Aqua Bound T-Grip

[lagow8]

I want to change the t-grip on my aqua bound paddle to a wood dowel grip. How should I get the existing plastic t-grip out of the paddle? I am a college student living in the dorms so I do not have very many tools. I do have a drill and a few saws though.

Thanks,
John

[Paddle Power]

I'm not sure, try
1. cold water with ice, then a rubber mallet
2. hot water, then a mallet
?

[oopsiflipped]

try peeling off the tape around it and go from there. there might be a pin to remove.

i tried to use the t-grip to get my aquabound break down apart and now it's all wobbly. a quick response to my email later and i'm sending mine back to aquabound for repair. lots of other threads on installing dowel handles.

[Eric Nyre]

Cut the grip off at the base. You're going to play hades trying to pull it off. Then drill it out using larger and larger bits. Stop when you have a hole large enough to plug your dowel grip into. If some plastic remains stuck to the shaft, bond dowel grip in with methyl methacrylate (plexus, devcon plastic weld, etc).

[Mr Marc]

I removed my T-grip on my aquabound paddle using a heat gun. Just heat the shaft under the grip and it will come off very easily. If you do not have access a heat gun, try a hair dryer or put the grip over a stove.

Good luck

Marc

[ezwater]

One of the great things about the old Norse paddles was that the plastic T-grip would come loose or come out so easily, often right when one was setting up for a roll !

[DougB]

I did the same thing to my aquabound.

Heat it up over the stove, or preferrably a heat gun. Turn the paddle upside down, but your feet on the either side of the grip, and pull and twist the paddle off the grip.

I used a two part epoxy similar to a jb weld to secure the new, larger wood grip