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My approach was similar to Griffen's, but i used the opportunity to lengthen the paddle. 1 dowel close to the ID of the shaft, a larger dowel for the grip (1.25" for me, I'd like larger), a Forstner bit the size if the first dowel, a drill press/jig (free hand could ...

... through. I manually shaved down the dowel to just barely fit into the new grip section. Then did the same to the other end that plugged into the paddle. I coated the plug with some JB weld and pushed it down into the shaft. I think the plug end went into the shaft at least a three inches. I was ...

Got word back from Norse. Twenty bucks plus shipping for a grip. Seems a little spendy, but if I understand him right, he'll match the inside and outside diameters. I'll have to mull this over for a bit. Is there anything online about making the T-grip from a dowel?

Steve

It is actually not that hard to use a large dowel to create a replacement grip... If you cannot get a norse t-grip

Thanks! I just emailed them.

Steve

gone for a while, but resurrected :

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Do you have any sources for grips? Norse of course is no longer.

In the old pre school days I would buy Iliad paddles but I didn't like the Iliad T-grips. I would therefore buy extra long Iliad paddles then cut them down and insert Norse T-grips.

I guess that's what I tried to indicate on my first post. The Iliad T-grip is not the same as a Norse or other typical paddles. The T-grip on the Iliad goes over the shaft. The shaft is inserted in to the grip, rather than inserting the grip in the shaft, if you will. And further, the shaft itself i...

... down the shaft the grip plug extends? How many inches do you want to shorten the paddle? If you're lucky, the plug may be about as long as the number of inches you plan to ...

... solo whitewater canoeing, though I have spent some time in tandem canoes, kayaks and rafts. Does anyone have any advice on cutting down an Iliad paddle. Many paddles are no brainers in that its just a matter of cutting the shaft, getting the old t-grip out (which I suppose could be problematic ...

... Dynel, but I don't think that abrasion resistance is the issue for paddle ends or sides. S-glass is structurally stronger and harder. Even E-glass ... corners. Blows to corners are predominantly compression, tending to shorten fibers, and Kevlar is strangely ineffective at resisting compression ...

Yeah. Definitely try using that paddle before you shorten it. Fifty two inches is quite short for a paddle intended for whitewater OC-1. It might be an appropriate length for someone with a short torso in a C-1 with a low pedestal.

If you go with a custom stick, get a 58". If you don't like it, you (or the person who makes it) can always shorten it.

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