spare paddle and deck rigging question..

Chart?
I use Euro paddles. My concern with stowing spare paddles on the fore deck is, in part, where do you put your chart?



Especially when paddling coastal and other large water, I keep my chart on the foredeck so I can easily glance down at it while paddling. This does not seem to be as possible with spare paddles stowed as shown.

do you trim the pipe?
Steve et al.



I bought a couple of 1 1/2" waste pipes for my paddle. I find the tube pointed down some so it was hard to get the paddle back in the tube from the cockpit. I raised the back end with some rings trimmed from minicel but it seems a bit weird.



So, do you trim the elbow off so the front sits lower? Do you trim the length? So far I left mine at the original ~18". And how many of those Tempest bungies do you stuff the tubes under? Thanks for any help.