{"id":7408,"date":"2013-06-16T20:16:23","date_gmt":"2013-06-16T19:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk:\/press\/?p=7408"},"modified":"2020-08-03T10:49:42","modified_gmt":"2020-08-03T09:49:42","slug":"paddle-shaft-repair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/paddle-shaft-repair\/","title":{"rendered":"Paddle Shaft Repair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Repairing a paddle shaft is very similar to creating a set of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk:\/press\/?p=5998\">split paddles<\/a>. I have a pair of <a href=\"http:\/\/rover.ebay.com\/rover\/1\/710-53481-19255-0\/1?ff3=4&amp;pub=5575057839&amp;toolid=10001&amp;campid=5337381801&amp;customid=&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fsch%2FCanoeing-Kayaking-%2F36121%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_nkw%3Dwerner%26LH_PrefLoc%3D2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Werner Players<\/a> that were pretty much brand new but had snapped near the right hand blade. The technique I use here could be used to repair the shaft on pretty much any paddle and could even be used to shorten or adjust the feather on a sound paddle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-attachment-id=\"7744\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/paddle-shaft-repair\/unsponsored_drift-5-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/unsponsored_drift-5-1.png\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"unsponsored_drift 5 (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/unsponsored_drift-5-1.png\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk:\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/unsponsored_drift-5-1.png\" alt=\"Paddle Shaft Repair\" class=\"wp-image-7744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/unsponsored_drift-5-1.png 640w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/unsponsored_drift-5-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/unsponsored_drift-5-1-400x300.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Paddle Shaft Repair<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first task was to clean up the two exposed ends of the shaft. I have a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/30l90pW\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bike steering tube cutting guide<\/a> that is ideal for this job as the cut is clean and perpendicular to the shaft. Doing this probably lost around 3cm from the overall length of the paddle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-attachment-id=\"7743\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/paddle-shaft-repair\/unsponsored_drift-4-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/unsponsored_drift-4-1.png\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"unsponsored_drift 4 (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/unsponsored_drift-4-1.png\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk:\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/unsponsored_drift-4-1.png\" alt=\"Paddle Shaft Repair\" class=\"wp-image-7743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/unsponsored_drift-4-1.png 640w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/unsponsored_drift-4-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/unsponsored_drift-4-1-400x300.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Paddle Shaft Repair<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I used a hacksaw with a standard blade to cut the shaft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-attachment-id=\"7740\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/paddle-shaft-repair\/unsponsored_drift-1-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/unsponsored_drift-1-1.png\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"unsponsored_drift 1 (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/unsponsored_drift-1-1.png\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk:\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/unsponsored_drift-1-1.png\" alt=\"Paddle Shaft Repair\" class=\"wp-image-7740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/unsponsored_drift-1-1.png 640w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/unsponsored_drift-1-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/unsponsored_drift-1-1-400x300.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Paddle Shaft Repair<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once cleaned the spigot was sanded down to size and I added several 5mm holes to aid with the bonding of the glue. I used <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B003MPEDFI\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=6738&amp;creativeASIN=B003MPEDFI&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=unsponsocouk-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rapid fix epoxy glue<\/a> and glued all parts in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-attachment-id=\"7741\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/paddle-shaft-repair\/unsponsored_drift-2-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/unsponsored_drift-2-1.png\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"unsponsored_drift 2 (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/unsponsored_drift-2-1.png\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk:\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/unsponsored_drift-2-1.png\" alt=\"unsponsored_drift 2 (1)\" class=\"wp-image-7741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/unsponsored_drift-2-1.png 640w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/unsponsored_drift-2-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/unsponsored_drift-2-1-400x300.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Paddle Shaft Repair<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I then used another set of paddles to get the feather set just right. The paddles were then taped up and put to one side to cure. Around 20 minutes later I cleaned up the joint ready for a fresh layer of epoxy to ensure the seal was nice and water tight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" data-attachment-id=\"7742\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/paddle-shaft-repair\/unsponsored_drift-3-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/unsponsored_drift-3-1.png\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"unsponsored_drift 3 (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/unsponsored_drift-3-1.png\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk:\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/unsponsored_drift-3-1.png\" alt=\"Paddle Shaft Repair\" class=\"wp-image-7742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/unsponsored_drift-3-1.png 640w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/unsponsored_drift-3-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/unsponsored_drift-3-1-400x300.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Paddle Shaft Repair<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Around \u00a310 = a saved set of paddles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Repairing a paddle shaft is very similar to creating a set of split paddles. I have a pair of Werner Players that were pretty much brand new but had snapped near the right hand blade. The technique I use here could be used to repair the shaft on pretty much any paddle and could even [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,121,260,275],"tags":[2621,1355,131,1353,59,5011,545,259,1354,385,56],"class_list":["post-7408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gear","category-outfitting","category-paddles","category-skills","tag-epoxy","tag-fix","tag-glue","tag-lendal","tag-paddle","tag-paddle-shaft-repair","tag-repair","tag-robson","tag-shaft","tag-ve","tag-werner"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Paddle Shaft Repair - Unsponsored<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/paddle-shaft-repair\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Paddle Shaft Repair - Unsponsored\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Repairing a paddle shaft is very similar to creating a set of split paddles. I have a pair of Werner Players that were pretty much brand new but had snapped near the right hand blade. The technique I use here could be used to repair the shaft on pretty much any paddle and could even [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/paddle-shaft-repair\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Unsponsored\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-06-16T19:16:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-08-03T09:49:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk:\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/unsponsored_drift-5-1.