Boat Hook Kit

13 reviews

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Description

 

We supply the bronze hook and instructions, you supply the handle, and then craft a beautiful, traditional boat hook that stands upright in water. If you drop the hook overboard, retrieval is easy.

8.25" X 1.25"
Please note, this version is a bit heavier (12 oz instead of 8-9 oz as in the past) so you may need to either do some extra shaping of the handle, or drill out a bit of the bronze in the hollow, to lighten the hook, in order to help the handle stick up enough out of the water should it go overboard.

Instructions include four pages... drawings, measurements, and variations survey with different types of wood, taper, ends, and how well (or not) they did with the upright float test.

by Jon Wilson

The November 2018 issue of Small Boats Monthly features a "Padook", a Greenland style paddle + hook combo. Click SBM

Customer Reviews

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Tedd Blankenship
Beautiful craftsmanship - great fun - wonderful article

I bought this boat hook after I read the article. It doesn't get much better than this for a woodworker and sailor. The boat hook is a beautiful piece of work. Very well done, excellent craftsmanship. I took the boathook to our sailing breakfast bunch - the old guys - to show them the boathook and the article. Everyone was impressed and they're a tough crowd! I also took it to show the bridge building engineer and software engineer - I wanted to see how they would go about designing a handle - interesting. I'll probably buy at least one more before all is said and done. I'm anxious to give it a go...

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Chuck Beyer
A Real Boat Hook

Our boat needed a "Real" boat hook, not one of those collapsible aluminum poles that collapse and hang up every time you really need it. On a strong wooden shaft this hook will work just great. Beautifully finished bronze hook. I'm almost finished and waiting to see if it actually floats up right.

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Chris Woodward
Boat Hook Kit

Quality brass casting, well defined instructions, reasonable price.
She floated on her lines!

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Stephen Jackson
Boat Hook Review

The order arrived the next day! I found an old ash hand rail and whittled it down for a handle. The instructional article was very precise and informative. The boat hook has made docking much easier.

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Steve Brookman
Good deal

Not only is it well made and competitively priced it comes with 4 pages of Jon Wilson's instructions.

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