New Jersey Kayaking

October 23, 2024

Clever Me Part 2

October 23, 2024

This paddle is nearing the end of its life, so I decided to try an experiment. I added a "drip notch". This is a small sharp-edged notch that the water flow can't follow. Instead it departs the edge of the paddle and falls well outside the boat. I hardly got a drop of water on me.

To make the notch, simply drill a 1/4" hole by the edge of the plastic blade, 6-7 inches from the base. Then file it to the shape you see here, with a sharp corner at the edge. The back-cut assures the the stream can't jump over the notch to the other side.

I can't claim this idea, I've seen a few paddles with this feature.

Uncategorized, 10/23/24

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Your Old Trips

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If you have a saved trip recorded on a GPS device (like most cell phones) you can drag-and-drop the file onto any map in this website, like the one above, and it will be rendered. These files are not uploaded or saved. The following formats are supported:

.gpx - GPS Exchange Format ( most GPS devices )
.geojson / .topojson
.kml - Keyhole Markup Language ( Google Earth )

Adjust the map to your liking, then click the camera icon to make an image you can print or save. For a larger image, use full-screen mode. The map above is blank, but if you use a map with markers, they will be included.

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