ditchcrawler Posted April 22, 2016 Report Share Posted April 22, 2016 Mine is painted to indicate the depth of the boat so I can use it to check out the moorings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave moore Posted April 22, 2016 Report Share Posted April 22, 2016 I've yet to hear from the OP so I assume he has found better advice elsewhere. Personally, I'd never twist paint a long shaft, they are a piece of working gear on a boat....ours get another coat of raddle red every year or so. Both mop and cabin shaft are banded, rather than striped. I've deliberately opted for a " less is more " approach with Resolute, so the ram's head/ Z iron / swan's neck is treated likewise. Besides, striped paint is terribly expensive..... Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathanA Posted April 22, 2016 Report Share Posted April 22, 2016 You think striped is expensive try getting tartan paint.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark99 Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 (edited) I do think you have to be careful cos you could end up with a white elephant like me. Lovely to look at but scared to use it. As we reverse round a very long 180 curve every time we leave, I use a long shaft every time. So ended buying another and painting it in simple colour bands. The ends are tipped with copper and a copper caps. Ie large gas pipe. Once undercoated, all that's needed is masking tape and a lots of time between coats. Masking tape is available in pinstripe thickess's from eBay. Spirals can be formed in masking tape if you take your time. One of life's pleasures is peeling off masking tape to reveal the stripe. Edited April 23, 2016 by mark99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mack Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 One of life's pleasures is peeling off masking tape to reveal all the paint that has crept under the edge! Corrected that for you! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drayke Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 Brinklow Boat Services and Rose Narrowboats both stock longer shafts than Midland Swindlers. I think 14' and 16' are available. Ours are 16', useful for manouvering in tight situations rather than the white water rafting, engine roaring, employed by some boaters. Barge poles my bottom....they are shafts! Dave When my dad worked on the canals they were called “Itchers” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FadeToScarlet Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 When my dad worked on the canals they were called Itchers What most people know now as a boathook, which was known as a cabin shaft on some canals, was called a "hitcher" on Thames barges. Perhaps there's a similar root. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogless Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 I have to be honest, in eleven years I've never used either 'shaft'. (It may be correct but it sounds awfully Kenneth Williams) Rog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drayke Posted April 23, 2016 Report Share Posted April 23, 2016 What most people know now as a boathook, which was known as a cabin shaft on some canals, was called a "hitcher" on Thames barges. Perhaps there's a similar root. Yes, my dad was a Cut-hand/Lighter-man so he could work the Thames or Canals this stemmed for the war years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radiomariner Posted April 24, 2016 Report Share Posted April 24, 2016 Two points of advice on 'shafts' gained from personal experience. 1. Don't paint them the same colour as your wooden hand rails. 2, Never use one as a vaulting pole when the gap betwixt boat and bank is a smidgen too far to jump. I don't think these need any explanation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark99 Posted April 24, 2016 Report Share Posted April 24, 2016 (edited) Corrected that for you! LOL so true. I used good quality masking tape but it suffers, as you know, at the joins or crossovers. Hence keep one nail on your finger long and use it with a thin rag and white spirit run your fingernail /rag to clean undo any fudge lines. Edited April 24, 2016 by mark99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave moore Posted April 24, 2016 Report Share Posted April 24, 2016 I'm going out soon, but will give details of how I stripe cabin shafts and mopsticks. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray T Posted April 24, 2016 Report Share Posted April 24, 2016 Is the set up for limbo dancing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurie Booth Posted April 24, 2016 Report Share Posted April 24, 2016 I thought I'd better paint my 2 year old pine bargepole before it starts rotting away. I've started with 2 coats of primer and one undercoat, it's now time to think about the top layer. My boat is green and red with white stripes, I have supplies of all 3 colours. Rather than just painting it one colour I thought I made spend a bit of time making it look nicer, by using all 3 colours. I've seen one or two done with some kind of spiral design but I've no idea where to start with that. Otherwise I was thinking of painting the whole thing one colour then overpainting sections in the other colours, using low tack masking tape. Any hints or tips? Thanks. Masking tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty40s Posted April 24, 2016 Report Share Posted April 24, 2016 Is the set up for limbo dancing? To the tune of "the Lion Sleeps Tonight" a Whim oh Whey.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark99 Posted April 24, 2016 Report Share Posted April 24, 2016 It was a subtle jibe at fellow member Leo (Mike G) who is not a fan of poncy poles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEO Posted April 24, 2016 Report Share Posted April 24, 2016 It was a subtle jibe at fellow member Leo (Mike G) who is not a fan of poncy poles. Moi?.....................................actually Mark, I am growing to like it........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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