Looking for proper sized oar stoppers - Wooden Boat People2024-03-28T11:54:52Zhttp://woodenboatpeople.org/forum/topics/looking-for-proper-sized-oar-stoppers?commentId=1312281%3AComment%3A151344&xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noNice to meet you at the Woode…tag:woodenboatpeople.org,2018-05-02:1312281:Comment:1513902018-05-02T13:22:14.217ZKurt Selischhttp://woodenboatpeople.org/profile/KurtSelisch
<p>Nice to meet you at the Wooden Boat Festival. Good job on the oars, they look great.</p>
<p>Nice to meet you at the Wooden Boat Festival. Good job on the oars, they look great.</p> Thanks for the input. Boiling…tag:woodenboatpeople.org,2018-05-02:1312281:Comment:1515922018-05-02T02:56:07.036ZKirk Millerhttp://woodenboatpeople.org/profile/KirkMiller
Thanks for the input. Boiling water and a good roll did the trick with a little canola oil too. I did the float down to the Wooden Boat festival and they stayed put, so all is good.
Thanks for the input. Boiling water and a good roll did the trick with a little canola oil too. I did the float down to the Wooden Boat festival and they stayed put, so all is good. Ill second the heat it up met…tag:woodenboatpeople.org,2018-04-17:1312281:Comment:1515692018-04-17T15:44:50.255ZBennett Yarbroughhttp://woodenboatpeople.org/profile/BennettYarbrough
<p>Ill second the heat it up method, took mine and threw them in the oven till they were a little too hot to hold with bare hands. Stuffed the blade against a baseboard, straddled the oar and rolled the sucker on. No drama, pops right on. My oars are 2 1/4" at the wrap. Copied the technique from Sawyer Oars. While the oven was hot I put some parafin in a can and got it melted down then brushed it onto my wrap.</p>
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<p>Sawyers video on the matter…</p>
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<p>Ill second the heat it up method, took mine and threw them in the oven till they were a little too hot to hold with bare hands. Stuffed the blade against a baseboard, straddled the oar and rolled the sucker on. No drama, pops right on. My oars are 2 1/4" at the wrap. Copied the technique from Sawyer Oars. While the oven was hot I put some parafin in a can and got it melted down then brushed it onto my wrap.</p>
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<p>Sawyers video on the matter</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bWLJrMRTuk&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bWLJrMRTuk&feature=youtu.be</a></p>
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<p>Damnit the video was taken down but its pretty self explanatory</p>
<p></p> Kirk, here is an article abou…tag:woodenboatpeople.org,2018-04-17:1312281:Comment:1512882018-04-17T11:40:59.379ZKurt Selischhttp://woodenboatpeople.org/profile/KurtSelisch
<p>Kirk, here is an article about Frank's custom oars, third picture down shows Frank seating an oar stop. Necessity is the father of invention.....</p>
<p><a href="http://oregonflyfishingblog.com/2009/04/17/buying-locally-franks-custom-oars/" target="_blank">http://oregonflyfishingblog.com/2009/04/17/buying-locally-franks-custom-oars/</a></p>
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<p>Kirk, here is an article about Frank's custom oars, third picture down shows Frank seating an oar stop. Necessity is the father of invention.....</p>
<p><a href="http://oregonflyfishingblog.com/2009/04/17/buying-locally-franks-custom-oars/" target="_blank">http://oregonflyfishingblog.com/2009/04/17/buying-locally-franks-custom-oars/</a></p>
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<p></p> Thanks Kurt, these are stiff…tag:woodenboatpeople.org,2018-04-17:1312281:Comment:1513442018-04-17T02:36:31.557ZKirk Millerhttp://woodenboatpeople.org/profile/KirkMiller
<p>Thanks Kurt, these are stiff and haven't rolled, but maybe with more heat they will. </p>
<p>Thanks Kurt, these are stiff and haven't rolled, but maybe with more heat they will. </p> Thanks Dave, I like the boili…tag:woodenboatpeople.org,2018-04-17:1312281:Comment:1515402018-04-17T02:32:18.923ZKirk Millerhttp://woodenboatpeople.org/profile/KirkMiller
<p>Thanks Dave, I like the boiling water idea. Raft shop used their ski boot liner heater, which probably didn't get as hot. I used oil to get the old ones off, so I will try alcohol as well. </p>
<p>Thanks Dave, I like the boiling water idea. Raft shop used their ski boot liner heater, which probably didn't get as hot. I used oil to get the old ones off, so I will try alcohol as well. </p> I have always found it easier…tag:woodenboatpeople.org,2018-04-17:1312281:Comment:1515372018-04-17T01:37:48.002ZKurt Selischhttp://woodenboatpeople.org/profile/KurtSelisch
<p>I have always found it easier to roll them on. Put them in a pot of hot water like Dave Z suggests which will make them very flexible. Slide them on the oar as far as you can, then with palm of your hands at the very outside of the stop on each side, pull down and it will roll inside out down the shaft. Worked well on 10ft smoker whitewater's for our oar boats and the shafts are 2+ inches.</p>
<p>I have always found it easier to roll them on. Put them in a pot of hot water like Dave Z suggests which will make them very flexible. Slide them on the oar as far as you can, then with palm of your hands at the very outside of the stop on each side, pull down and it will roll inside out down the shaft. Worked well on 10ft smoker whitewater's for our oar boats and the shafts are 2+ inches.</p> Since my stoppers are in plac…tag:woodenboatpeople.org,2018-04-16:1312281:Comment:1514462018-04-16T16:31:57.603ZDavid Jensenhttp://woodenboatpeople.org/profile/DavidJensen274
<p>Since my stoppers are in place, I can't measure them. The way I have put on stoppers is to coat them in liquid detergent before pushing/pulling.</p>
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<p>Since my stoppers are in place, I can't measure them. The way I have put on stoppers is to coat them in liquid detergent before pushing/pulling.</p>
<p></p> I just stretched a pair of th…tag:woodenboatpeople.org,2018-04-16:1312281:Comment:1512832018-04-16T13:38:38.223ZDave Zhttp://woodenboatpeople.org/profile/DaveZielinski
<p>I just stretched a pair of the 1-5/8" ones on 2-1/4" shafts. I boiled them in a pot, put gloves on, then lubed them up with rubbing alcohol. It took some effort but it works. </p>
<p>I just stretched a pair of the 1-5/8" ones on 2-1/4" shafts. I boiled them in a pot, put gloves on, then lubed them up with rubbing alcohol. It took some effort but it works. </p>