Customizing our canoe

Showing process of adding add-ons to our canoe included new shoulder pads, tiedowns, securing fishing poles/paddles/PFDs. for efficient portaging.
While on the water however always wear PFDs at all times.
These add ons make canoing easier and much more enjoyable.
When loading canoe onto truck, simply back into position and lower canoe in place.

[@PirateDrft]

looks like you've got a well trained pet bear. suction cups are a great idea

[@iworkforme]

very generous and excellent ideas! thank you.

[@robertrousseau6920]

AWSOME, just read your reply to my comment yesterday and went out into the garage and it's definitely doable even with electric garage door openers, just need to offset the pulley system from the center of the truck roof about 8" is all. Thanks again for a great idea. Bob

[@n1ck3o76]

Great vid!!! Beautiful boat!!! There is a canoe/kayak/punt hire company just downriver of my club and every time I see someone paddle past, they are doing everything possible wrong: Holding paddles in wrong place, upside down, backwards... Not wearing their pfd, And they ALWAYS have the heaviest person in the front... Which gives them no control what so ever. Makes you wanna cry!

[@richardsnow2178]

i dig the suction cups, you need a yoga mat for the dog

[@guidingmike2823]

Pretty neat ideas. As you might know by now, those suction cups won't lasts forever. I would use silicon bath caulk instead of epoxy. That way, when you need to replace the suction cup, you can peel off the silicon calk.

[@nickjlenczyk]

Thats a great idea with the suction cups with using the tarp bungies. Also wish i had a bigger garage.

[@drail80s]

Using quick set epoxy figured with the suction cups it is easiest to put them anywhere in the canoe, as needed. I now have a larger canoe it is a Winonah 18' Sundowner, that we have had for several years now.

[@robertrousseau6920]

When seeing your ideas, easier than how I've been restraining stuff in my canoe. Also like your canoe lift in the garage. That definitely would make storing and loading and unloading the canoe a lot easier. At 74, load/unloading at times can be a hassle.

[@drail80s]

That pulley system only cost a few dollars just need a few pulleys and some eye bolts and rope. We now have a longer 18 foot canoe and still use the same system.

[@drail80s]

@Trailzuki THey are just pulleys from the local hardware store cast I think about 2 inches or a bit more I think Thanks for the viewing have good day

[@drail80s]

@MuddyG The bungie cords are a net design that I bought several of them at a local bike shop, they have hooks that can be positioned anywhere needed. The suction cups can be found at hardware stores or maybe auto stores, just have to look around some, not very expensive either

[@MuddyG]

Good ideas. What kind of suction cups are those and where can one get them? How about the bungie loops with the beadson the end? Do they come with the cups, or did you come up with that? Thanks for sharing.

[@ExploringCabinsandMines]

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