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Southern Ontario was blessed with warm temperatures this past week. Got the chance to take my 14' Chesnut out for a little paddle to the Toronto Islands again. September has been an exhausting month so the main purpose of the trip was to de-stress and take the chance to test some recently completed paddles along with current designs still being worked on. Testing out 4 different paddle designs The wind was pretty heavy blowing SE at around 20km/hr so the portion from the Cherry Beach...

I'm more of a nuts and bolts kind of guy and I'm a bit challenged when it comes to woodwork (some say I am challenged in many other ways as well)... I have a relatively young FoxWorx blade that I have cracked through the poly down to the wood. The paddle is in tact, not broken, but the poly is destroyed. This happens because I use the gunnel as my fulcrum (aluminum on my Swift) to J and pry. Can I just sand it down in that area and re-apply some poly? Any tips to keep if from cracking...

MAP 1 How to Get There: Follow Highway 11 until you reach the junction of Highway 584. Turn North on 584 and drive through the town of Geraldton. Follow 584 for approximately 65 kilometers until you reach the turnoff for highway 643, the Aroland Road. Drive through Aroland. There is a store at the end of the reserve which is your last chance to buy things. Highway 643 turns into a large dirt logging road. This road is usually in excellent condition, but can be very dusty when logging...