Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Gear Forum :: Wenonah Jensen 17
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HansSolo |
quote CDandRockythedog: "Excellent advice! That's what I will do. Is it a real pain to remove the rivets to take out the center thwart? Removing the rivets is probably one of easier steps. You need to use a drill bit slightly smaller than the hole the current rivet(s) are inserted in. All you need do is center the drill bit on the head of the rivet you want to remove. Press firmly against the rivet and drill out the rivet. The drill bit will essentially "manage" the rivet enough that the pieces should fall out. Pictures below are of my Jensen 18 with the discontinued Center-Rib lay-up. As you can see, mounting a permanent ash yoke, (as I have in my Wenonah Odyssey), is not really a practical option if I want to retain the integrity of the Center-Rib lay-up. Hans Solo |
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NotSoFast |
quote CDandRockythedog: "Excellent advice! That's what I will do. Is it a real pain to remove the rivets to take out the center thwart? I replaced the aluminum gunwales on my Jensen 18 a couple years ago. First time I'd ever attempted anything of the sort. Removing the thwarts was easy. Dave |
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HansSolo |
In my opinion, the most secure way to attach a yoke to your Jensen 17 would be to permanently mount the portage yoke with the hardware I linked below. Wenonah Accessories When I worked at Rutabaga years ago, I mounted many portage yokes in various canoes using the laminated wood yoke shown on the right with the Ash Yoke Mounting Kit shown to left of the laminated yoke shown on the linked Wenonah page. It's the yoke I have in my Wenonah Odyssey shown below, although I changed to the sling-style pads a few years ago. I don't consider myself the most mechanically inclined or the handiest with power tools, but I found it fairly easy to install the yoke with the mounting kit. I also have a Kevlar Center-Rib Jensen 18 with a removable yoke. The primary reason I have a removable yoke in my Jensen 18 is because the Center Rib construction has shock absorbers that are attached to the thwarts. Mounting the aforementioned yoke would eliminate the center shock absorber, which I don't want to do. Hans Solo |
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CDandRockythedog |
I'm not sure if this picture uploaded correctly. But, if it did, here is the new yoke, just as you suggested. I had a couple minor issues with the installation (probably just me): I had to get longer rivets because the ones provided were just a bit short to go through both sides of the gunwale and the canoe itself. I also needed to use longer screws because the bracket sits at a bit of an angle because of the fact that the canoe is not a perfect right angle. Anyway, it I did get it installed about a week ago and I tried it out portaging on about a 100 rod portage near my house. What a difference!! Thanks for the advice!! |
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HansSolo |
Looks great CDandRockythedog! Glad it worked out for you. Hans Solo |
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