Professor Paddle
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Forum Name: Ideas / Issues / Problems / Fixes / Updates
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URL: http://www.professorpaddle.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17059
Printed Date: 03 Nov 2025 at 10:39pm
Topic: Professor Paddle
Posted By: Nick
Subject: Professor Paddle
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2024 at 10:05am
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Placing a Vote for a Fresh Coat -
Can someone please forward me the number to whoever has the power to make some changes to this website? Thanks in advance |
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Posted By: James
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2024 at 1:28pm
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Did you mean fresh coat or fresh boat?
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Posted By: Nick
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2024 at 9:37pm
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Cover Photos
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Posted By: megspk
Date Posted: 22 Mar 2024 at 5:43am
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Bring PP back ♡ ------------- “A strong person and a waterfall always channel their own path.” -Unknown |
Posted By: Nick
Date Posted: 01 Apr 2024 at 1:12pm
| Robe Race |
Posted By: Nick
Date Posted: 17 May 2024 at 7:29pm
| ProfessorPaddle.com |
Posted By: Tobin
Date Posted: 09 Jul 2024 at 8:13pm
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If you would like Mr PPs address and phone number I am open to offers ------------- Sure? |
Posted By: Tobin
Date Posted: 09 Jul 2024 at 8:18pm
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I agree! But it is your hands, 1 post this year is weak.
You guys got this, I think I still have a box of PP stickers and some shirts around,beg Lames / sorry James to do some updates (good luck) You will be hard pressed to find a tighter community than PNW if you want it. Cheers ------------- Sure? |
Posted By: James
Date Posted: 11 Jul 2024 at 12:30pm
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I recently moved, Sorry Tobin you don't have my address anymore.
Over the past several years we saved all the money this website generates and we bought a waterfront house on Mercer Island and another one in Idaho on https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/816-Ponderesa-Ranch-Rd-Sagle-ID-83860/2057079524_zpid/ - Lake Pend Oreille . We are out at our lake house in ID all summer if you want to stop by. If were not home just let our Butler (Archibald) know you are welcome to anything you want. |
Posted By: JoesKayak
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2024 at 11:23am
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I'm surprised the funds didn't allow you to buy all of Mercer Island. Oh well. Enjoy your swaking on the lake(s). ------------- http://joeskayak.com - Joeskayak.com |
Posted By: dave
Date Posted: 11 Apr 2025 at 8:34pm
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You have a house on a lake? Can we bring our trailer by and camp out and play in the lake, plus fly my airplanes there? ------------- Nomad |
Posted By: Nick
Date Posted: 21 May 2025 at 10:49pm
| Papa Roach |
Posted By: Nick
Date Posted: 26 May 2025 at 11:02pm
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Stay Safe, Take Risks, Have Fun Out There
Here's a beat for when we're in the Gnar ~ Don't Get In My Way Zach Hemmsey Get in my/our way. Makes it more interesting for us |
Posted By: Nick
Date Posted: 26 May 2025 at 11:32pm
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Surfing Vibe
Hear Me The Very Best |
Posted By: Nick
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2025 at 9:15am
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This I Know
Tech N9ne, Kevin Church Johnson |
Posted By: Nick
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2025 at 9:03pm
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Habitat
https://habitatfilm.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: JoesKayak
Date Posted: 13 Jun 2025 at 2:54pm
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I like turtles ------------- http://joeskayak.com - Joeskayak.com |
Posted By: Nick
Date Posted: 14 Jun 2025 at 3:19pm
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“Slow is smooth Smooth is fast.” - Shooter ------------- |
Posted By: Nick
Date Posted: 07 Jul 2025 at 9:46pm
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Argh ------------- |
Posted By: Nick
Date Posted: 07 Jul 2025 at 10:56pm
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Content - Joywave
You Stay Silent She Loves ------------- |
Posted By: Slackkinhard
Date Posted: 08 Jul 2025 at 2:27pm
| anybody get paddled by the beaver on the Sky...its out it gets pissed. You've been warned |
Posted By: Nick
Date Posted: 09 Jul 2025 at 6:27pm
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Hola
Great paddling with you less than a month ago breh! You know what we want to work on when we’re out there again. Hit me up for some river roll practice with this sweet weather we’ve been having. Currently in the middle of a fairly stout home remodel project so going weekend warrior status till the rain hits. In regard to your observation I haven’t seen an Otter & Beaver on the Skykomish River for a while now. Check this calm guy out around 4:00 from the Carbon River. Videoing a documentation shot with some friends then this guy comes into view out of thee abyss… When I see nature animals I tend to get a kind of calming sensation. Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nej09Rys7HE Here’s something i have been experimenting with since 2018 as far as beats out there goes. Matt & I have an understanding for when you wear headphones you’r on your own since you can’t hear someone whistling to yelling from a far. When I don’t wear my headphones to cruise with you then I connect my phone to my pfd while the speaker is small enough to fit inside the zipped up portion of my clam shell. With this combination it’s relatively easy to take photos & videos while having you’r beats going on at the same time - Bose SoundLink Micro Bluetooth Speaker - Small Portable Waterproof Speaker with Microphone has been my favorite. On my 3rd one since after 6 months to years the charging port tends to have to be replaced after warranty. Aight, gotta get ready for work - Peace Have some fun mixing it up Ghost (feat. Power Glove) Gunship, Power Glove DooM Dance (feat. Carpenter Gunship, Carpenter Brut, Gavin Rossdale Interspace - Starcadian I Ain't Worried One Republic ------------- |
Posted By: Nick
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2025 at 6:57pm
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Contractors are giving me an out. Tumwater this weekend
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Posted By: Slackkinhard
Date Posted: 09 Aug 2025 at 10:49am
| YES! PP arises again! Best interface ever |
Posted By: JoesKayak
Date Posted: 11 Aug 2025 at 10:55am
------------- http://joeskayak.com - Joeskayak.com |
Posted By: Nick
Date Posted: 11 Aug 2025 at 9:41pm
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Pretty sure you are a bigger richer person then I am so... as a first generation hustling whitewater kayaker, third generation construction house painter... When was the last time you've kayaked & where?
