Hi Guys, I have a friend in Singapore that has a SUP school. She wanted to give the paddlers the best equipment available to her, so she stocked the school with QB Kanaha adjustable paddles. These are great for most paddlers, but are a little short for some of the taller students. Does anyone have any suggestions on overcoming this problem, as I undersand that QB don't make a longer paddle top shaft. If my information is incorrect, please let me know where I can get a longer top shaft.
If this proves to be a dead end, can anyone suggest an alternative long adjustable quality paddle suitable for taller paddles.
Cheers in advance.

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JasonProsser said...

Hi Guys, I have a friend in Singapore that has a SUP school. She wanted to give the paddlers the best equipment available to her, so she stocked the school with QB Kanaha adjustable paddles. These are great for most paddlers, but are a little short for some of the taller students. Does anyone have any suggestions on overcoming this problem, as I undersand that QB don't make a longer paddle top shaft. If my information is incorrect, please let me know where I can get a longer top shaft.
If this proves to be a dead end, can anyone suggest an alternative long adjustable quality paddle suitable for taller paddles.
Cheers in advance.

Hey Jason, Ke Nalu paddles go very long with the extension handle (quite a bit longer than the QBs that Isabelle has) and they're just about to release an easy-adjust collar. Might be a solution.

Edit: I'll pm you

QB makes the Kanaha adjustable in three different ranges up to 88(80-88) inches, so maybe she just needs to order a different range Kanaha? Hard to believe that length wouldn't be enough, but if she wanted longer, QB would be glad to do so. FYI, make sure she orders the fiberglass blade version. It's a lot cheaper, more durable and only weighs an ounce more.

I've had a QB Kanaha paddle for a couple of years now (fg/ca composite) & found it to be a great paddle for flatwater & small waves. One of the best adjustable paddles imo. At 6'3" I find it hard to believe that the paddles are too short as I set mine about 3 holes from the max.
www.quickbladepaddles.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=35

Just checked the chart, and maybe your friend is using the 'youth' size?
www.quickbladepaddles.com/sup-size-chart.html

Re; Baddog's comment about going fg shaft. Mine has the carbon shaft and I wouldn't like it any heavier (even if it's one ounce). Also I've put 110kgs of full force on it & never had an issue, not sure that a fg shaft would handle the same force?

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HumanCartoon said...

JasonProsser said...

Hi Guys, I have a friend in Singapore that has a SUP school. She wanted to give the paddlers the best equipment available to her, so she stocked the school with QB Kanaha adjustable paddles. These are great for most paddlers, but are a little short for some of the taller students. Does anyone have any suggestions on overcoming this problem, as I undersand that QB don't make a longer paddle top shaft. If my information is incorrect, please let me know where I can get a longer top shaft.
If this proves to be a dead end, can anyone suggest an alternative long adjustable quality paddle suitable for taller paddles.
Cheers in advance.

Hey Jason, Ke Nalu paddles go very long with the extension handle (quite a bit longer than the QBs that Isabelle has) and they're just about to release an easy-adjust collar. Might be a solution.

Edit: I'll pm you

With the Ke Nalu Elite long shaft and Extended handle you can obtain a maximum overall paddle length of 2375mm (93.5")
That's 7'8.5".....long enough for even those retired pro basketballers out there!!

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Sailhack said...
I've had a QB Kanaha paddle for a couple of years now (fg/ca composite) & found it to be a great paddle for flatwater & small waves. One of the best adjustable paddles imo. At 6'3" I find it hard to believe that the paddles are too short as I set mine about 3 holes from the max.
www.quickbladepaddles.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=35

Just checked the chart, and maybe your friend is using the 'youth' size?
www.quickbladepaddles.com/sup-size-chart.html

Re; Baddog's comment about going fg shaft. Mine has the carbon shaft and I wouldn't like it any heavier (even if it's one ounce). Also I've put 110kgs of full force on it & never had an issue, not sure that a fg shaft would handle the same force?

I have the the long quick blade three piece paddle .I am 6'2" and I have to set the paddle at the lowest setting you would have to be over 6'8" to have a problem with length.
This is a great paddle can't see you could have a problem with length

Sailhack, fiberglass blade, carbon shaft

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baddog said...
Sailhack, fiberglass blade, carbon shaft

Sorry mate - I stuffed that up! In that case I completely agree with you. Next time I'll pay more attention.

I've got one of these QB adjustable paddles and it works well with a couple of provisos;

1) When I get hammered on a wave and the paddle ends up in water that has sand suspended in it, some of the fine sand grit gets between the two sections of shaft and they lock tight together. Then getting them to move apart at all is almost impossible. I had to tie the blade to a tree and apply my full body weight to the handle to pull the two pieces apart last time this happened. I am thinking of buying a cricket bat handle cover to keep the silt out of the paddle. Has anyone else had this problem and have a solution?

2) The paddle fills with water easily. I recall seeing somewhere that QB have a little fitting that can keep some water out of the lower section. Has anybody seen or used this extra attachment? I would suggest that generous drain holes in the base of the shaft of adjustable paddles would be a good idea if they can't be made watertight

Hi Jason, where is she based? I have a brother in Sing and am trying to get him to give SUP a crack. Any details appreciated.

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momasfolly said...
Hi Jason, where is she based? I have a brother in Sing and am trying to get him to give SUP a crack. Any details appreciated.

Sent you a PM.

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enuenu said...
I've got one of these QB adjustable paddles and it works well with a couple of provisos;

1) When I get hammered on a wave and the paddle ends up in water that has sand suspended in it, some of the fine sand grit gets between the two sections of shaft and they lock tight together. Then getting them to move apart at all is almost impossible. I had to tie the blade to a tree and apply my full body weight to the handle to pull the two pieces apart last time this happened. I am thinking of buying a cricket bat handle cover to keep the silt out of the paddle. Has anyone else had this problem and have a solution?

2) The paddle fills with water easily. I recall seeing somewhere that QB have a little fitting that can keep some water out of the lower section. Has anybody seen or used this extra attachment? I would suggest that generous drain holes in the base of the shaft of adjustable paddles would be a good idea if they can't be made watertight

Enuenu, I put a strip of clear 3M "Helicopter" 1" tape (ISC Racer's Tape, etc) over the holes and a double wrap of tape around the joint as well. Keeps sand and water out and the joint wrap takes any play in the shaft out. You can still adjust the paddle by taking the joint tape off and rewrapping it after. The tape is super flexible and the buttons will press-in and spring out in the holes just far enough to hold but not push the tape off the shaft. This tape works when wet, so on the fly adjustments are no problem. This tape is expensive, so you could try electrical tape, but I swear by the 3M tape.

Thanks baddog, I'll give it a whirl.