Posts made by Paul Hook

• Heel blisters/friction in sliding seat foot holders

  @Paul Airey Definitely.  There is a technique to it, especially on the return slide.  I imagine it could go sideways (figuratively) if you were really trying to move hard and quick, but I...

  posted in Boat and Product Questions

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  Paul Hook
  9/11/25, 2:29 AM
• RowCruiser in Utah

  That is very nice.  Well done. I am in Livingston, MT, and dream of building the same boat and using it in Grand Teton and Yellowstone NP, Flathead lake, etc. I know that Jackson Lake is more...

  posted in Builders Forum

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  Paul Hook
  9/10/25, 8:11 PM
• Heel blisters/friction in sliding seat foot holders

  This is for a different boat with a different primary use, but I experimented with several options when I built a DIY sliding seat rowing frame for a skin on frame wherry (Dave Gentry's "Ruth"). I ...

  posted in Boat and Product Questions

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  Paul Hook
  9/10/25, 8:03 PM
• Invasive species inspection tips?

  Aquatic invasive species (AIS) are taken seriously in my home territory (Montana, Idaho, Wyoming), and mandatory inspections are routine.  Yellowstone National Park and the Flathead River Wate...

  posted in General Discussion

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  Paul Hook
  8/20/25, 12:55 AM
• Duckworks closing

  Thank you.  I hadn't thought of Edensaw for shop work.  I'll keep that in my next time I plan a road trip out there. Paul

  posted in Builders Forum

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  Paul Hook
  8/1/25, 9:43 PM
• Duckworks closing

  Thank you for posting that.  I went looking for the Rowcruiser kit last week and came up empty.  Wooden boatbuilding resources are thin here in Montana, so a kit is very appealing.  ...

  posted in Builders Forum

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  Paul Hook
  7/7/25, 12:02 AM