Sorry for duplicate post
My apologies for the duplicate entry, but after submitting I noticed a typo(I hate when I do that)and I’m a fanatic about spelling and grammar. Just one of the idiocyncracies that make up my personality.
Keep up the good questions and experience sharing.
A combination of the above
My Aquabond Seaquel got stuck about two years ago. The culprit was sand, not salt. Paddled that way for a year, then decided to try to separate it.
No one thing worked, so I tried a combination.
I used WD40. I left the paddle out in the cold overnight. I used more WD40. Then I ran hot water over the “female” end. I tried twisting the shafts, and it took a while but finally it budged. With more effort they separated!
I was really worried I would damage the paddle, but all was OK. I cleaned the shafts and reassembled them. They fit perfectly; tight with no wobble.
Of course, I took the chance that I would damage it. Got lucky, this time.
Actually, CLR is not caustic.
It is an acid product and according to the MSDS for it, the pH is less than one.
That’s a pretty strong acid.
Don’t know about the WD-40 ideas…
I don’t think I would try WD-40 on “my” paddle. When one of my Aquabound paddles got stuck one of the first things the rep. told me was to never put a lubricant of any kind on the paddle ferrule.
It sounds like some folks have tried it and it worked for them, I just don’t think I would.
hot and cold
maybe try an old, and still used, welding trick. Get the stuck part as hot as you can without damaging it (steam, hair dryer), and then pour cold water on it. The rapid difference in temperature may break it loose.
Woke up this morning
and was surprised by how many additional suggestions I found on this thread. THANKS!
Last night I had a buddy come over for dinner and we tried to get the paddle apart but did not have any success. Tonight, I will have more time to attempt some of the various MORE INVOLVED techniques with hot water, chemicals and explosives. Just kidding about that LAST one.
This morning, my wife asked me why I was taking the paddle up into the shower with me. I sure wish that I was quick on the draw with a witty response cuz I am sure there were better (funnier) lines that I could have come up with than the one I gave her this morning. Oh well!
Jeff
ice pack
wrap it in ice or put it in your nearest stream (should be cold enough by now).
Had the same thing with a Harmony…I used teflon spray and silicone spray and all that did was attract more grit.
One day a guy with a really beat up old town took the unwieldy paddle, plunked it into the water at the launch site for a couple of min…and bingo…it seperated without protest.
Afterword he told me to keep the darn thing as dry as possible. wipe down the inside and shaft after use.
Caustic and acid are synonyms
Stuck Paddle
http://eteamz.active.com/paddleshop/news/index.cfm?cat=204830
Then scroll down to “Paddle is Hard to Take Apart”
Keep a paddle ferule very clean and always store the paddle in 2 pieces. As for lubricating a ferule, I avoid any kind of oil or spray. I use (if anything) only a little “nose grease”, the skin oils found along either side of your nose. That’s what I was taught years ago to use on my fly rod ferules. I tried it on my paddles and it’s worked fine. I’ve not found that miniscule amount amount of lubrication to attract grit.
My Werner Shuna paddle
keeps freezing, probably because some Lake Erie sand got in it (or, it could just be THAT cold here in Buffalo, NY!).
We used WD40, also Liquid Wrench, let it work in. Then two people (must be strong like bulls!) pulling on each end, but brace yourselves well, or one might end up falling. If it’s a Werner paddle, you DON’T twist the shaft when pulling apart, but I think you may have to on the Aquabound paddle.
I like the “squat on your paddle” post – did you try that? Sounds easier.
Worth a try. Let us know, Jeff.
I’ve also had good luck with cooling
Aquabound paddles have a plastic ferrule that seems to react differently from the carbon shaft when cooled. I’ve had good luck cooling the joint to seperate frozen paddles. For lubrication I only used dry graphite powder found in the keys section of hardware stores.
~wetzool
paddle release
I put one blade in a padded wood vise and clamped two boards to the other blade to twist the shaft while the button was depressed.
Is that damn paddle still stuck?
Reminds me of Paul Simon, “50 ways to unstick your paddle”