itty bitty rodeo boat

squeakyknee · Post by **squeakyknee** » Tue May 15, 2007 8:44 pm

I know it's no new thing. people have been cutting down canoes for awhile.
I just pretty much finished taking a Whitesell Descender and cutting it down to 8ft 6inches. it has about 4 inches of rocker bow and stern and is about 28" wide at the gunnels.
I threw an old perception saddle in and am taking it out this afternoon to see how it paddles.
It's not the best looking thing in the world, but it's strictly for fun
( it's freakin UGLY!!)
I'll try and get some pics up of it 2morrow if I get a chance.
It looks a whole lot like a Mohawk Maxim...

sdbrassfield · Post by **sdbrassfield** » Tue May 15, 2007 9:06 pm

Pics please...Action pics too...Did you glass it together ? What did you do on the gunnels ?

Mike W. · Post by **Mike W.** » Wed May 16, 2007 1:29 am

squeakyknee wrote: It's not the best looking thing in the world, but it's strictly for fun
( it's freakin UGLY!!)
I'll try and get some pics up of it 2morrow if I get a chance....

We want photos! I want to paddle it too

squeakyknee · Post by **squeakyknee** » Wed May 16, 2007 2:25 pm

Here's some pics, I'll try to get some action ones this weekend.
This sucker is super SQUIRRELLY, but alot of fun!
I bolted and glassed it back together and bought an 18 ft vinyl gunnel and chopped it down to fit.
Gonna add a pump this afternoon.
It needs footpegs too as I almost fell out a couple of times rolling it
NO initial stability and secondary puts the gunnels right at the water...

Mike W. · Post by **Mike W.** » Wed May 16, 2007 3:36 pm

Dude, the airbags don't match. What's up with that?

Ya gotsta love the duct tape

My hat's off to you man. Way to innovate

I still want to paddle it.

jim gross · Post by **jim gross** » Wed May 16, 2007 8:30 pm

That is soooo me. Whitesells roll so easy too.

madmike · Post by **madmike** » Wed May 16, 2007 8:50 pm

How did you figure out how small to make it? It would be easy (for large guy like me) to overload a boat that was too short. This is coo, and I have a crappy old boat........

sdbrassfield · Post by **sdbrassfield** » Wed May 16, 2007 9:01 pm

squeakyknee wrote: This sucker is super SQUIRRELLY, but alot of fun!
I bolted and glassed it back together and bought an 18 ft vinyl gunnel and chopped it down to fit.....

jim gross wrote: That is soooo me.

Must be a Virginia Thing...

Hey good name for the boat...The "VIRGINIA THING"...

Looks like holelotta fun...

Mike W. · Post by **Mike W.** » Thu May 17, 2007 1:22 am

sdbrassfield wrote:Hey good name for the boat...The "VIRGINIA THING"...

Potential names:
James Thing (think James Dean)
Descendant (descendant of the Descender)
Runt of the Litter

sdbrassfield · Post by **sdbrassfield** » Thu May 17, 2007 2:09 am

Yo Mike,

How bout callin it;

"D-ENDER" ...., He cut out the sce....

Or I guess you could just call it the "DER"

(Hey man squeak said it was freakin ugly).

Mike W. · Post by **Mike W.** » Thu May 17, 2007 2:15 am

sdbrassfield wrote:"D-ENDER" ...., He cut out the sce....

I like it

RodeoClown · Post by **RodeoClown** » Thu May 17, 2007 1:06 pm

Nice work! We need more short canoes. I'd recommend adding sidewall foam- in a boat that small, you want as much flotation as you can...

Incidentally, I want to college in Virginia... This trend seems to explain my predisposition for short canoes....

nam · Post by **nam** » Fri May 18, 2007 12:16 am

I love it. Makes me miss open boating. Cant wait to go paddling. Thanks.

nam

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