On Thu, 1 Apr 2004 18:33:16 -0500, "Doug Dotson"
wrote:
We used an
aluminum Spade as our primary in the Bahamas last winter but
were less that happy with it. Going to keep it as a backup.

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What kind of issues did you have with your spade? I have a 44# steel
spade which I regard as the best I've ever used. Perhaps the aluminum
makes it too light to set reliably?