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Canoe rebuild

Weldabeast said:
Also quick disconnect with the scotty.....
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C clamps are pretty quick to disconnect.......... also they are threaded so you could unscrew your pole

That said I just looked up the Scotty stuff and it doesn’t seem too expensive. I’ve bought stuff of theirs before but for some reason I remember it not being cheap.
 
I had a trolley anchor system on my kayaks and didn't like it.....
I'm not exactly in the gulf stream or main channel of the river....mostly lazy coastal tide.

Your guess is as good as mine in the total weight
 
1 thing ive noticed on my outings is I end up standing and paddling so I can see up into the woods kinda a lot.....the creek is usually pretty shallow even at high tide. I'm thinking a push pole would be a good/useful addition. There is a stand of mature bamboo close to my house I've been eyeballing.
What do u guys think?.....will a 15 foot bamboo stalk work as a substitute for an expensive push pole? The only bamboo I've ever messed with is thumb width cane poles for fishing.... 1.5 - 2" diameter be enough to push a lightweight canoe around?
 
@Weldabeast it depends on what type of creek bottoms you have. If they’re sandy you will be golden with a simple Bamboo piece cut to desired length. If you have muddy bottoms then you will likely be pushing a good distance down into the mud. It’s usually not nearly as bad as if you were pushing a small Jon boat but still annoying and less efficient. For that we use a duck bill at the end. I have made one of these before by splitting Bamboo at the end that goes into the water about a foot up right before the next ring. I placed a .5” to 1” stick in it about 6” down in order to open the wedge. I came back and tied that sucker in there good with zip ties and duck tape. It worked relatively well. What ends up happening is the wedge gets packed with mud and then it really doesn’t go down in the soft bottoms much. I liked the 2.5-3” OD bamboo.
 
I will add that we have also used one of those adjustable limb saw poles and put a duck bill on it and it worked great too. I’ll see if I can get a picture of that:
 
I can fab up a stainless or aluminum foot to cap it from filling with mud.....I was more worried about bending to much....
 
Thanks....I'm heading out to set the trotline this afternoon and I take the hand saw and see if I can find a good peice of bamboo.....need the diameter of the wood before I can make the foot
 
I'm a poor boy and try to save money whenever possible.....so if i think I can make it and it be just as funtional as store bought then I take on the project...this ones a free project so if it sucks I ain't out any money
 
I'm leery to buy a paddleboard paddle or spend any cash at all because this poles going to lots of abuse....my creek has lots of fallen trees.. my method now is to get up to ramming speed and once the boat nose gets on the other side of the log I'll move up to the front and start working it over.... a good stout push pole will help with that but I'd rather break a freebie than be sad over a store bought

I give the bamboo a shot and if it dont work I'll buy a stick of aluminium tubing
 
We always used pvc for a push pole. Cut it long and has good flex. Don’t remember the diameter we used but worked like a charm for a 14ft jon boat.
 
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