Decked Canoes, Open Canoes, as long as they're canoes!
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parasight
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.