Subject: Re: [baidarka] overseas shipping
From: James Mitchell (redcedar1@mac.com)
Date: Mon Mar 06 2006 - 19:51:58 EST
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Wolf, FYI I have been successful in making a two-piece using a
composite ferrule section that I picked up from Werner Paddles.
Haven't had a chance to test the paddle yet. Just setting up to
produce it was way difficult, but I can send you the recipe if you wish.
On Mar 6, 2006, at 2:32 PM, wolfgang brinck wrote:
> Perhaps a little off topic for the baidarka list, but I want to ship
> a paddle to Europe. The paddle at 92 inches long unfortunately
> exceeds the postal service's length limit of 60 inches. UPS or Fedex
> will ship it for about $150, a little too pricey by about $100. I
> had heard that you can airfreight directly with the airlines if
> someone will pick up at the other end. I called United, but they
> tell me that post 9/11 they no longer take stuff from people like me
> off the street land that I have to go through Fedex etc.
>
> Anybody out there have any experience with this or know how to get a
> paddle to Europe for less than $150. Also, I don't want to saw it in
> half to get it under the size limit.
James Mitchell
15325 Redmond Way, C-113
Redmond WA 98052 USA
Email: redcedar1@mac.com
Phone: 425-273-0884
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