Posted by digitalvet on 03/15/09 - 4:09 AM
#1
As I'm refitting-conditioning my 69 sakonnet I'm trying to decide between using a trolling motor or installing Oar locks to aid when fishing...
first you have to understand that we would use either primarily for positioning as we fish along the shore-line in ontario lakes...usually with the wind...
thinking of placing the locks near the center console between the railings. and since I'm cutting into the side now to install a tube for new wiring I could place a block of wood in the railing to screw the oar locks into.
Any thoughts on this?
thanks John
here is the oarlock link from Jamestown:
http://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=2287&familyName=Edge+Mount+Oarlock+Sockets
Posted by ioptfm on 03/15/09 - 7:02 AM
#2
I see nothing wrong with installing the Oarlocks, but I think that you will find the method of stabilizing the boat while fishing to be a hassell. Would it not be easier to simply have a pole with a point on it to shove into the bottom and then loop a stern or bow line around it? A push pole which serves to move the boat around and to anchor it is what is used in this area for that type of fishing.
Posted by digitalvet on 03/15/09 - 12:53 PM
#3
Tom, any chance you could show me a drawing or image of what you describe...I think I understand...kind of like a Venitian condola?
thanks, john