flyfishing from the canoe

I just stuck the word "flyfishing" in there so it would be on-topic.
;-)

Okay all you roffian canoers, here's the plan: My canoe has two seats at
front and rear with a gunwale in the center. Can I remove the center
gunwale and replace it with a solid, mounted seat for solo ventures, or
will that screw up the structural integrity of the canoe?
--
TL,
Tim
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http://css.sbcma.com/timj

"Tim J." wrote in message
...
I just stuck the word "flyfishing" in there so it would be on-topic.
;-)

Okay all you roffian canoers, here's the plan: My canoe has two seats at
front and rear with a gunwale in the center. Can I remove the center
gunwale and replace it with a solid, mounted seat for solo ventures, or
will that screw up the structural integrity of the canoe?

Depends on how good you are with tools. The fact that you plan to remove
the "center gunwale" rather then the thwart that is presumably there bodes
ill.

Wolfgang

On 4/8/05 10:55 AM, in article , "Wolfgang"
wrote:

that is presumably there bodes
ill.

No need to go all poetic on the poor guy...

:-)

B

Wolfgang wrote:
"Tim J." wrote in message
...
I just stuck the word "flyfishing" in there so it would be on-topic.
;-)

Okay all you roffian canoers, here's the plan: My canoe has two
seats at front and rear with a gunwale in the center. Can I remove
the center gunwale and replace it with a solid, mounted seat for
solo ventures, or will that screw up the structural integrity of the
canoe?

Depends on how good you are with tools. The fact that you plan to
remove the "center gunwale" rather then the thwart that is presumably
there bodes ill.

Okay - "the wood thingy that looks like a yoke." Being good with tools
and knowing the lingo are two different things, bud! ;-)

I sincerely hope I don't drill through the floor of the canoe after
making that statement.
--
TL,
Tim
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http://css.sbcma.com/timj

"William Claspy" wrote in message
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On 4/8/05 10:55 AM, in article , "Wolfgang"
wrote:

that is presumably there bodes
ill.

No need to go all poetic on the poor guy...

I'm fixin' to go Medieval on his ass. Whattya
think......Bede?......Malory?......Langland?

Wolfgang

Tim J. wrote:
Wolfgang wrote:
"Tim J." wrote in message
...
I just stuck the word "flyfishing" in there so it would be on-topic.
;-)

Okay all you roffian canoers, here's the plan: My canoe has two
seats at front and rear with a gunwale in the center. Can I remove
the center gunwale and replace it with a solid, mounted seat for
solo ventures, or will that screw up the structural integrity of the
canoe?

Depends on how good you are with tools. The fact that you plan to
remove the "center gunwale" rather then the thwart that is presumably
there bodes ill.

Okay - "the wood thingy that looks like a yoke." Being good with tools
and knowing the lingo are two different things, bud! ;-)

It seems I have some reading to do, and it ain't English poetry:
http://www.paddling.net/guidelines/showArticle.html?73

Did I mention it's my first canoe?
--
TL,
Tim
------------------------
http://css.sbcma.com/timj

"Wolfgang" wrote in message
...

"Tim J." wrote in message
...
I just stuck the word "flyfishing" in there so it would be on-topic.
;-)

Okay all you roffian canoers, here's the plan: My canoe has two seats at
front and rear with a gunwale in the center. Can I remove the center
gunwale and replace it with a solid, mounted seat for solo ventures, or
will that screw up the structural integrity of the canoe?

Depends on how good you are with tools. The fact that you plan to remove
the "center gunwale" rather then the thwart that is presumably there bodes
ill.

If you're really good with tools, a fly tyer with spare materials hanging
around and a computer geek to boot, try this:
http://www.strangehorizons.com/2004/...5/badger.shtml

--
Frank Reid
Euthenize to respond

"Tim J." wrote in message
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Wolfgang wrote:
"Tim J." wrote in message
...
I just stuck the word "flyfishing" in there so it would be on-topic.
;-)

Okay all you roffian canoers, here's the plan: My canoe has two
seats at front and rear with a gunwale in the center. Can I remove
the center gunwale and replace it with a solid, mounted seat for
solo ventures, or will that screw up the structural integrity of the
canoe?

Depends on how good you are with tools. The fact that you plan to
remove the "center gunwale" rather then the thwart that is presumably
there bodes ill.

Okay - "the wood thingy that looks like a yoke." Being good with tools
and knowing the lingo are two different things, bud! ;-)

Well, as long as you know a water letter outer hole making thingy from a
sixteen ounce claw adjuster, you should be o.k.

I sincerely hope I don't drill through the floor of the canoe after
making that statement.

See, that's what I mean. You've got to have some means of letting out
excess water!

An extra seat in the center of the canoe is nothing more than a highly
specialized thwart. As long as it's built and installed properly it can't
harm the structural integrity of the boat. Done properly, it will even
strengthen it.

Wolfgang

On Fri, 8 Apr 2005 10:50:02 -0400, "Tim J."
wrote:

I just stuck the word "flyfishing" in there so it would be on-topic.
;-)

Okay all you roffian canoers, here's the plan: My canoe has two seats at
front and rear with a gunwale in the center. Can I remove the center
gunwale and replace it with a solid, mounted seat for solo ventures, or
will that screw up the structural integrity of the canoe?

Have you tried paddling the canoe 'backwards' while sitting 'backwards' in the
front seat? That will get you closer to the middle of the canoe without having
to modify it.
--
Charlie...
http://www.chocphoto.com/ - photo galleries
http://www.chocphoto.com/roff

Charlie Choc wrote:
"Tim J." wrote:
I just stuck the word "flyfishing" in there so it would be on-topic.
;-)

Okay all you roffian canoers, here's the plan: My canoe has two seats at
front and rear with a gunwale in the center. Can I remove the center
gunwale and replace it with a solid, mounted seat for solo ventures, or
will that screw up the structural integrity of the canoe?


Have you tried paddling the canoe 'backwards' while sitting 'backwards' in the
front seat? That will get you closer to the middle of the canoe without having
to modify it.

That's exactly what I do in my sixteen footer, FWIW.

For a look at a three seater go to

http://www.wenonah.com/

and find the Solo Plus.

--
Ken Fortenberry