Left handed boat hooks or .....

[J. Dillon]

how about right handed ones ?

One of our members makes em either way out of Burmese teak with traditional spiked polished bronze heads.(not shown) Turks heads border the French curl hand grips at the point of balance and the ends.

You may ask what makes them left or right handed ? :confused:

Why the gold leaf lettering on each shaft naming the boat they belong to. :cool:

Great gift for early Christmas shoppers to buy for
your favorite Texas oil man, he needs a pair for sure. :rolleyes:

See Mike (the one from OZ) for more details. ;)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid48/pe517a1f4898b0077f63335684f0c37ed/fcbdf005.jpg

PS The wagon there lying on is not for sale.

Mike needs it to launch his boat.

JD

[J. Dillon]

how about right handed ones ?

One of our members makes em either way out of Burmese teak with traditional spiked polished bronze heads.(not shown) Turks heads border the French curl hand grips at the point of balance and the ends.

You may ask what makes them left or right handed ? :confused:

Why the gold leaf lettering on each shaft naming the boat they belong to. :cool:

Great gift for early Christmas shoppers to buy for
your favorite Texas oil man, he needs a pair for sure. :rolleyes:

See Mike (the one from OZ) for more details. ;)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid48/pe517a1f4898b0077f63335684f0c37ed/fcbdf005.jpg

PS The wagon there lying on is not for sale.

Mike needs it to launch his boat.

JD

[J. Dillon]

how about right handed ones ?

One of our members makes em either way out of Burmese teak with traditional spiked polished bronze heads.(not shown) Turks heads border the French curl hand grips at the point of balance and the ends.

You may ask what makes them left or right handed ? :confused:

Why the gold leaf lettering on each shaft naming the boat they belong to. :cool:

Great gift for early Christmas shoppers to buy for
your favorite Texas oil man, he needs a pair for sure. :rolleyes:

See Mike (the one from OZ) for more details. ;)

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid48/pe517a1f4898b0077f63335684f0c37ed/fcbdf005.jpg

PS The wagon there lying on is not for sale.

Mike needs it to launch his boat.

JD

[Wooden Boat Fittings]

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Thanks for posting that photo, Jack.

It would be improper of me to add anything I guess, but perhaps I can say that more photos of these boathooks can be seen by clicking on the links.

http://www.woodenboatfittings.com.au/special/bhkh1.jpg

http://www.woodenboatfittings.com.au/special/bhkh2.jpg

http://www.woodenboatfittings.com.au/special/bhkh3.jpg

http://www.woodenboatfittings.com.au/special/bhkh4.jpg

http://www.woodenboatfittings.com.au/special/bhkh5.jpg
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Oh, and Kalihilani's hailing port is in Texas too, by the way. smile.gif

More details can be had by email for anyone who's interested.

Mike
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[ 01-24-2003, 08:24 AM: Message edited by: Wooden Boat Fittings ]

[Wooden Boat Fittings]

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Thanks for posting that photo, Jack.

It would be improper of me to add anything I guess, but perhaps I can say that more photos of these boathooks can be seen by clicking on the links.

http://www.woodenboatfittings.com.au/special/bhkh1.jpg

http://www.woodenboatfittings.com.au/special/bhkh2.jpg

http://www.woodenboatfittings.com.au/special/bhkh3.jpg

http://www.woodenboatfittings.com.au/special/bhkh4.jpg

http://www.woodenboatfittings.com.au/special/bhkh5.jpg
________________

Oh, and Kalihilani's hailing port is in Texas too, by the way. smile.gif

More details can be had by email for anyone who's interested.

Mike
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[ 01-24-2003, 08:24 AM: Message edited by: Wooden Boat Fittings ]

[Wooden Boat Fittings]

.
Thanks for posting that photo, Jack.

It would be improper of me to add anything I guess, but perhaps I can say that more photos of these boathooks can be seen by clicking on the links.

http://www.woodenboatfittings.com.au/special/bhkh1.jpg

http://www.woodenboatfittings.com.au/special/bhkh2.jpg

http://www.woodenboatfittings.com.au/special/bhkh3.jpg

http://www.woodenboatfittings.com.au/special/bhkh4.jpg

http://www.woodenboatfittings.com.au/special/bhkh5.jpg
________________

Oh, and Kalihilani's hailing port is in Texas too, by the way. smile.gif

More details can be had by email for anyone who's interested.

Mike
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[ 01-24-2003, 08:24 AM: Message edited by: Wooden Boat Fittings ]

[Donn]

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[Donn]

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[Donn]

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[Ian McColgin]

These are very nice - especially the fin idean of left handed and right handed boat hooks !! - but for lots of use I actually like me version better.

The lower handgrip whipping seems like something that would get a bit in the way at times and would certainly get dirty. I just have a turk's head nubbin and loop at the end.

But the two big differences.

