Boat Gear

Perfect for any small boat without a built-in head Over the years we've tried a variety of different "heads" on small boats from fold-down seats with waste bags to chemical porta-potties and each has had its pros and cons. But it's taken us years to come...

If you make a fancy birdsmouth double paddle for your kayak, or even a solid wood paddle from a section of closet rod - you may want to be able to break it down for transport or storage. It will certainly fit in your car more easily that way. Now you can...

Shinto Saw Rasps are manufactured from high quality saw blades with coarse teeth (11 teeth/inch) on one side and fine teeth (25 teeth/inch) on the other. Because of the saw tooth design, clogging is eliminated. Use the coarse side for shaping and very...

These nylon bags feature a rigid ring which fits neatly into the corresponsing SEA-LECT Designs Quarter Turn Deck Plates, Screw Out Deck Plates and Recreactional kayak hatches - w/ Internal Collar. The Red bag has a drawstring closure...

This is Oarsman's flagship product. They are the only US producer of traditional marine tallow and have been making it for 37 years. Tallow is a superior treatment and preservative for oar leathers, gaff jaw leathers and the like--essentially any full...

These traditional style bailers are made up with:cherry backplateslatheturned white oak or black locust handles (depends on the offcuts in the shop at the time)vegetable tanned shoulder leather for the"scoop,"copper slate nailsinstructionsand a tin of...

These are very elegant brass oarlock sockets. They would be right at home on a John Welsford Joansa, or any rowboat, for that matter. Not only are these premium sockets nicely finished but they come with nylon bushings The alloy is an...

If you’re only going to have one light on your small boat—this might be the one! Powerful LED, it’s waterproof, it floats, it works as anchor light, all-round light, stern light, flashing light—even a cabin light. And it glows in...

Greenland style paddles have become popular among kayakers. Not only do these beautiful paddles have a long tradition, but they have definite performance advantages as well. Like any kayak double paddle, there are distinct advantages to adding...

Injection Molded Nylon Make your own bungee cords or other shock cord applications. Simply thread an end through the hole in the base and tie a knot (see illustration at left) In spite of the measurements, the 1/4" clips work best with...

A lower cost alternative kayak hatch cover RECREATIONAL HATCH LINE: These are an economical alternative to the Performance covers. They fit the same rings but are molded from a single type of flexible, rubbery plastic. They seem to be a bit easier to...

How many times have you tied up to a dock or rafted up to a bigger boat only to find your little boat's gunwale getting beaten up even with your conventional fenders in place? These Taylor Made Fenders are the first to address the needs of low-freeboard...