DIY Packraft | Fedster9 | Activity https://www.diypackraft.com/members/fedster9/activity/ Activity feed for Fedster9. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:20:36 -0700 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 cbc56e3b2c2e9c904f992708f35be2e3 Fedster9 replied to the topic Paddle length for minimal water dripping in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/paddle-length-for-minimal-water-dripping/#post-16675 Tue, 04 Oct 2022 08:55:15 -0700 Hi Thanks!  it is very clear, no need for pic — I never thought that feathering the blades would make a difference, but I’ll try it (I have whitewater blades, by sheer coincidence, even if I am strictly a flatwater user).  I might still get a 240 paddle even if feathering my 210 paddle improves it, on the assumption that greater length and f…[Read more]

]]> 0 7db36eaf1ae112115b7b9d8e32136993 Fedster9 started the topic Paddle length for minimal water dripping in the forum DIY Packrafts https://www.diypackraft.com/forums/topic/paddle-length-for-minimal-water-dripping/ Mon, 03 Oct 2022 10:13:50 -0700 Hi All,

I have a 210cm paddle, and I hate the amount of water it drips on me and on the raft.  I was wondering whether a 240 or even 250 length paddle would decrease the amount of water the paddles drip on me, because I would not have to lift them up as much as I paddle.

Does anyone have any experience on the matter?  would a 240/250 length p…[Read more]

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