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Unsponsored\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Unsponsored\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/paddle-shaft-repair\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/paddle-shaft-repair\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Unsponsored\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ce92703784b5b380a7ccd2c12e0231a5\"},\"headline\":\"Paddle Shaft Repair\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-06-16T19:16:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-08-03T09:49:42+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/paddle-shaft-repair\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":240,\"commentCount\":7,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ce92703784b5b380a7ccd2c12e0231a5\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/paddle-shaft-repair\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk:\\\/press\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2013\\\/06\\\/unsponsored_drift-5-1.png\",\"keywords\":[\"epoxy\",\"fix\",\"Glue\",\"Lendal\",\"paddle\",\"Paddle Shaft Repair\",\"repair\",\"Robson\",\"shaft\",\"VE\",\"Werner\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Gear\",\"Outfitting\",\"Paddles\",\"Skills\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/paddle-shaft-repair\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/paddle-shaft-repair\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/paddle-shaft-repair\\\/\",\"name\":\"Paddle Shaft Repair - Unsponsored\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/paddle-shaft-repair\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/paddle-shaft-repair\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk:\\\/press\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2013\\\/06\\\/unsponsored_drift-5-1.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-06-16T19:16:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-08-03T09:49:42+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/paddle-shaft-repair\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/paddle-shaft-repair\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/paddle-shaft-repair\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk:\\\/press\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2013\\\/06\\\/unsponsored_drift-5-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk:\\\/press\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2013\\\/06\\\/unsponsored_drift-5-1.png\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/paddle-shaft-repair\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Paddle Shaft Repair\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/\",\"name\":\"Unsponsored\",\"description\":\"Paddling tips, tricks, news and gear reviews from an Unsponsored point of view\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ce92703784b5b380a7ccd2c12e0231a5\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/ce92703784b5b380a7ccd2c12e0231a5\",\"name\":\"Unsponsored\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/Viking-Banner-e1771869893655.png\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/Viking-Banner-e1771869893655.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/Viking-Banner-e1771869893655.png\",\"width\":163,\"height\":177,\"caption\":\"Unsponsored\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/Viking-Banner-e1771869893655.png\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/author\\\/admin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Paddle Shaft Repair - Unsponsored","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/paddle-shaft-repair\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Paddle Shaft Repair - Unsponsored","og_description":"Repairing a paddle shaft is very similar to creating a set of split paddles. I have a pair of Werner Players that were pretty much brand new but had snapped near the right hand blade. The technique I use here could be used to repair the shaft on pretty much any paddle and could even [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/paddle-shaft-repair\/","og_site_name":"Unsponsored","article_published_time":"2013-06-16T19:16:23+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-08-03T09:49:42+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk:\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/unsponsored_drift-5-1.png","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Unsponsored","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Unsponsored","Estimated reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/paddle-shaft-repair\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/paddle-shaft-repair\/"},"author":{"name":"Unsponsored","@id":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/#\/schema\/person\/ce92703784b5b380a7ccd2c12e0231a5"},"headline":"Paddle Shaft Repair","datePublished":"2013-06-16T19:16:23+00:00","dateModified":"2020-08-03T09:49:42+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/paddle-shaft-repair\/"},"wordCount":240,"commentCount":7,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/#\/schema\/person\/ce92703784b5b380a7ccd2c12e0231a5"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/paddle-shaft-repair\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk:\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/unsponsored_drift-5-1.png","keywords":["epoxy","fix","Glue","Lendal","paddle","Paddle Shaft Repair","repair","Robson","shaft","VE","Werner"],"articleSection":["Gear","Outfitting","Paddles","Skills"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/paddle-shaft-repair\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/paddle-shaft-repair\/","url":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/paddle-shaft-repair\/","name":"Paddle Shaft Repair - Unsponsored","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/paddle-shaft-repair\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/paddle-shaft-repair\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk:\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/unsponsored_drift-5-1.png","datePublished":"2013-06-16T19:16:23+00:00","dateModified":"2020-08-03T09:49:42+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/paddle-shaft-repair\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/paddle-shaft-repair\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/paddle-shaft-repair\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk:\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/unsponsored_drift-5-1.png","contentUrl":"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk:\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/unsponsored_drift-5-1.png"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/paddle-shaft-repair\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Paddle Shaft Repair"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/","name":"Unsponsored","description":"Paddling tips, tricks, news and gear reviews from an Unsponsored point of view","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/#\/schema\/person\/ce92703784b5b380a7ccd2c12e0231a5"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/#\/schema\/person\/ce92703784b5b380a7ccd2c12e0231a5","name":"Unsponsored","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Viking-Banner-e1771869893655.png","url":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Viking-Banner-e1771869893655.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Viking-Banner-e1771869893655.png","width":163,"height":177,"caption":"Unsponsored"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Viking-Banner-e1771869893655.png"},"url":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2ugbA-1Vu","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7408"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7408\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36310,"href":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7408\/revisions\/36310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}