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and that is why you probably
Posted by: kayamedic on Jan-07-13 7:48 PM (EST)

have 43 paddles as I do..

But where to start. Borrow something from someone and paddle with it. Measure from your grip hand to the point its wet. That is the shaft length.

Add the length of the blade. That works for straights. Bents involve a little trig.

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Canoe paddles - castoff - Jan-04-13 2:34 PM
- My choice is Zaveral Bent Medium. - Yanoer - Jan-04-13 3:21 PM
- Oh no - kayamedic - Jan-04-13 3:24 PM
- I wouldn't want anything less than a - JackL - Jan-04-13 3:56 PM
- paddles - pblanc - Jan-04-13 4:12 PM
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- I Use E-bay - wildernesswebb - Jan-04-13 6:26 PM
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- Foxworx - osprey - Jan-04-13 10:49 PM
- Let's start - CEWilson - Jan-04-13 11:37 PM
  - You're late - kayamedic - Jan-04-13 11:49 PM
  - I sit mostly, but also kneel. - castoff - Jan-05-13 12:17 AM
- Thanks all! - castoff - Jan-05-13 12:11 AM
  - used paddles - pblanc - Jan-05-13 8:37 AM
- Get a straight and a bent - Glenn_MacGrady - Jan-05-13 3:51 AM
  - Take a trip - remintn - Jan-05-13 1:15 PM
    - Very Good Advice - wildernesswebb - Jan-07-13 9:17 AM
- Thanks for sharing your knowledge! - castoff - Jan-06-13 2:06 PM
  - Foxworx is good - Glenn_MacGrady - Jan-06-13 4:18 PM
    - The one I am thinking about has foam - castoff - Jan-07-13 9:49 AM
      - Foam adds a little structure - kayamedic - Jan-07-13 10:23 AM
  - Watch the Foxworx length.......... - Yanoer - Jan-06-13 4:23 PM
    - Blade length does not matter - kayamedic - Jan-06-13 7:32 PM
      - It does when suggesting overall length - Yanoer - Jan-06-13 9:10 PM
        
        FoxWorx - kayamedic - Jan-07-13 9:35 AM
        
        The chart is only a general guide - yknpdlr - Jan-07-13 7:16 PM
        
        and that is why you probably - kayamedic - Jan-07-13 7:48 PM
        
        Purging fanaticism and gearslutism ... - Glenn_MacGrady - Jan-07-13 8:41 PM
        
        Purging fanaticism & gearslutism II - ret603 - Jan-08-13 9:23 PM
- Trying paddles - rblturtle - Jan-06-13 3:38 PM
- paddles - ppine - Jan-11-13 3:04 PM
- Mitchell - briansnat - Jan-12-13 10:15 AM