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Looking for a really long boot hook - where to buy..?
I'm looking for info on boathooks.. I've no experience of sailing / boating
at all - hence that's why I'm in here asking. I'm looking for a really long - ideally telescopic boat hook. The purpose for which I want it is related to work - At the site where I work we have a really deep pit for the surface water outfall. In an attempt to stop people needing to go into the pit I'd like to be able to reach into the pit - using something like a telescopic boat hook - to retrieve any debris (EG: plastic bags etc.) that blow into it. The pit is about 10 metres deep Can anyone point me in the direction of a UK based supplier of anything that might meet my needs...? Thanks in anticipation.. Simon. www.srsteel.co.uk http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Panorama http://www.srsteel.co.uk/landscape http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Peru |
Looking for a really long boot hook - where to buy..?
On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 20:27:10 +0100, "simon"
wrote: I'm looking for info on boathooks.. I've no experience of sailing / boating at all - hence that's why I'm in here asking. I'm looking for a really long - ideally telescopic boat hook. The purpose for which I want it is related to work - At the site where I work we have a really deep pit for the surface water outfall. In an attempt to stop people needing to go into the pit I'd like to be able to reach into the pit - using something like a telescopic boat hook - to retrieve any debris (EG: plastic bags etc.) that blow into it. The pit is about 10 metres deep Can anyone point me in the direction of a UK based supplier of anything that might meet my needs...? Thanks in anticipation.. Simon. www.srsteel.co.uk http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Panorama http://www.srsteel.co.uk/landscape http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Peru I've never seen a boat hook longer than about nine feet when fully extended. You may be better off with a grapling hook tied to a rope. If you're looking for a regular one, go he http://tinyurl.com/pw9xd John |
Looking for a really long boot hook - where to buy..?
Thanks John.
I had a feeling that maybe I would struggle.. -- www.srsteel.co.uk http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Panorama http://www.srsteel.co.uk/landscape http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Peru "JohnH" wrote in message ... On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 20:27:10 +0100, "simon" wrote: I'm looking for info on boathooks.. I've no experience of sailing / boating at all - hence that's why I'm in here asking. I'm looking for a really long - ideally telescopic boat hook. The purpose for which I want it is related to work - At the site where I work we have a really deep pit for the surface water outfall. In an attempt to stop people needing to go into the pit I'd like to be able to reach into the pit - using something like a telescopic boat hook - to retrieve any debris (EG: plastic bags etc.) that blow into it. The pit is about 10 metres deep Can anyone point me in the direction of a UK based supplier of anything that might meet my needs...? Thanks in anticipation.. Simon. www.srsteel.co.uk http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Panorama http://www.srsteel.co.uk/landscape http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Peru I've never seen a boat hook longer than about nine feet when fully extended. You may be better off with a grapling hook tied to a rope. If you're looking for a regular one, go he http://tinyurl.com/pw9xd John |
Looking for a really long boot hook - where to buy..?
I should also add..
Problem with a grappling hook is I'm reluctant to let people go throwing one down the pit. There are pumps, cables and walkways down there.. We could be in the situation of trying to retrieve an item off a walkway where a grappling iron would probably get stuck.. also I'm fearful of it damaging something - I thought a lightweight telescopic pole with a hook on t he end would give more control. may I need to go looking at Fishing poles... -- www.srsteel.co.uk http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Panorama http://www.srsteel.co.uk/landscape http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Peru "simon" wrote in message ... Thanks John. I had a feeling that maybe I would struggle.. -- www.srsteel.co.uk http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Panorama http://www.srsteel.co.uk/landscape http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Peru "JohnH" wrote in message ... On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 20:27:10 +0100, "simon" wrote: I'm looking for info on boathooks.. I've no experience of sailing / boating at all - hence that's why I'm in here asking. I'm looking for a really long - ideally telescopic boat hook. The purpose for which I want it is related to work - At the site where I work we have a really deep pit for the surface water outfall. In an attempt to stop people needing to go into the pit I'd like to be able to reach into the pit - using something like a telescopic boat hook - to retrieve any debris (EG: plastic bags etc.) that blow into it. The pit is about 10 metres deep Can anyone point me in the direction of a UK based supplier of anything that might meet my needs...? Thanks in anticipation.. Simon. www.srsteel.co.uk http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Panorama http://www.srsteel.co.uk/landscape http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Peru I've never seen a boat hook longer than about nine feet when fully extended. You may be better off with a grapling hook tied to a rope. If you're looking for a regular one, go he http://tinyurl.com/pw9xd John |
Looking for a really long boot hook - where to buy..?
