Category: shenandory

James River Fly Fishing Trip

John and Lulu enjoying a great day fly fishing on the James River at an undisclosed location with the Shenandory. Picture provided by John’s son John Coleman.

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Returning from a successful maiden voyage!

Heading down the road after a successful maiden voyage. The boat has performed quite well, much to John’s pleasure. Now, let’s see how many rivers we can get it on this summer….. Stay tuned!

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Loaded and ready for the river!

The boat loaded and ready for it’s maiden voyage down the North Fork of the Shenandoah River.

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Anchor Roller Block Assembly on Transom

Transom Anchor Pulley Assembly with rope and anchor installed.

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Anchor Cleat

The Anchor Cleat is mounted to the Rowers Seat for ease of access while floating. The Anchor Rope has also been installed along with the rope for the seat.

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Sanding and Varnishing

John sands the gunnels in preparation for varnish ……. six coats of varnish to be exact.

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Painted Interior

The interior has been painted. Now sand some more on the gunnels and the rest of the brightwork to prepare it for varnish. Almost fishing!

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Painted and Measuring for the Oar Wraps

John and Lulu measuring for the length of the oars. A little water under the boat would make it perfect! Fishing season is here!

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Linex on the Bottom and part of the Stem

The boat is back from having Linex put on the bottom. This lining will provide protection from the ledges the Shenandory is bound to hit! Next comes painting the outside…. hopefully this weekend! As a side note: Three years into the life of this boat and the Linux still performs flawlessly!! I strongly recommend it.

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Pulley Blocks Installed for the Anchor System

Both pulleys installed (one near the front of the rowers seat and one near the transom) and John cleaning up. Once the peanut butter on the pulleys sets up it is back to sanding. It will not be long until the boat is upside down again and we are doing the final filling of the […]

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