P.S. I'm used to working with veterans, getting hit & cons as far as construction goes.... Been kind of getting out of thee newbish MMA, so i'd be happy to spar with you as well for a good gab. When you put the gloves on.... "no comment" - Learn ------------- |
Posted By: James
Date Posted: 12 Aug 2025 at 11:07am
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Nick ... your posts of late remind me of a house painter that has been huffin woolite after playing Edward 40 hands at a Frat house... Speaking of, anyone seen Dufay or Brad these days?
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Posted By: Nick
Date Posted: 12 Aug 2025 at 5:27pm
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Haha, thanks James. Was bored after a 12 hour day responding to Joes message. Gah, haven’t seen that guy in what seems like forever... Today was only a 8ish hour day remodeling an interior so it’s better now. These guys are going to make bank
I saw and talked to Dufay when having Dinner with some family on First Street in Snohomish. He was having a great time with his wife and what seemed to be her girlfriend. Ahh, haven’t seen Brad since we were paddling Robe a few months ago. Speaking of Robe what’s the lowest it’s ever been ran? It’s seems like 4.8 or lower becomes more exploratory. Kind of wanting to do a multi day in there also ------------- |
Posted By: James
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2025 at 2:38pm
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I think the lowest I have done it is around that 4.7-4.8 level too. Not sure what it looks like at ELF flows... I would think spots like sunshine and garbage would be pin hazards. |
Posted By: Nick
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2025 at 11:59pm
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Dominated by this weeks work process. Back from cigars and pool after a 10+ hour day. Hey James, When was the last time you paddled and where? ------------- |
Posted By: JoesKayak
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2025 at 2:36pm
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I recall Ned telling me years ago that if you're open to a different kind of experience you can run Robe down to low 4s. ------------- http://joeskayak.com - Joeskayak.com |
Posted By: Nick
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2025 at 7:40pm
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Yo Joe -
Legendary Ned from Ned’s Drop via Boulder Drop? I want hear the story if you know it I ain’t much of a betting man but if I was I’d place $50 on D.A. Paddling Robe at Elf flows. We’re talking at like 3ish feet or so ------------- |
Posted By: WA-Boater
Date Posted: 17 Aug 2025 at 7:43pm
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Yep, couple laps at 3.2 +/-. Plan on some portages. Bonus is Granite Falls at the end! Worth doing if youre looking for an adventure.....not if youre hunting for good ww. ------------- |
Posted By: James
Date Posted: 18 Aug 2025 at 12:33pm
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Last ww was the Green this past spring. Last "paddle" was a trip over to Blake Island to camp. Not technically a real paddling though. Last real WW was probably like 2 years ago on the Coop & FITW while my kids were campin on lake Cle Elum. My oldest son is starting to have interest in learning to paddle so that might change things. My daughter (oldest) is big into Scuba so we have been doing a few dives every week for the past year. Bonus points for the person that can explain why Scuba Dry Suits are never made from Gore-Tex...