simon wrote: I'm looking for info on boathooks.. I've no experience of sailing / boating at all - hence that's why I'm in here asking. I'm looking for a really long - ideally telescopic boat hook. The purpose for which I want it is related to work - At the site where I work we have a really deep pit for the surface water outfall. In an attempt to stop people needing to go into the pit I'd like to be able to reach into the pit - using something like a telescopic boat hook - to retrieve any debris (EG: plastic bags etc.) that blow into it. The pit is about 10 metres deep Can anyone point me in the direction of a UK based supplier of anything that might meet my needs...? Thanks in anticipation.. Simon. www.srsteel.co.uk http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Panorama http://www.srsteel.co.uk/landscape http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Peru Look for a painting pole. I got one at Home Depot that extends about 25 feet, or 7.62 meters. |
Looking for a really long boot hook - where to buy..?
simon wrote:
I'm looking for info on boathooks.. I've no experience of sailing / boating at all - hence that's why I'm in here asking. I'm looking for a really long - ideally telescopic boat hook. The purpose for which I want it is related to work - At the site where I work we have a really deep pit for the surface water outfall. In an attempt to stop people needing to go into the pit I'd like to be able to reach into the pit - using something like a telescopic boat hook - to retrieve any debris (EG: plastic bags etc.) that blow into it. The pit is about 10 metres deep Can anyone point me in the direction of a UK based supplier of anything that might meet my needs...? Thanks in anticipation.. Simon. www.srsteel.co.uk http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Panorama http://www.srsteel.co.uk/landscape http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Peru No boater would use a boathook 10 meters long. You probably need something custom made.... possibly for window washers. |
Looking for a really long boot hook - where to buy..?
Don White wrote: No boater would use a boathook 10 meters long. You probably need something custom made.... possibly for window washers. I've seen a few who *could* have used a boathook about 40 feet in length. That's as close as they managed to get to the dock with anything resembling control. :-) |
Looking for a really long boot hook - where to buy..?
boat yards use them to manuever boats to the slings. check with them.
you could also make something using rigid plastic pipe. g "simon" wrote in message ... I'm looking for info on boathooks.. I've no experience of sailing / boating at all - hence that's why I'm in here asking. I'm looking for a really long - ideally telescopic boat hook. The purpose for which I want it is related to work - At the site where I work we have a really deep pit for the surface water outfall. In an attempt to stop people needing to go into the pit I'd like to be able to reach into the pit - using something like a telescopic boat hook - to retrieve any debris (EG: plastic bags etc.) that blow into it. The pit is about 10 metres deep Can anyone point me in the direction of a UK based supplier of anything that might meet my needs...? Thanks in anticipation.. Simon. www.srsteel.co.uk http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Panorama http://www.srsteel.co.uk/landscape http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Peru |
Looking for a really long boot hook - where to buy..?
