fish-a-man Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Has anyone tried to make there own? Im thinking about trying it, i have a few ideas of how i would make them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goblueM Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 lets hear em then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskerBen Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 I've been scratchin' my chin about that for a long time. I have yet to do this, but I might this spring. Of course, that's what I said last spring... I saw this somewhere, and I'm not sure where or I'd direct you to it.3/4" PVC pipe fits just right down the center of a pool noodle. The pipe is really just to give the pool noodle some rigidity. You could then use some type of rigid conduit to span the canoe and attach to the floats. Bend the conduit or experiment with pipe/conduit fittings to get the right fit. What I'd like is a set of floats that can be folded, or at least lifted up and out of the water. It is so much easier to paddle without extra drag from the stabilizers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goblueM Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 that seems like it'd work pretty well. The question, as you said, would be storage and adjustability. i don't think it would take too much though - i usually stand in my canoe anyways, and just a little more initial stability and it'd be no sweat to fish standing up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish-a-man Posted April 25, 2009 Author Share Posted April 25, 2009 I was thinking of using those rubber bumpers for boats and docks as the floats, then just use some thin metal tubing to extend to the floats. I want to make it telescopic, so you can pull them in rite next to the canoe. this may get a bit pricey, and i found some for $109, all try to make a picture showing what i want to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskerBen Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 I think even just adding some sponsons would help a ton. I saw some closed-cell foam somewhere that was basically a 6" cylinder cut in half lengthwise. It was maybe 4' long. I figure if I added four of them (two per side) just above the waterline, it might help with that initial stability. It would be ugly as sin, but that would go well with the aesthetic my canoe already has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronM Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Lobster pot buoys. Google lobster pot buoy stabilizer and you'll find plenty of info. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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