anyone make narrow open canoe thwarts?

parasight · Post by **parasight** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 4:26 am

does anyone make thwarts about 27" wide? I need a set for a dagger canoe I'm rebuilding.

most of the ones I've found were around 36" wide, making the narrowest part of the thwart just about where I would have to mount it to the gunwale.

the picture actually looks better than it is, that thing is about to fall off the boat.

Alan B · Post by **Alan B** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 4:43 am

i think the traditional shaped thwarts are not all that necessary for a whitewater canoe. you can save some weight by using thwarts no wider than the narrow part of the thwart in your picture... or do 2- 3/4 x 1 inch thwarts... or do the X pattern.

Jon · Post by **Jon** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 11:13 am

It might be a Canadian thing, but I just used a chunk of shaft from a broken hockey stick. A little sanding and it looks fine.

boatbuster · Post by **boatbuster** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 3:28 pm

Just trim evenly from either side. I also used oak, it is heavy but strong.

ChrisKelly · Post by **ChrisKelly** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 6:03 pm

Depending on the shape of the hull when you will install them you may want to shape the ends of the thwat a bit to fit the boat shape.

parasight · Post by **parasight** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 2:33 am

thanks guys.. I'm going to go see how many broken hockey sticks my brother has.

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anyone make narrow open canoe thwarts?

anyone make narrow open canoe thwarts?

Thwarts

Why not just trim off the extra? Or get a piece of hardwood

Yeah, I just make 'em up too.