Painting pole may be the answer...
thanks for input folks.. -- www.srsteel.co.uk http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Panorama http://www.srsteel.co.uk/landscape http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Peru "Gordon" wrote in message ... boat yards use them to manuever boats to the slings. check with them. you could also make something using rigid plastic pipe. g "simon" wrote in message ... I'm looking for info on boathooks.. I've no experience of sailing / boating at all - hence that's why I'm in here asking. I'm looking for a really long - ideally telescopic boat hook. The purpose for which I want it is related to work - At the site where I work we have a really deep pit for the surface water outfall. In an attempt to stop people needing to go into the pit I'd like to be able to reach into the pit - using something like a telescopic boat hook - to retrieve any debris (EG: plastic bags etc.) that blow into it. The pit is about 10 metres deep Can anyone point me in the direction of a UK based supplier of anything that might meet my needs...? Thanks in anticipation.. Simon. www.srsteel.co.uk http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Panorama http://www.srsteel.co.uk/landscape http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Peru |
Looking for a really long boot hook - where to buy..?
"basskisser" wrote in message
ups.com... simon wrote: I'm looking for info on boathooks.. I've no experience of sailing / boating at all - hence that's why I'm in here asking. I'm looking for a really long - ideally telescopic boat hook. The purpose for which I want it is related to work - At the site where I work we have a really deep pit for the surface water outfall. In an attempt to stop people needing to go into the pit I'd like to be able to reach into the pit - using something like a telescopic boat hook - to retrieve any debris (EG: plastic bags etc.) that blow into it. The pit is about 10 metres deep Can anyone point me in the direction of a UK based supplier of anything that might meet my needs...? Thanks in anticipation.. Simon. www.srsteel.co.uk http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Panorama http://www.srsteel.co.uk/landscape http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Peru Look for a painting pole. I got one at Home Depot that extends about 25 feet, or 7.62 meters. Also, snow rakes, for dragging snow off high roofs. Looks like a snow shovel on a VERY long pole. Not telescopic, but they usually snap together with a ball-in-hole arrangement, like the tubes on vacuum cleaners. Remove the snow shovel thing and install something more appropriate. |
Looking for a really long boot hook - where to buy..?
"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
ps.com... Don White wrote: No boater would use a boathook 10 meters long. You probably need something custom made.... possibly for window washers. I've seen a few who *could* have used a boathook about 40 feet in length. That's as close as they managed to get to the dock with anything resembling control. :-) Don't blame them. It happens when boats are messed with by hordes of mischievous squid. |
Looking for a really long boot hook - where to buy..?
On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 20:52:28 +0100, "simon"
wrote: I should also add.. Problem with a grappling hook is I'm reluctant to let people go throwing one down the pit. There are pumps, cables and walkways down there.. We could be in the situation of trying to retrieve an item off a walkway where a grappling iron would probably get stuck.. also I'm fearful of it damaging something - I thought a lightweight telescopic pole with a hook on t he end would give more control. may I need to go looking at Fishing poles... Here's another idea. Someone, I know not who, makes very long telescoping devices for changing light bulbs in high ceilings. I've seen one that is at least 25ft long used at our church. I'm sure one could easily be modified with a hook to meet your purpose. |
Looking for a really long boot hook - where to buy..?
On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 22:09:33 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote: "Chuck Gould" wrote in message ups.com... Don White wrote: No boater would use a boathook 10 meters long. You probably need something custom made.... possibly for window washers. I've seen a few who *could* have used a boathook about 40 feet in length. That's as close as they managed to get to the dock with anything resembling control. :-) Don't blame them. It happens when boats are messed with by hordes of mischievous squid. Why are you so hard on members of the Navy today? |
Looking for a really long boot hook - where to buy..?
"JohnH" wrote in message
... On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 22:09:33 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "Chuck Gould" wrote in message oups.com... Don White wrote: No boater would use a boathook 10 meters long. You probably need something custom made.... possibly for window washers. I've seen a few who *could* have used a boathook about 40 feet in length. That's as close as they managed to get to the dock with anything resembling control. :-) Don't blame them. It happens when boats are messed with by hordes of mischievous squid. Why are you so hard on members of the Navy today? What? Navy guys have trouble docking, too? |
Looking for a really long boot hook - where to buy..?
