Chestnut Style Painters?
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Canoez
Paddle Bait
Have you tried Hamilton Marine?
JPembleton
Chest Nut
http://www.tendercraftboats.com/
I've ordered from these guys before with no issues. Not sure if the have painters tho.
I've ordered from these guys before with no issues. Not sure if the have painters tho.
Andre Cloutier
Firestarter. Wicked Firestarter.
Was going to suggest the same place; if they have what you need but shipping and customs are too much send it to me and I'll forward it regular mail. Good place to deal with, they do carry a lot of nice stuff. Anything to help a guy in a viking hat
Dave McDaniel had made some and had them at the Assembly in NH - maybe he's still got some.
Andre Cloutier
Firestarter. Wicked Firestarter.
Wrong tribe. Plains Indian Medicine Man
Well then all i have to say is Bundìn er bàtlaus mađur
'specially on the plains.
Oh and due to recent windstorms I have a sweet deck for your 'most improved 16/30 sailor" trophy. Provided you can get back to shore to claim it!
Well then all i have to say is Bundìn er bàtlaus mađur
'specially on the plains.
Oh and due to recent windstorms I have a sweet deck for your 'most improved 16/30 sailor" trophy. Provided you can get back to shore to claim it!
David McDaniel
Canoe Dude
Fitz: I make my own, just go to a hardwear and get a brass screen door hook,3in. Cut off the hook, run a 10-24 die over the shaft, install washer & nut.
Open the eye and remove the eye screw, install ring. I get the rings at Tractor Supply, harness hard wear. Install ring and bend back the eye.
Open the eye and remove the eye screw, install ring. I get the rings at Tractor Supply, harness hard wear. Install ring and bend back the eye.
David McDaniel
Canoe Dude
Fitz; OR, If you don't want to make your own, I sell them for $10.00 + shipping!
Such a deal !!!!!
.....Dave
Such a deal !!!!!
.....Dave
OP
OP
That's what I'm talking about!
I knew there had to be a way of quickly fabricating these things. Thanks for the tip on the door hook!
Brass eye bolts seem to be hard to find, so I was considering finding brass rod and going from there.
Thanks again Dave.
Fitz.
I knew there had to be a way of quickly fabricating these things. Thanks for the tip on the door hook!
Brass eye bolts seem to be hard to find, so I was considering finding brass rod and going from there.
Thanks again Dave.
Fitz.
Giiwedin
Gouvernail
Check out the rings at Chicagoland. I recently re-installed one of these on my 1965 Prospector. It requires two holes (one shallow), but is very stable when force is applied to the painter. No twisting.
http://www.chicagolandcanoebase.com/RepairandRestorationMaterials.html
http://www.chicagolandcanoebase.com/RepairandRestorationMaterials.html
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OP
OP
Painter
But then the Chestnut Chum would have an Old Town painter ring. We can't have that now can we?
Very much Kidding. I have since found one in my stash, salvaged off an old Chestnut, but I'm gonna look into making some too.
Thanks everyone for the help. Part of me wonders why these things are getting hard to find though.
Fitz
But then the Chestnut Chum would have an Old Town painter ring. We can't have that now can we?
Very much Kidding. I have since found one in my stash, salvaged off an old Chestnut, but I'm gonna look into making some too.
Thanks everyone for the help. Part of me wonders why these things are getting hard to find though.
Fitz
Giiwedin
Gouvernail
Perhaps so. I found a picture of the original painter ring supplied by Chestnut in 1965. Clearly not the same (or as good). For what it's worth, take a look at the craftsmanship on these two Prospectors. Great design, but lousy building - most everything fell apart on the canoes during our trip south from Lake Athabasca. No great surprise the company went under a few years later.
OP
OP
As Built
I hear you loud and clear Giiwedin. I like your rings better too, I am sure they are more secure (I lost a Chestnut one out of a deck traveling on the highway once - vibration loosened the nut) and put them on OTs and others, but when I put my projects back together I try to go for an as built condition. Just a philosophy thing. So I like to use the same hardware that came on the canoe originally.
Fitz.
I hear you loud and clear Giiwedin. I like your rings better too, I am sure they are more secure (I lost a Chestnut one out of a deck traveling on the highway once - vibration loosened the nut) and put them on OTs and others, but when I put my projects back together I try to go for an as built condition. Just a philosophy thing. So I like to use the same hardware that came on the canoe originally.
Fitz.
As an update to this thread, as of 4/2014 Carrying Place has brass ring bolts/painter rings which look like just the thing, for $8.95 ea. See http://www.carryingplacecanoeworks.on.ca/html/materials.html
