I am looking top buy or build a towing bridle for towing an OC-6. In Hawaii they use some prefab towing bridle that they have to have on the escort/official boats. Does anybody have information where to buy these bridles. or how to make your own? thanks
Submitted by fishhead on Sun, 05/23/2010 - 10:51am
I've just used pretty standard dock lines. Relatively soft hand so they don't scratch things up, can be found in many lengths with a pre-spliced eye or custom made by splicing an eye yourself (which is really not too hard). Only had reason to tow an OC-6 once and it was a very flat day (even for a lake), but ran one line from out at the ama and the other around the front wae wa'a to a single tow line, probably did two bowlines there to join them but I don't really remember. Worked well except for the boat wake tossing the canoe around a little bit (it was a big boat).
#1 Sun, 05/23/2010 - 4:55pm
Fishhead. Your new bridal and tow line should arrive to you tomorrow (Sat).
Its exactly as I use here in Hawaii. We have towed a 6 man canoe for many miles upwind in 2' chop @ 5 - 10 knots with no problems. We usually have two steersmen sit in 5/6 seats while towing, seat six pokes right and seat 5 pokes left as needed. Good luck.
#2 Fri, 05/28/2010 - 12:55pm