On 17-Jun-2005, Keenan & Julie wrote:

How many people have you ever heard of breaking a
paddle in this way?

The person I know who is most vocal about using the "butt first"
entry sells paddle for a living. He's tired of explaining to
folks that this sort of breakage is not covered under warranty.

The only paddle I've ever repaired was broken on such an entry.
It had a composite blade and the end snapped. She couldn't
afford another paddle, so I patched it for her with 'glass.

Paddles do break and sitting on the back deck makes you less
stable than entering butt first. Why make things difficult
when an easy solution is at hand?

Mike

in article , Michael Daly at
wrote on 6/20/05 1:38 PM:


On 17-Jun-2005, Keenan & Julie wrote:

How many people have you ever heard of breaking a
paddle in this way?

The person I know who is most vocal about using the "butt first"
entry sells paddle for a living. He's tired of explaining to
folks that this sort of breakage is not covered under warranty.

The only paddle I've ever repaired was broken on such an entry.
It had a composite blade and the end snapped. She couldn't
afford another paddle, so I patched it for her with 'glass.

Paddles do break and sitting on the back deck makes you less
stable than entering butt first. Why make things difficult
when an easy solution is at hand?

Mike

So, in your case the answer would be "one."

In my case it is "none."

The massive numbers of people who do enter this way seem to find it stable
enough, and if their paddles were all snapping, I think it's safe to say
they'd be adopting another method.

Keenan

On 21-Jun-2005, Keenan & Julie wrote:

So, in your case the answer would be "one."

Re-read the first paragraph.

Mike

in article , Michael Daly at
wrote on 6/21/05 11:29 AM:

On 21-Jun-2005, Keenan & Julie wrote:

So, in your case the answer would be "one."

Re-read the first paragraph.

Mike

Ahh, yes. "This person I know."

But in your own case, the answer is "one."

Maybe the person you know sells crappy paddles. I don't think I could break
mine if I tried. Forget using it as a brace for entry, I've put it through
much worse than that, like prying my combined body and kayak weight.

On 21-Jun-2005, Keenan & Julie wrote:

Maybe the person you know sells crappy paddles.

Lendal.

Mike

in article , Michael Daly at
wrote on 6/21/05 3:25 PM:


On 21-Jun-2005, Keenan & Julie wrote:

Maybe the person you know sells crappy paddles.

Lendal.

Mike

Excellent, now I know what not to buy. Thanks Mike.

Keenan & Julie wrote in news:BEDDFE54.1DA49%
:

in article , Michael Daly at
wrote on 6/21/05 3:25 PM:


On 21-Jun-2005, Keenan & Julie wrote:

Maybe the person you know sells crappy paddles.

Lendal.

Mike

Excellent, now I know what not to buy. Thanks Mike.

That's rather silly considering that there have probably been more long
distance kayak expeditions using Lendal paddles than any other brand and my
impression has been that in terms of durability Lendal paddles can't be
beat.