Day 12, Row/sail canoe, version 2. Build time: 2hrs.
Webbed the canoe seat copying the commercial seats I’ve purchased. I have a compressor and a 1/4 crown pneumatic stapler so I was able to do it the exact same way as the pro seats. Not sure how you could do it otherwise. I set up a stop on the table so I could really crank on it before stapling. Used 1 1/2” wide polypropylene webbing (nylon would sag when wet) and wove a grey stripe in for character.
Mounted the cam cleat to my latest quick release mast partners experiment. The idea here is to get the mast down FAST in an emergency. I didn’t like the complexity of the gated jaw on the last boat. I try to keep things simple so when other people build my boats things go together quickly without a lot of special tools or skills.
Pinned the North River oarlocks to the oars. These are one of the only options for pinned oarlocks these days unless you want to spend a fortune on guideboat hardware. It’s important to bend the jaws in to the exact width of the oar otherwise the slide back and forth on the pin and click annoyingly with each stroke.
Mounted my experimental oar-tiller extensions. Normally I HATE oar steering under sail, but I realized on the last boat that pinned oar steering is a totally different ballgame so I got the idea to mount tiller extensions directly to the oar to solve the hiking problem. It will be interesting to see if it works!
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