I like to taper the shaft narrow at the hook end, fattening to the center of bouyancy when the hook is immersed verticly, and tapering again to the end. That way, when (not if, when) you drop the thing overboard, it will float upright and be easier to recover.

And I like to have a groove along the shaft aligned with the hook, so I can orient the hook in the dark for picking up my mooring or whatever.

[Ian McColgin]

These are very nice - especially the fin idean of left handed and right handed boat hooks !! - but for lots of use I actually like me version better.

The lower handgrip whipping seems like something that would get a bit in the way at times and would certainly get dirty. I just have a turk's head nubbin and loop at the end.

But the two big differences.

I like to taper the shaft narrow at the hook end, fattening to the center of bouyancy when the hook is immersed verticly, and tapering again to the end. That way, when (not if, when) you drop the thing overboard, it will float upright and be easier to recover.

And I like to have a groove along the shaft aligned with the hook, so I can orient the hook in the dark for picking up my mooring or whatever.

[Ian McColgin]

These are very nice - especially the fin idean of left handed and right handed boat hooks !! - but for lots of use I actually like me version better.

The lower handgrip whipping seems like something that would get a bit in the way at times and would certainly get dirty. I just have a turk's head nubbin and loop at the end.

But the two big differences.

I like to taper the shaft narrow at the hook end, fattening to the center of bouyancy when the hook is immersed verticly, and tapering again to the end. That way, when (not if, when) you drop the thing overboard, it will float upright and be easier to recover.

And I like to have a groove along the shaft aligned with the hook, so I can orient the hook in the dark for picking up my mooring or whatever.

[Wooden Boat Fittings]

Thanks for those comments Ian. As it happens, I think I agree with you about the second handgrip. However, that's what our client specified, so that's what he got. That handgrip is at the balance point, which at least makes for easy carrying when toting the boathook any distance. (I had no trouble walking a quarter of a mile with both boathooks held together in my left hand.)

Your point about the need for a boathook to float vertically is a very valid one, and we try to make sure that all our boathooks do just that. But we prefer not to taper them because we think that then either the shaft is too narrow at the ends for strength, or it's too wide in the middle for easy mounting.

And finally, the idea of marking for feel is a good one. We haven't done this to date, but we'll certainly consider it for the future.

Mike

[Wooden Boat Fittings]

Thanks for those comments Ian. As it happens, I think I agree with you about the second handgrip. However, that's what our client specified, so that's what he got. That handgrip is at the balance point, which at least makes for easy carrying when toting the boathook any distance. (I had no trouble walking a quarter of a mile with both boathooks held together in my left hand.)

Your point about the need for a boathook to float vertically is a very valid one, and we try to make sure that all our boathooks do just that. But we prefer not to taper them because we think that then either the shaft is too narrow at the ends for strength, or it's too wide in the middle for easy mounting.

And finally, the idea of marking for feel is a good one. We haven't done this to date, but we'll certainly consider it for the future.

Mike

[Wooden Boat Fittings]

Thanks for those comments Ian. As it happens, I think I agree with you about the second handgrip. However, that's what our client specified, so that's what he got. That handgrip is at the balance point, which at least makes for easy carrying when toting the boathook any distance. (I had no trouble walking a quarter of a mile with both boathooks held together in my left hand.)

Your point about the need for a boathook to float vertically is a very valid one, and we try to make sure that all our boathooks do just that. But we prefer not to taper them because we think that then either the shaft is too narrow at the ends for strength, or it's too wide in the middle for easy mounting.

And finally, the idea of marking for feel is a good one. We haven't done this to date, but we'll certainly consider it for the future.

Mike

[capt jake]

Very nice Mike!! Thanks for posting that! Now onto building a boat hook.... :D :D LOL Oh, too many projects.

Gives me an inspiration for another project! smile.gif

[capt jake]

Very nice Mike!! Thanks for posting that! Now onto building a boat hook.... :D :D LOL Oh, too many projects.

Gives me an inspiration for another project! smile.gif

[capt jake]

Very nice Mike!! Thanks for posting that! Now onto building a boat hook.... :D :D LOL Oh, too many projects.

Gives me an inspiration for another project! smile.gif

[Concordia..41]

Just checking - just checking

We're a couple years away from having anything to hook LOL, but you can be assured a boat hook from Wooden Boat Fittings wll be part of Sarah's dowry.

http://www.sailingwithsarah.com/Pic/WBF/Boathook.jpg

[Concordia..41]

Just checking - just checking

We're a couple years away from having anything to hook LOL, but you can be assured a boat hook from Wooden Boat Fittings wll be part of Sarah's dowry.

http://www.sailingwithsarah.com/Pic/WBF/Boathook.jpg

[Concordia..41]

Just checking - just checking

We're a couple years away from having anything to hook LOL, but you can be assured a boat hook from Wooden Boat Fittings wll be part of Sarah's dowry.

http://www.sailingwithsarah.com/Pic/WBF/Boathook.jpg