a long loom, like the Betsie Bay paddles. This
> is not conducive to good technique.
>
> > Malone of Maine *used* to make a nice looking paddle
> > called a Firestick but I don't think he's making them anymore.
>
> They've been out of production for a while. It was a nice looking paddle
> with pretty good feel in the water, but it was quite heavy.
>
> > Betsie Bay also makes some GPs.
>
> True, but they're modifications of the traditional shape designed to be
> used with Doug VanDoren's low stoke technique. Like the Sawyer, they
> have long looms which are not conducive to traditional canted-blade
> technique.
> >
> >>> It's a self-published book that's not available on the major
> >>> bookseller sites, at least not yet. It's available directly from me
or
> >>> through Chesapeake Light Craft (clcboats.com), The Woodenboat Store
> >>> (www.woodenboatstore.com) or Newfound Woodworks (www.newfound.com).
> >>> I've emailed you information about it.
> >
> > I found the book described in the "New" section on the Newfound site
but
it
> > didn't show up in the list of books that could be ordered.
>
> I spoke to Michael a couple of days ago and he's just been too busy to
> keep up with the changes he needs to make on the website. I guess that's
> a good problem to have.
>
> > I have always
> > found the CLC site a bit difficult to navigate but I eventually found
the
> > order form.
>
> They have the book right on their Books page (in the "Accessories"
> section under the "Buy Boats, Accessories and Building Supplies" tab).
>
> >>>> I've seen suggestion on make the paddle more visible to other
boaters
> >>>> , ****ps . Any suggestion on how to make what to make the paddles
> >>>> stand out ?
> >>> The easiest way is to make the tips bright. I prefer to use
> >>> white-tinted epoxy for that, as it also serves to harden and protect
> >>> the tips.
> >
> > I wonder if there is some sort of reflective additive that could be
mixed in
> > with the epoxy. I've seen lots of diffrent colors at our local marine
store.
>
> A friend of mine has been experimenting with reflective additives in
> epoxy coated tips. As I recall, she had somewhat mixed results. I'll
> check with her and see what the final outcome of her experiments was.
> The easiest thing to do would be to put a band of 3M tape around the
> blade. I've done it on Euro paddles and it held up well in the water.
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