I have discovered that fishing is best done facing forwards and using the oar in a paddle style to keep the bow aimed as desired. Over the past couple of days, I have been making a 10 kayak style paddle to assist with this. Following plans by Ken Simpson, I have made the blades and ribs for the blades from extra plywood not used in building Vireo. A 10 piece of 1.25" pvc pipe and a 1" wooden dowel complete the project. Out of pocket expense was $9 at Lowes. Already had all else. Hope to finish it tomorrow and be ready for a test run this weekend.
footnote - paddles are almost done by 6 PM same day. Need to shape the paddles, glass edges, and screw to PVC. I did put the recommended 15 degree offset, might go with 22.5 next time as it is easier to calculate and visualize.
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footnote - paddles are almost done by 6 PM same day. Need to shape the paddles, glass edges, and screw to PVC. I did put the recommended 15 degree offset, might go with 22.5 next time as it is easier to calculate and visualize.
