J. Dillon
03-04-2008, 01:59 PM
Here’s another way I devised to get my new pirogue ready to go
I already had a wooden rack on my truck that is custom fit for my canoe.
With a little refinement I made it good for the pirogue.
http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/9373/piroguetiedownshowingwhna3.jpg
Custom Pirogue wheel clamp
First I made a wooden clamp on pair of wheels and axle. A couple of U bolts hold the axle down and a custom pair of grooves in the two portions of the device to fit the inwale and rub rail as shown. One ½" bolt and nut secure the device to the pirogue, Now it can be inverted and wheeled around by the bow to load and un load at the launching site.
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/8145/piroguegettinitup1sn7.jpg
Pirogue ready to lift up
Once in position the bow is lifted to the rollers on my truck rack.
I only have to lift half the pirogue weight plus the wheels
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/3379/piroguegettingitupbowoncn0.jpg
pirogue bow on the truck rack rollers
Once up I simply push the pirogue fwd to engage the hinged fingers P&S on the fwd. end of my truck rack. They prevent the pirogue moving fwd or left and right.
http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/9427/piroguegettingitupmfwdsjj1.jpg
The hinged fwd. finger can be turned down when I'm using the canoe and allow the outer finger to engage the canoe
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/1355/piroguegettingitupontheim2.jpg
Notice the small pins fwd of the wheel. They hold the pirogue in place and are removeable. The string keeps them from getting lost
Aft I engage the two 3/8 X 4" copper pipe pins on either side of the pirogue. These lengths of pipe are removable to permit the pirogue to be slide aft or fwd. One placed in the holes on the rack they keep the movement of the pirogue or canoe aft, left and right just like the fwd fingers.
Now all I have to do is tie the pirogue fore and aft and I’m ready to go.
Once on the launching site I untie, take out the copper pipe pins , slide the pirogue back and lower the wheels to the ground. It will stay there long enough to fo me to go up to move back and lift down the bow . The pirogue is then wheeled to the waters edge inverted ( easy to do IF you keep the wheel base only as wide as needed). The single nut is loosened by the tied on wrench. This loosens up the clamp and the whole assembly can be stored aboard or the truck.;)
JD
I already had a wooden rack on my truck that is custom fit for my canoe.
With a little refinement I made it good for the pirogue.
http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/9373/piroguetiedownshowingwhna3.jpg
Custom Pirogue wheel clamp
First I made a wooden clamp on pair of wheels and axle. A couple of U bolts hold the axle down and a custom pair of grooves in the two portions of the device to fit the inwale and rub rail as shown. One ½" bolt and nut secure the device to the pirogue, Now it can be inverted and wheeled around by the bow to load and un load at the launching site.
http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/8145/piroguegettinitup1sn7.jpg
Pirogue ready to lift up
Once in position the bow is lifted to the rollers on my truck rack.
I only have to lift half the pirogue weight plus the wheels
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/3379/piroguegettingitupbowoncn0.jpg
pirogue bow on the truck rack rollers
Once up I simply push the pirogue fwd to engage the hinged fingers P&S on the fwd. end of my truck rack. They prevent the pirogue moving fwd or left and right.
http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/9427/piroguegettingitupmfwdsjj1.jpg
The hinged fwd. finger can be turned down when I'm using the canoe and allow the outer finger to engage the canoe
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/1355/piroguegettingitupontheim2.jpg
Notice the small pins fwd of the wheel. They hold the pirogue in place and are removeable. The string keeps them from getting lost
Aft I engage the two 3/8 X 4" copper pipe pins on either side of the pirogue. These lengths of pipe are removable to permit the pirogue to be slide aft or fwd. One placed in the holes on the rack they keep the movement of the pirogue or canoe aft, left and right just like the fwd fingers.
Now all I have to do is tie the pirogue fore and aft and I’m ready to go.
Once on the launching site I untie, take out the copper pipe pins , slide the pirogue back and lower the wheels to the ground. It will stay there long enough to fo me to go up to move back and lift down the bow . The pirogue is then wheeled to the waters edge inverted ( easy to do IF you keep the wheel base only as wide as needed). The single nut is loosened by the tied on wrench. This loosens up the clamp and the whole assembly can be stored aboard or the truck.;)
JD