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Rubber oar stops how to ?
Replied Feb 17
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this is probably small potatoes but I don't see any way for water that splashes into your boat to make it down to your drain plugs. Those are drain plugs, yes?
Most drifters I've seen, if not all, have little holes in the cross member (help, what i…
like mentioned, warm soapy water.
a oar stop question if you guys could help me with if you don't mind a little hijack.
Last week I was rowing a friends boat. He keeps his stops right at the lock, taking away the ability to extend the oar out to t…
Larry,
You are so right. Your not the only one gleaning information from these discussions. This thread, that thread and the next tread. Even if I only understand a fraction.
The strip you are talking about is the extra protection that is screwed to the chine cap, right. I have used UHMW, stainless steel, aluminum and nothing at all. All worked fine for a time. I believe that stainless steel is the best for it's toughnes…
Mitchell,
Ironically, I too experienced "skinny water" this past weekend. My Dad and I went and ran from Frizzel down to Bruckhart on the McKenzie in my 16 foot Don Hill. Last spring I replaced my UHMW bottom with 20 oz glass on the bottom. For 14…
my best guess is to wrap them like you do an oar or a guide on a rod.
....and if your going to use the orbital, keep that sucker on the move. If saying your wife comes over to talk a bit, ignore her.
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- About Me:
- not a builder, just a sander, varnish, rower and fishing guy that's trying to keep a 1968 woodie up and running
- Boats I own:
- 1968 wood doube ender with a transom
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- At 9:55pm on June 12, 2009,
Jesse Ronnow said… - Mitchell,
Hey I was thinking of something the other day that would probably help you out on the webbing seat. Soak the stuff in water for a while before you start stringing it up. When it's wet you get good stretch and then when it drys out it will be that much tighter... Anyway just a thought.
Jesse
- At 7:38pm on June 8, 2009,
Jesse Ronnow said…
- Mitchell,
Yep that's exactly it. If memory serves I got 39' but don't quote me on that, you may want to get more just to be safe. As for the turnbuckle yes all I did was pinch it, the stuff is really soft so no big deal. I hope that helps, let me know if you have any further questions.
Tight Lines,
Jesse
- At 4:47pm on June 7, 2009,
Jesse Ronnow said…
- Mitchell,
It is 1' tubular climbing webbing. I picked it up at a local climbing shop in Idaho Falls call Idaho Mountain Trading, however, I am sure that you can get the same stuff at any climbing shop. So far its great. The tubular design makes is soft. I very happy. Hope this helps, let me know if you have any further questions.
Tight Lines,
Jesse
- At 9:03am on April 29, 2009,
Rick Newman said… - Mitch, it was great to meet you and share stories. Your boat looks great. Hopefully I will have a boat on the water this summer. Perhaps we can meet somewhere halfway between Spokane and Corvallis and do a fishing trip. Good luck fishing.
Rick Newman
- At 10:24am on April 5, 2009,
Greg Hatten said… - That's a good plan!!
I did a lot of "trial and error" on my seat rope - I just went to the garage and measured - mine is about 1/4"... wish it was just a little thicker - I may play around with that one myself... it's comfortable but I have to tighten it often - maybe that means I should do some "adjusting" to my eating habits. The more I eat, the more it sags... hmmmmm
- At 8:19am on April 5, 2009,
Greg Hatten said…
- Yup, the Vida gauge is your key. I was on the McKenzie yesterday chasing the March Brown hatch... it was ripping along pretty good but the hatch came off anyway... pretty cool.
McKenzie will probably be at around 4,000 cfs for the float - my biggest challenge (and yours too, I think) will be the temptation to "fish" instead of "float" and turn a one hour float into a 3 hour fishing outing.....
GH
- At 6:04pm on April 1, 2009,
Greg Hatten said…
- Bring some of that Steelhead scent with you and please lay hands on my boat... it needs a little luck. We've been a little Steelhead starved this year, I'm afraid. Unfortunately, work keeps getting in the way of fishin & boatin!!!
GH
- At 12:38pm on March 31, 2009,
Greg Hatten said…
- Are you kidding me... a 68 Woodie will turn heads at a show like this. The older the better... it's a pretty good group that turns out for this - you'll have a great time, I'm sure. Look forward to meeting you and your boat.
- At 9:27pm on March 30, 2009,
Greg Hatten said…
- Mitchell, Are you bring that piece of history down to the Festival and Float on the 25th?? Hope so - would love to see it on the water!!
GH
- At 8:53am on February 2, 2009,
Herb Jacobsen said… - Mitchel,
Thanks for the comments about the pictures. Boating has always been a great way for me to live. Not only did I guide on the Middle Fork of the Salmon but on the Rogue as well. I lived in Forks, WA for a lot of years and some of the rivers there are quite rocky and steep. I was lucky in that I got to boat with a lot of the people who were some of the best in the industry.
Herb
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