Christopher M. Gosselin's Page

"Thanks so much these links are perfect!!! I'll post pics when I am finished Safe Drifting...Chris "

"Christopher, this oar rapping method helped me a ton when I was re-doing my oars. http://www.piscatorialpursuits.com/resourcecenter/oarwapping.htm"

"Chris, http://rowframe.com/oarsroapwraps.html This link looked like a pretty 'painless' (my way hurts too much) way to wrap oars with rope. You can put any style of stop on after. Cheers, Robb www.RiverTraining.net"

"Very nice...that is exactly what I was looking for...do you have a picture?? I will be doing paracord wraps... Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Christopher:  After you get the oars with either leathers or wraps a classy looking stop is the turks head knot. 3/16 or 1/4" would make a good one.good luck"

"I followed Brad Dimocks advice: http://www.woodenboatpeople.com/forum/topics/question-how-to-wrap-oarlocks?commentId=1312281%3AComment%3A17264 There is more discussion of the subject in past threads, try a search. So far I really like the…"

"Greetings....my 17 by 52 rides on a custom made trailer which I fabricated.  It is about 2inches wider than the bottom, and tilts to launch and recover my boat. I think your thoughts on a 5x8 utility are great...just be sure it wide enough.…"

"Thanks John!!  This link is very helpful...I really like the wooden set up at the end of the thread...I could build something like this...going to experiment a bit... Thanks and Happy Holidays!!"

"Thanks, chris....I really appreciate your help...I agree that the arch would make it difficult to move around...that was my main concern.  I will look into the past thread.  I'll post what i find out. Thanks and Happy Holidays!"

"This  was one of the discussions titled "rear knee brace" - not sure how to post as hyperlink. J.G. http://www.woodenboatpeople.com/forum/topics/rear-knee-brace?id=1312281%3ATopic%3A51960&page=1#comments"

"the gunwale to gunwale arch seems to be a solution frought with problems. seems to make moving around the boat difficult and and i hear they are wobbly. i tried to make something similar that spanned my running boards, but it didn;t work out too…"

"Very sweet looking boat!!!"

"Christopher: Too late now, but I leave cedar floorboards unfinished- just as they come off the saw.  No sanding, no grit stuff.  They are fine with felt soled waders as well as bare feet.  They do get a weathered look but require no…"

"Thank very much!!! I have been noticing the checking for a couple of years now....I think I will keep it as is...going to paint my hull this spring, so I'll get into it then...getting cold out here.  I will also paint my floor and inside…"

"if its fir, it will check...only way to prevent it would be to sand heavy, then glass over the surface with a light glass 4oz or so. did you varnish over the west? that varnish will have to come off if you are gonna glass. personally if its just…"