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Posted By: Nick
Date Posted: 22 Aug 2025 at 11:48pm
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Ain't leaving you hanging. I have a book to write about what's going on here. 11 hour day, girl calling me saying she has to call 911 for whatever the ever she's got going on so yeah man, different lives.. gotta bounce. Honestly, this is like a sit to chat kind of "why are you yelling, situation"
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Posted By: Nick
Date Posted: 23 Aug 2025 at 10:05am
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Oh my goodness
If you think I'm bonkers these kind of situations still surprise me to this day. I'm good, she's good, all's good. Taking care of someone around 100 pounds who likes to "happy yell" while being out of control has it's moments. Kind of rad the rivers we go to with what's in our proximity. Haven't been to those rivers in some time now |
Posted By: xanthopb
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2025 at 10:31am
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Hey James/Nick. I'm still kicking. Shoulder is on the mend. Got an east coast trip with my bro, cous and their high school boys in July. Got some rain so the Cheat was running which is always a treat. Gave the boys the full 'Pyle experience. Anyone ever party with Rockin' Scott and the Blueberry Van? Best trip ever (until the next one :) ). Choring around the abode until the rains come back. - B-Rad! ------------- O-Qua Tangin Wann |
Posted By: Nick
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2025 at 9:45pm
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B rad! Hey breh
Thanks for motivating us to get with adventures. Sounds like a good time https://vimeo.com/201401460 |
Posted By: James
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2025 at 1:04pm
| Thanks for the video Nick! Man I miss those days and the ole' crew. I gotta brush off the cob webs and get back out there! |
Posted By: JoesKayak
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2025 at 3:57pm
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That's the one. I don't recall much, was just discussing the viability of running Robe in IKs and he said something to the effect of you could totally do it and it would go really low like around 4 feet, you'd just have to be good with a lot of scouting and portaging. ------------- http://joeskayak.com - Joeskayak.com |
Posted By: Nick
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2025 at 11:45am
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Great/Stout Ideas -
This would make for a pretty fricken sweet edit. Especially with a multi day! Haven't really planned to have the motivation to take a Ducky let alone raft on Robe Canyon. If you and crew want to bust out my Puma on Robe Canyon at a lower flow... I'd be cool to safety boat with you. The only problem there is the floor valve has a slight leak. If I keep torquing with my experience then it'd rip the floor out so I'm going to need an expert. Either way it would be rad seeing you guys make your way on the river regardless of what craft you use. Talking about brushing off cobwebs... Back to this current remodel while wanting to work on whitewater gear to replace gaskets, back bands, ratchets, tighten some bolts, replace a floor valve, to figuring out a more comfortable way to stay in the boat Problems to Solutions - Sorry guys, but if something that almost ends me do to a gear malfunction... (Metlako) then I'm going to get heated. So here we go If I was gifted the tools to hybrid a newish river running boat it would have Dagger outfitting, Zet plastic with Zets Toros chine to a more pronounced bow like Wakas. At least something along those lines. Mainly the chine with stronger plastic Meaning the chine shouldn't go almost the full length of a river running boat. The chine going most the length of the boat doesn't allow us to spin out of holes unless getting throttled. I also use natural features like I'm at a skatepark so what is it about Zet plastic in comparison to the other brands I'm familiar with? My current functional kayak quiver is Dagger Longboat, Jackson Playboat, Zet Toro, Dagger Axiom, along with a few others I'm to tall to keep. So, I have some gear I want to purge here soon Imaging hybriding the best boats for the best outcome during moderate flows My mental state since he moved on from something cool has been Monster Mode while calling my boat Savage. This year and a half has felt like a weight has been slowly lifting off my shoulders to something a bit more moderate. https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/246726382 |
Posted By: JoesKayak
Date Posted: 29 Sep 2025 at 12:55pm
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I should have added, that convo with Ned was probably close to 20 years ago. My aspiriations to IK Robe have waned considerably since then haha. Do appreciate the offer for the Puma. Probably a no thanks for me but appreciate all the same. We did have an IK crew run it way back when. I was not on it, I was with the 2nd crew who went over and ran CC instead, which has a creeky staple for my IK crew back then. Part of the reason we did the alternate run was it was a bit of a late start and yes the Robe crew had an indicent that involved one of them getting banged up and they ended up taking out well after dark, yikes. Also I don't recall the flow exactly but if we were running CC it was likely around 5', so not an ELF run. ------------- http://joeskayak.com - Joeskayak.com |
Posted By: Nick
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2025 at 3:25pm
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Most times I want to give a quick response it turns into me writing the start to a chapter of a book. From a few pages of writing summed up to this.
Yeah, there is definitely some humbling moments to be had. We had to paddle out of CC in the dark after diving into save someone. One of the most violent beatdowns I've ever witnessed with my third throw bag on reserve. We were both being pulled in till gaining conscienceness enough to help kick us to safety with a lucky hold. Thank you nature for creating that lucky hold otherwise neither of us would be here. Meanwhile, down here in the valley it seems like the Crusty Demons construction Vibe is going more towards health, meditation with good exercise, while making progress on our current projects. |
Posted By: dave
Date Posted: 24 Oct 2025 at 2:56pm
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I think we may have some water for the MM tomorrow James. We will be there around 10am if anyone is in.
I haven't been boatin at all this summer but have all new gear...except for a paddle...it's on the list though. So, I look like a beginner kayaker out there with my gear and new boat! ------------- Nomad |