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The answer for me is absolutely never does my paddle (straight wood ottertail or carbon bent) ever pry or touch my canoe in any manner...

Does your paddle touch the hull? Not very often; mainly to do a stronger stern correction/rudder in wind and waves on a lake if the...

Let me first say Allan, "Thank You" for taking the time for testing and moving the discussion away from opinions and more to fact based...

Same seat position. I tried my best to keep everything the same between the runs. I was initially going to do the single blade one day...

I thought it would be fun to do a head to head comparison between a single and double blade to see just how much faster and more...

Good test Alan Using the same hull, eliminates the variable, you will find in the Olympic races, between single and double hulls...

Glad you found that while just tying it down and not at highway speeds. Jim

I went to cinch my bowlines down ahead of a long trip at interstate speeds, and one of my hoodstraps ripped. Seems like UV degradation...

I guess I'll add to the thread drift... All of the paddles that I build have Phenolic tips, they hold up well to the abuse that I...

Time to wrap this up (I've done a little better at working on it than I've done at reporting progress) I don't recall if I waited a...

For accents. Aspen and walnut make the most striking combination, in my book. Both are usually available.

Good point. When I referred to it as 'king' I simply meant that it fits the task well and seems to be the most widely available. Perhaps...

WRC. I've built with Redwood, It is harder to work, maybe even a little brittle. No knots Aspen makes a fine accent strip, as it stays...

Yes, sand off the varnish. Jim

Looks great.