Outfitting Canoes for Solo and Tandem Use and The Quick Detach Carrying Yoke

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4 жыл бұрын

More details on the kneeling thwart and detachable carrying yoke. Our two royalex canoes are now ready for solo moose hunting. IMPORTANT NOTE: The hydraulic power of moving water is no joke. As you stick your legs under the kneeling thwart if you wrapped your canoe around an obstruction there is a chance the collapsing thwart could pin you in the boat, as could a seat, when used kneeling. That would be a very bad day. For extensive whitewater use a pedestal seat is much better. I do not go beyond Class 1 , so I am looking for comfort, and efficiency and for me this older technology is an acceptable risk. Outfitting for extensive white water is a different game, and requires good equipment and also training by someone with serious whitewater skills like David Gendron who comments below.

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@BrendanMcNamara 2 жыл бұрын

I needed to know what a kneeling thwart was and this is the perfect explanation. Thanks for answering my random question!

@aBluegrassPicker 10 ай бұрын

Brilliant idea with the hitch pin. I have been looking for ideas on this. Thank you

@Mark-uq9km 4 жыл бұрын

I never knew a canoe was complex; a kneeling board to use when in the rapids and then moving to the side to reduce the size of the boat in the rapids and moveable yoke for portage. You taught me a lot. Of course you are just an old retired teacher. 😉

@north61 4 жыл бұрын

The moving to one side allows you to reach the water easier and changes the shape of the canoe in the water to make turning easier. It's all classic Bill Mason. Now there is a guy that knew the canoe. Thanks for following this little channel. I appreciate it.

@toddheil42 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I was looking at the Padz Canoe Pedestal, quite expensive at $82.00, but these options, coupled with your advice and example of kneeling to the side, offered great insight at using a larger canoe solo. Thank you.

@north61 3 жыл бұрын

It's a more traditional method.... for really rough whitewater a Pedestal might be safer but the kneeling thwart is very efficient and versatile.

@jdison1986 4 ай бұрын

That is a great idea!

@Leverguns50 4 жыл бұрын

That was very interesting

@Leverguns50 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice

@thomasshepherd4863 4 жыл бұрын

I would be very interested in seeing how you set up and side mount your 2.5 suzuki.

@north61 4 жыл бұрын

It will be a couple of weeks. I am thinking it through.

@NikonF5user Жыл бұрын

I'm surprised those hitch pins held the weight of the canoe. Essentially each pin is carrying half the total weight of the canoe when carrying...

@north61 Жыл бұрын

Still holding up!

@reddeercanoe 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Has your wife questioned you on the size of your canoe fleet yet?

@north61 4 жыл бұрын

I tell her it's an illness.

@jamesshanley913 4 жыл бұрын

I’m rigging my Old Town Guide 14 as a solo fishing canoe. I’m thinking of removing the molded stern seat and putting in a mesh seat further towards the middle. I see in your video your mesh seats are dropped down. How does this effect the performance of the canoe?

@north61 4 жыл бұрын

Lower seats are more stable but harder to paddle and lean. Clipper canoes have a tractor seat that can be adjusted for trim and height. I start with it in the lowest setting. As I get non-rusty and more confident during the season I set the seat higher. The highest setting gives the greatest performance possibility but the least stability.

@jamesshanley913 4 жыл бұрын

@@north61 Thank you for the speedy reply. I'm going to start out high and see how it feels. the lower the seat, the more difficult (or awkward) it is to fly cast. I can always lower the seat if it doesn't pan out.

@north61 4 жыл бұрын

@@jamesshanley913 The more skilled you become the better you will like a higher seat. If you are doing white water you kneel anyway.

@jamesshanley913 4 жыл бұрын

@@north61 True. I don't see a whole lot of white water in my future. thanks for all the help

@davidgendron1953 4 жыл бұрын

Entrapment and kneeling thwart isn’t with the yoke but rather the thwart itself! I much prefer a foam pedestal like we use in our ww canoes, it can be moved anywhere in the boat to adjust trim and there is no danger of entrapment!! Quick releasable kneeling thwarts are possible but not as reliable in a pin situation than a foam pedestal!! Feel free to reach out if you want, outfitting and teaching ww canoeing and tripping is what I do!!

@north61 4 жыл бұрын

I don't do crazy whitewater. Too old and slow. The thwart is much higher than a seat and though not as safe as a pedestal is probably safer than a standard seat. The entrapment risk is that the yoke is so close to the kneeling thwart that it forces a person to be deep in the thwart between two immovable objects.

@davidgendron1953 4 жыл бұрын

@@north61 Well, I hope you never get to find out!! On an other topic, if you ever hear of a Brno or something similar 12 gauge /9.3x62 combination rifle at a decent price, I'm looking for something like that, and after hearing what you had to say about the 9.3x62 I think it would be a good round for here!! Cheers

@north61 4 жыл бұрын

@@davidgendron1953 if I find one I can’t guarantee I won’t buy it myself! 9.3x74R would be easier to find in a combination gun and similar ballistically. Would be a great choice!

@davidgendron1953 4 жыл бұрын

north61 yeah maybe... weird round lol but Hougen’s have a lot of amo in stock!!!