Mike, forgot I already have some pics of canoe carts on my old
neglected web site here

http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/canoecart.html

I am sure you can get ideas for the Bootle Bumtrinket.

alistair

On 12-Jul-10, at 7:02 AM, Mike Rocket J Squirrel wrote:

Alistair Bell wrote:
> ha, forgot the full name.
> better yet.
> I think its official now :)

Nope. Dang boat is too heavy for two old short people to portage for
more than a few dozen yards. And there was a lot of portaging. We
cajoled, outright bribed, and charmed strapping young people in the
primes of their childbearing years to haul the thing. I don't have
enough affection for it to give it a name except for "That D*** Big
Boat."

I'm keeping it strapped on the van(agon) for a few more days: we have
a camping trip this coming weekend at Little Cultus Lake near Bend,
Ore., and after that I'll pull it down and use the /upside down j-
hooks screwed to the side of the van with 1/4'' stainless steel sheet
metal screws set in silicone bedding that I installed for this very
purpose and if the thought of doing that to a Vanagon upsets anyone
then they shoulda spoke up two weeks ago when I solicited ideas on
how to tie a big d*** boat on Mellow Yellow and Scott suggested this
modification which works peachy and I think makes darn good sense/
for some /other/ boat.

<takes breath>

It will be a more luggable boat, I can tell you that.
--
Rocky J Squirrel