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[stoneaxe]

LOL....I still have it all too. I actually dug a lot of it out of storage. I'm finding that my old drafting skills and tools come in handy if I'm doing any precision woodworking. I have a 60 year old drafting table (I've had it 30) still in my office. Young engineers come in and ask what the hell the drafting arm is for....makes me feel old....

[CaptainKook]

The main thing about the 75 that has me concerned is paddling out on my knees in the rough. Last weekend it was pretty tough at the shorebreak and I needed every inch of that 100 clunker blade to punch through and get out. But then again I could have gone 100 yards left or  right down the beach and it would have been a little easier but longer to get out.  I think once out there the 75 and a higher stroke cadence in the surf will be ok.  And when on flat water the 100 clunker becomes a real beast after a mile or so.  Probly will go for the 75.

If you have some heavy shore break and you're having trouble "punching through to get out" because you're on your knees when the water is rough, then don't use this method to get out. Try punching through to get out by using a "surfing stance".

I use a surfing stance when I encounter some large shore break and/or large waves when I want to get out. Look at the video below and I think this should solve your problem with the heavy and large shore break and/or waves you encounter when paddling out from the beach. The "surfing stance" method in the video below will work well with a 75.

Thanks for the vid. I successfully pulled that off exactly once last weekend, and it felt great, a couple other  times I got clobbered. Really have to work on that technique, tomorrow is looking good . I’ll be ordering the paddle hopefully tomorrow. It’s 700 grams and about 130 bucks, pretty good for here.