Recent content by Rocky Headlands

Come on up to Belle Isle on Isle Royale. Be happy to show you around. June July and August. If it's may or early fall stop by Wolverine mi and the Sturgeon river

Pelican boxes use a Goretex membrane in their pressure relief valves. Grab an old jacket and cut a patch to cover your hole

Thanks Charlie. You have a great understanding of many things

Drives me crazy. Taking a yoga platform and calling a tripping vessel. A surfboard catches waves and allow you to experience nirvana. Paddling such a board to catch a wave is a reasonable endeavor. Users go on and on about what a great core workout it is. How could it be anything but a workout -...

Looks great. We have quite a few no ground fire sites on Isle Royale and this may fit. Paddlers and hikers can use stick stoves for cooking and we have so many folks that just want to have a campfire of some sort. How long will one burn? Can't stand citronella but crazy flame sounds fun. What do...

Surfboard shapers use side lighting, fluorescent tubes mounted horizontally under 6-8" shelves. Directs the light on the project and gives the shapers a darker, more contrasting space above. Side lights can also be adjusted for taller projects like canoes

It's an older car and you are obviously committed to paddling. Look at the Yakima side loader. It's like a 6" rain gutter you bolt to the top or side (2 versions) of your Focus. Place them as far back as you can and mount any rain gutter rack/bar combo you want. Ultimate security would come just...

Consider nyloc nuts and Phillips screws in stainless. Rivets will corrode adjacent to the stainless strap eyes and really provide little holding power when hauled upon. After tightening, notch the exposed threads on the bolt With a hacksaw and break off with vise grips. File down flush with...

Looks like the forward anchor points on the back band will work just right unless you are very short. I have run the strap over the gunnel and clipped to a stainless strap under the gunnel. Load gets placed over a larger area and pulls the hull in slightly like a thwart, stiffening the hull and...

Just remove the blade

The bulkheads we installed on a Sawyer Loon turned it into a stiffer hull but also made it as difficult to use as the Nordcapp sea kayak I once used. Loading and unloading, especially for portages, made it a real pain in the rear. We have since figured out the object is to stay upright, keep...

No Title Here are some Sea Wind rudder shots. You will notice that it's not an add on piece but it is part of the rudder control wings. Had a friend try the pintle / grudgeon model on his giant Itasca and the blade wanted to flex and "fly" to the surface. Too long unsupported. The pivot bolt...

Having some free time I was looking over the rudder install and had some thoughts. If you look at the original Sawyer Loon rudder and the current Kruger Sea Wind rudder you will notice both have a small panel of aluminum well down either side of the rudder blade almost to the bottom of the boat...

Consider Duluth Trading "Buck Naked" underwear and for longer trips carry a small tube of triple anti biotic and keep things clean below the waist. The real question is Does the seat fit your seat? Are you held in place with the help of the seat. Drop the leading edge a bit to keep circulation...

Now that brings up an interesting question - which came first- the kayak or the canoe?