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Stand Up Paddle => Gear Talk => Topic started by: spirit4earth on May 15, 2018, 05:03:55 PM
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How have you guys shortened your Ke Nalus to 71-ish inches? How do I do it if all their shafts are tapered? Thanks for your help!
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I just heard from Lane that all I need to do is use extra glue. Have any of you done this?
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Yes but not sure how short I have gone.
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My shortest kenalu is 75", so extra glue works in my case. Not sure about 71" though - might be pushing it although I think it might work just fine.
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Do the shafts continue to widen as you get further toward the blade?
Lane said he’d had some OC guys shorten them to 50.
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I've got my KeNalu shortened to 70" and it's been fine. Just use a fair amount of glue all around the handle insert. I did have some issues with the Extendable length handle due to the extra taper but the regular handles are fine.
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I've cut the shafts all the way to canoe length and used them without anything more than extra glue. I didn't expect it to work, but it wasn't a problem. I've also made kid length paddles. I generally use the extended ergo T for those kind of aggressively shortened paddles to give the glue some extra area to hold, but no problems in any case.
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Just cut my wife shaft to 50" with no problem.
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I have mine at 72", no problem whatsoever.
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Good news all around! No worries!
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Have shortened a couple down to 68. I use a glue gun, preheat with a hairdryer, and slather lots of the yellow glue.
No issues at all!
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I've shorten my from 92" all the way down to 90". Works fine ;D
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I've shorten my from 92" all the way down to 90". Works fine ;D
Yes but then you have to bend too much and it hurts your back :-)
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Does anyone have the stats on the length of each Ke Nalu handle? That is, how much does each handle add to the overall paddle length?
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I've shorten my from 92" all the way down to 90". Works fine ;D
Good one TD
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Well then, can anyone give feedback on which of the newer Ke Nalu handles are smallest?
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Ergo t handle adds 2” at the top of the shaft
Just by the pics of the handle parts on the kenalu site... it looks the shortest
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I think the ergo is slightly shorter than the ergo-t but not sure. I'll have to measure.