Hackensack River Canoe & Kayak Club

Hackensack River Canoe & Kayak Club
paddling for over a quarter of a century
www.hrckc.org

Do-It-Yourself How To's from Fat Elmo's Canoo Shack

Posted: 7/2/11	What happens to a thermformed boat when it meets a rock going backwards? Big'ga 24" crack right down the keel line. Ouch! Oh well - ain't my boat. Here's how I fixed went about fixing it and installed a reinforced skid plate at the same time. I'll wait a couple days for the epoxy to cure out and then spray paint the repair white. Better than new! https://picasaweb.google.com/FatElmoCanooShack/ThermoformedBoatRepair#5624823836373392210 Rocks and Thermoform - NOT perfect together... Martin W.
Posted: 5/15/11	Hey all yer HRCKC folks. In the recent past, a few of our members have asked me about my way of putting a "white water" saddle into a canoe. Well, this weekend I just finished installing one into my recently acquired well worn "Henry" boat (as opposed to the popular "Linda" boats that so many of our membership have also recently acquired) so this may answer in photos - some of the questions from the aspiring canoeists in the club about the way I installed the saddle. I know Al G. recently installed one on his new Bell and I recall Harris R. did it last year on an Old Town Cascade. Funny, us canoe drivers sure do like to mess with our boats when we ain't paddlin' them. https://picasaweb.google.com/FatElmoCanooShack/WWCanoeSaddleInstall#5606989838752783122 Martin W.
Posted: 5/13/11	Hey all you DIY HRCKC folks; Some of you folks may have some interest in how I converted a tandem Old Town Appalachian canoe into a solo Old Town Appalachian canoe. https://picasaweb.google.com/FatElmoCanooShack/OTAppalachianOutfitting# Martin W.
Posted: 8/4/10	Last evening at the August meeting of the HRCKC there were some questions about the procedure for installing watertight lining holes in the stems of canoes. Alas, we could not go into detail at that time, so here is an explanation using pictures. A commercial product is on the market called TugEyes - which run around $25 to do one boat, but I personally use a DIY method (cheap) which works just as well but costs only about $1.50 per boat. The components are available from any hardware store or home center carrying common electrical supplies.... The following link shows how I have modified some of my canoes with lining holes. Hope this answers some of your questions from the meeting. http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/562779748aQffbu Martin W.