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Re: Launching: Orca Boats Kiska *LINK* *Pic*
By:Peter Bruckmann
Date: 7/6/2009, 3:20 pm

: Superb boat, indeed !

: Can you make photos of the take apart greenland paddle ? Did you build it
: yourself too ? It looks great !

Salut Franck! Yes, I made the paddle as I was waiting for bits and pieces to dry. Here's a close up and I just added another full length shot on the link below.

It's all WRC with mahogany tip and sides. It was actually a lot easier than I thought. Cutting it in half was hard! And sanding to a close to perfect cylinder for the CF ferule was a bit finicky but again, easier than I thought. I knew that I wanted a full length paddle and that I would alternate with my Werner depending on conditions and mood so it had to come apart for storage on deck.

I used the Chuck Holst Design. Blue Heron has the instructions posted along with a nice set of step by step pics for the laminated variety:

http://www.blueheronkayaks.com/kayak/paddle/article/makegreen.htm

Matt Johnson also has a nice little video on it:

http://www.carvegp.com/

Lots of other resources out there too. Friday Harbour Paddles make some gorgeous ones!:

http://www.fridayharborpaddles.com/

Messages In This Thread

Launching: Orca Boats Kiska *LINK* *Pic*
Peter Bruckmann -- 7/6/2009, 11:16 am
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Quicksilver Mike -- 7/14/2009, 6:13 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/8/2009, 6:30 pm
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Paul Lueders -- 7/8/2009, 7:02 am
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Peter Bruckmann -- 7/8/2009, 12:18 pm
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Kurt Maurer -- 7/7/2009, 6:43 pm
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Peter Bruckmann------WebKitFormBoundary8VutY7uEHWW -- 7/8/2009, 12:20 am
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Scott Fitzgerrell -- 7/6/2009, 8:16 pm
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Peter Bruckmann -- 7/6/2009, 11:38 pm
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Scott Fitzgerrell -- 7/7/2009, 12:03 pm
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Peter Bruckmann -- 7/7/2009, 3:24 pm
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Jerry S -- 7/6/2009, 2:48 pm
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Peter Bruckmann -- 7/6/2009, 3:22 pm
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Doug Smith -- 7/7/2009, 10:25 pm
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Peter Bruckmann------WebKitFormBoundary8VutY7uEHWW -- 7/8/2009, 12:16 am
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franck -- 7/6/2009, 1:02 pm
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Peter Bruckmann -- 7/6/2009, 3:20 pm
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Chris Sperry -- 7/6/2009, 11:50 am
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Dave Gentry -- 7/6/2009, 11:37 am