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Roger,
you might consider adding or increasing the chine or keel. Than center strip of wood haning in the water will create drag when being blown sideways as well as help you to cut the water and go straighter when moving forward.

jed

Roger

That is a good-looking boat. Have you considered an anchor system such as Joe Hyde uses on his canoe? Just a thought.

Again, that is a sweet boat.

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Thanks guys. Jed, the boat does have "runners" on the bottom, two 1x1 strips of cypress running fore to aft along the middle 2/3 of the boat. My problem is she sits so high in the water and sides are so high. But read below...

RRhyne, I have one half such an anchor system installed aft, and I'm going to do the fore one this weekend, but I'm going to use small mushroom anchors. I am thinking that by lowering these into the water just below the surface, I can use them sort of like a drift sock to slow my drift, and use them as anchors when needed.

What about draging a bucket? might slow you down. anchoring fore and aft is probably the best option, Eric

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Tis bettter to have hooked and lost, than never hooked at all.

Roger - you can get a small drift sock designed for smaller boats from Janns-Netcraft [they have a website]. I've been using one for years on first a 14' Jon and now on my 12' pram. Works great. They cost less than $20.

donald

Get a 5 gallon pail and a piece of rope. Thats an even chaper solution and it works pretty well too.

jed

Roger great article and boat. Several years ago I built a a similar boat. It was from a book called "Building the six hour canoe". Great boat love it still. Had the same problem with the wind. I put in a small 1" x 1" keel. This helped control the boat and made it more stable.

Paddling is very relaxing and fishing so close to the water makes you one with the fish.

Tight lines and big Bule Gills to you.

Island Fly

Thanks, guys, again. http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/smile.gif

No socks or buckets, though. Too many stumps, limbs, logs and such to snag on, often I'm in water less than a foot around these swampy waters. The mushroom anchor should avoid this and double as an anchor, of course!

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Hi Roger,

My fish live in skinny water too. I
find the mushroom works quite well. With
a minimum of caution it is quite stealthy
as well. Very important in these shallow
water fisheries. I like the ones with the
heavy plastic coatings. The mud easily
washes off before bringing it back in your
boat. Warm regards, Jim

Jim,
Do you know if they come in 5 lb. sizes? All I can find are 10 lb.
Best,
R

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I use old window sash weights. Cheap and they will not get caught on anything in the water.

jed

Roger, I've seen 8 pound, don't know if I've seen 5 pound, tho.

Hi Roger,

I've found them in 5# but not with the
plastic coating. Walmart carries the 8#
plastic coated model. Warm regards, Jim

I would think that the plastic coating could be copied with the insulating tool dip sold at hardware stores. Just paint a couple of coats on.

I use a gallon milk jug full of sand. Leave the top off so the air escapes.