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Old 01 March 2009, 11:46   #21
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velcro, what a rip off!
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Old 01 March 2009, 11:47   #22
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They may be if you want to move it far - but for moving around rocks and caving they are great. I just want to tidy them in the boat.
Paddles definately get my vote,loads of uses as aluded to! I have alloy/plastic ones which segment in the middle and therefore fit into the consul,dont flap about and no problem,but there WHEN you need them!
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Talk about polarised opinions?
I have a set under the console for the dinghy but in all fairness they are the last thing I would reach for in an emergency and I wouldn't have carried bar for the dinghy.
I have tried paddling a largish RIB and it is a waste of effort in any sort of wind or tide.
My preferred option is the sea anchor or main anchor as appropriate if the aux doesn't work.
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velcro, what a rip off!
Reversible velcro undercrackers are good.
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Reversible velcro undercrackers are good.
Sounds painful

Tony, I expect these will be the wrong colour for your RIB but here's a couple of photos.
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Old 01 March 2009, 12:06   #26
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Sounds painful

Tony, I expect these will be the wrong colour for your RIB but here's a couple of photos.
What are those things? Do you strap them to your arms?
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What are those things? Do you strap them to your arms?
With you only having a vipermax mOlLeRs you wouldn't know the quality you get from Avon
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Sounds painful

Tony, I expect these will be the wrong colour for your RIB but here's a couple of photos.


Thanks JSP - very helpful photos but the ones I have seen somewhere are black which would suit the boat better as all other fittings are black on dark blue tubes.

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I thought so, no problem.
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Tony,

I had them on my previous Osprey.

They were fitted by the company that made the tubes Eurocraft in Leyland.

http://www.eurocraft.com/

If you speak to David he should know what you are after. They were square shaped pieces of hardish black plastic about 5mm thick and 3"x3" stiched to round hypalon patches The black plastic then had two slots cut into it that a 2" thick piece of velcro passed through and then looped round the oars.
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I've got something similar to this, they're handy 'cos you can whip yer paddle out smartish if something/one needs a smack. They're stuck low down on the inside of the tubes.

They do them in black too.

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Thanks JSP - very helpful photos but the ones I have seen somewhere are black which would suit the boat better as all other fittings are black on dark blue tubes.

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Tony - I have them on my black RIB (unfortunately it's in pieces at the moment so no pics) - made by Henshaws (www.henshaw.co.uk), Part No HEN001130. I can't find the part number for the velcro bit that holds the handle end of the paddle but give Chris a call at Henshaws and he'll sort you out.

And no, I've never used them for paddling the RIB but have found them useful for fending off stuff and as a depth gauge in places like Newtown Creek.

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Those in the last but one post are what I've got too, except that mine are attached to the GRP immediately beneath the tubes on the inside. That keeps the paddles out of the way but immediately available when required.

I agree that paddles are useless for paddling a 5m+ Rib but for fending off, punting over shallows, pushing off a shingle bank or even quelling a mutinous crew, they're great!
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So are you keeping the Humber for now Ciaran?
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so are you keeping the humber for now ciaran?
no humber is still up for sale..

That was a post from last february..
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How about these - http://www.canoesandkayaks.co.uk/cat...n_Boat_Paddles
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no humber is still up for sale..

That was a post from last february..
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I had two wooden paddles on my old Valiant 3.8m - useful.. when launching if its not deep enough to put the engine down and also once when we ran out of fuel about 250m away from the marina!

I note the new rib im picking up (valiant 5.2m) at the weekend has two paddles on as well, we will have to see how it goes!
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