What are these?

[njdrt-rdr]

I'm new to boating and fixing up an old rowboat.
On the sides of the boat, near the stern are these fittings, there's one on each side.
What are they? The only thing I could come up with was something to hook a bilge line to, but found it odd that it would be on both sides for bilge. THen though maybe something for a live well with one side being intake and the other exhaust.

 

[Home Cookin']

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unless someone was rigging some kind of hanging system, i'd say it's for bilge pumps. Don't know why there are 2. I've seen people mount hand pumps in the stern of small boats.

 

[Mischief Managed]

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I'm guessing they put axles through those holes and had wheels attached so the boat could be flipped over and moved around easily.

 

[haulnazz15]

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I was guessing some sort of lifting/storage mechanism for getting the boat off the water more easily. I can't see that being a bilge issue as there's no fitting on the inside to connect to.

 

[floatfan]

Re: What are these?

I'm guessing they put axles through those holes and had wheels attached so the boat could be flipped over and moved around easily.

I'll second that. My uncle has smaller aluminum boat he takes camping with him that he's rigged up the same way.

 

[buildmark]

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yup, wheels. I've see that before.

 

[cyclops2]

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That saves a needless trailer expense for light enough boats.

PLUS you should see those wheels let you bypass a long line of Bull Crappers talking on the ramps.

 

[Captain Caveman]

Re: What are these?

The boat could have been used on some motor-restricted lakes with remote/portage only access. On the Minnesota/Canadian border in the Boundary Waters, I've seen people rig up small boats like this to use as portage wheels. Normally one would just haul a canoe but wheels on a boat like this would make for some fine fishing in those remote lakes.

 

[Fireman431]

Re: What are these?

They are attachment points for wheels and/or handles. The wheels have individual axles and the handle is a straight bar that goes thru for 2 person lifting.

 

[oops!]

Re: What are these?

i cant beleive you all missed what they are......this is iboats and we are supposed to know this stuff...

haulin...
home cookin
fire man
cyclops....

geez guys...

to the op.....those are rocket fuel exhaust ports.
in pic 2 down the seam of the transom.....see that dark stuff.....that is the transom being beefed up to hold the now removed rocket motor...
pic one clearly shows the black from heat around the thru port

 

[cyclops2]

Re: What are these?

Forgot everything I learned after retiring from NASA & Mission Control.

 

[jbcurt00]

Re: What are these?

i cant beleive you all missed what they are......this is iboats and we are supposed to know this stuff...

haulin...
home cookin
fire man
cyclops....

geez guys...

to the op.....those are rocket fuel exhaust ports.
in pic 2 down the seam of the transom.....see that dark stuff.....that is the transom being beefed up to hold the now removed rocket motor...
pic one clearly shows the black from heat around the thru port

On articulated gimbals to achieve proper thrust angles?

Scotty, I need a little more downward thrust to raise the bow & clear the tree roots ahead. Engage..........

 

[cyclops2]

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Tell Captain Kirk We will be having Klingons for dinner tonight.
Get more seasonings for the cooks.

 

[southkogs]

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i cant beleive you all missed what they are....those are rocket fuel exhaust ports.

Tinny's have rockets!?! No wonder those guys like 'em so much

 

[njdrt-rdr]

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It's been confirmed. I got in touch with my brother in law on the other coast, it was his dad's boat. Those fittings were for wheels.

 

[DuckHunterJon]

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Well that settles that - though I bet they could be converted for rocket use

 

[haulnazz15]

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I still think the rocket idea would work. What the worst that could happen, right?!

 

[floatfan]

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I still think the rocket idea would work. What the worst that could happen, right?!

Hey y'all, watch this!

 

[southkogs]

Re: What are these?

I still think the rocket idea would work. What the worst that could happen, right?!

Surely it would bring about another "will trim tabs help" thread

 

[haulnazz15]

Re: What are these?

Surely it would bring about another "will trim tabs help" thread

Probably something more like: "will ailerons and horizontal stabilizers help". hehe.