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curtiscapk
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by curtiscapk » Fri Jun 21, 2013 7:12 am
Hey Jim!!!
How you doin??!!!
Glad you stopped in!

Craig and Paula
"THE FLOATER" rebuild Spring 2013
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15328
94 Party Barge 24' 115 merc
Turning Point hustler 14 x 13 prop
22mph gps 3 people
12 F150
Overland Park Ks
Hillsdale Lake, KS
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tuned
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by tuned » Fri Jun 21, 2013 12:07 pm
Sounds to me that perhaps some of you guys should check your state regulations for safety gear. Most states require a paddle on board, no matter how useless. I have a small telescoping one so I can stow it easily. I have yet to find a use for it although several here seem to have come up with some novel ideas

ToddBob
'Al the Mirthmaker' (The Third)
Build-- viewtopic.php?f=16&t=14007
Rainy Lake/Voyageurs National Park
International Falls, MN
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curtiscapk
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by curtiscapk » Fri Jun 21, 2013 12:18 pm
Not MO......
Craig and Paula
"THE FLOATER" rebuild Spring 2013
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15328
94 Party Barge 24' 115 merc
Turning Point hustler 14 x 13 prop
22mph gps 3 people
12 F150
Overland Park Ks
Hillsdale Lake, KS
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rancherlee
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- Location: Eveleth MN
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by rancherlee » Fri Jun 21, 2013 3:45 pm
Minnesota requires an Oar/Paddle....... So I bought a pair of cheesy plastic take apart ones at a rummage sale for 2$, you know the ones that come with an inflatable row boat!
It's a 4 step process for me to break out the paddle.
1- Kill the Johnsuki
2- Kill the 9.9 Yami kicker
3- Kill all 3 batteries running the Minnkota PD55 for 3+ hours @ "setting 10"
4- break the paddle in half because rowing a pontoon is futile.
1988' Kennedy 20' "Haley's Comet"
Rebuilt 2016 with 25" single strake outer tubes and a 25x23" straked U-tube
2003 Suzuki DF140 - Yamaha 9.9HT kicker - 39.1@6300rpm
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lazyriver
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by lazyriver » Sun Jun 23, 2013 5:57 pm
we have had to paddle ours a Cpl times for some of the stupidest little reasons.
it really does suck and taught us a Cpl valuable lessons as newbies. main one being.... bring extra fuel..lol.
Riviera cruiser
35hp merc
Towed with an '87 Jeep Grand Wagoneer
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Overboard!
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by Overboard! » Wed Jun 26, 2013 7:38 pm
My dad paddled the old 24' Harris with his el-cheapo home made paddles on more than one occasion. Sometimes I was unfortunate enough to be on the boat at the time. He paddled more than a mile once, only to get within 1/4 mile of where he was headed and got help from a nice lady who offered to tow him the rest of the way. Needless to say he had his fair share of problems with this old thing, both unforeseen as well as self-inflicted (running out of gas), but most of the time he'd use it to paddle into the cove where his dock was because the water levels were low and he was afraid to use the prop.
He was always too cheap to buy a nice store-bought paddle, so he'd use a pressure treated 1x6 and cut it out himself. I have to say that while they weren't as efficient as a nice one, they did work. That is until they sat out in the weather a few years. After that they'd break off in the water when he tried to use them

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Waterlogged
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by Waterlogged » Fri Jul 12, 2013 12:40 pm
Paddled my Party Barge 22 about 50 yds a couple years ago when my Merc had one of its many failure to run episodes. It worked quite well, actually moved upstream.
Glenn
2008 SunTracker Regency Party Barge 22 with lifting strakes
2008 Mercury 115 4 stroke
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steveiam
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by steveiam » Fri Jul 12, 2013 4:41 pm
That was funny right there--Just saying!
I often wonder if Jimmy really did crack corn, and why should I care?
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SoCalAngler
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by SoCalAngler » Sat Jul 13, 2013 3:03 pm
steveiam wrote:
That was funny right there--Just saying!
X2!!!!
2003 Ford F-350 Super Duty, XLT, V10, 4X2, Crew Cab, Short Bed...tow vehicle
2017 Alumacraft V16; 2017 Yamaha F25; 2017 Karavan Trailer
2011 Keystone Outback 250RS
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Oldsailor
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by Oldsailor » Sat Jul 13, 2013 3:29 pm
There's a paddle under one of the front seats - it was there when we bought the boat.
Can't see using it, as it's a short handled one. We have a couple of long handled ones that "might"
work in a pinch, but a cell phone and friends on live on the lake is probably our best alternative.
I'm too old to paddle anything anyway.....

1991 Harris Flotebote Sunliner "Laura's Leisure"
2020 Yamaha 115LB
Lake Jordan, Alabama
Retired U.S. Navy Spook
Vietnam '68-'70
[b]"Drinking Rum before 10 AM doesn't mean you're an alcoholic -
It means you're a Pirate!"[/b] :drink
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guy48065
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by guy48065 » Sat Jul 13, 2013 7:51 pm
I think I'll mount a single oarlock centered on the back railing and get a LONG oar to motivate my boat like they do in Venice

Mark
1996 Sweetwater 180EX + Johnson 40
Rush Lake, Atlanta, MI
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Todd4
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by Todd4 » Mon Jul 15, 2013 4:28 pm
Actually a paddle is very useful on a pontoon boat:
Once you wear yourself out trying to paddle against the wind or waves; the paddle is useful for keeping you off the rocks until help comes.
I tried to paddle a 17 foot v-bottom ski boat many years ago after the motor wouldn't start. It's like swimming upstream in a river - you can make headway for awhile, but eventually you'll be back to where you started on your way down stream. Now if you just need to reposition yourself in a protected cove - have at it, wear yourself out. I'm too old for that - I'll use my TM.
Todd