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"JohnH" wrote in message ... On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 22:09:33 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "Chuck Gould" wrote in message ps.com... Don White wrote: No boater would use a boathook 10 meters long. You probably need something custom made.... possibly for window washers. I've seen a few who *could* have used a boathook about 40 feet in length. That's as close as they managed to get to the dock with anything resembling control. :-) Don't blame them. It happens when boats are messed with by hordes of mischievous squid. Why are you so hard on members of the Navy today? What? Navy guys have trouble docking, too? Whoosh! |
Looking for a really long boot hook - where to buy..?
On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 18:34:42 -0400, Bert Robbins wrote:
JoeSpareBedroom wrote: "JohnH" wrote in message ... On Tue, 26 Sep 2006 22:09:33 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "Chuck Gould" wrote in message ps.com... Don White wrote: No boater would use a boathook 10 meters long. You probably need something custom made.... possibly for window washers. I've seen a few who *could* have used a boathook about 40 feet in length. That's as close as they managed to get to the dock with anything resembling control. :-) Don't blame them. It happens when boats are messed with by hordes of mischievous squid. Why are you so hard on members of the Navy today? What? Navy guys have trouble docking, too? Whoosh! :) -- ****************************************** ***** Hope your day is great! ***** ****************************************** John |
Looking for a really long boot hook - where to buy..?
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"basskisser" wrote in message ups.com... simon wrote: I'm looking for info on boathooks.. I've no experience of sailing / boating at all - hence that's why I'm in here asking. I'm looking for a really long - ideally telescopic boat hook. The purpose for which I want it is related to work - At the site where I work we have a really deep pit for the surface water outfall. In an attempt to stop people needing to go into the pit I'd like to be able to reach into the pit - using something like a telescopic boat hook - to retrieve any debris (EG: plastic bags etc.) that blow into it. The pit is about 10 metres deep Can anyone point me in the direction of a UK based supplier of anything that might meet my needs...? Thanks in anticipation.. Simon. www.srsteel.co.uk http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Panorama http://www.srsteel.co.uk/landscape http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Peru Look for a painting pole. I got one at Home Depot that extends about 25 feet, or 7.62 meters. Also, snow rakes, for dragging snow off high roofs. Looks like a snow shovel on a VERY long pole. Not telescopic, but they usually snap together with a ball-in-hole arrangement, like the tubes on vacuum cleaners. Remove the snow shovel thing and install something more appropriate. I have one of those...aluminum tubes are a bit light, but if you're snapping 6 or 7 together, I guess that's a good thing. |
Looking for a really long boot hook - where to buy..?
"simon" wrote in message I'm looking for a really long - ideally telescopic boat hook. Check into equipment for swimming pool maintenance. Some pool cleaning implements operate at the end of very long poles. |
Looking for a really long boot hook - where to buy..?
Tie a couple of telescoping pool poles together. I had one that was at
least 15'. Or, make up something with different sizes of PVC pipe. John Gaquin wrote: "simon" wrote in message I'm looking for a really long - ideally telescopic boat hook. Check into equipment for swimming pool maintenance. Some pool cleaning implements operate at the end of very long poles. |
Looking for a really long boot hook - where to buy..?
I'm looking for a really long - ideally telescopic boat hook.
Go by a swimming pool company and get one of their wonderful telescopic aluminum swimming pool handles for the leaf nets. Mine is about 8' long telescoped in and 20' long telescoped out. It's so light you can hold it out horizontal and it locks solid with the twist of the shaft, locking from the inside. Tig weld or hoseclamp a hook on the end of it. Some of them have threads in the end to screw the leaf basket to and I bet you could screw a boathook into it there, too. It's just about as long as you could ever hold out that far, but you can telescope it out to whatever length is more comfortable, which makes it even stronger. |
Looking for a really long boot hook - where to buy..?
Larry wrote: I'm looking for a really long - ideally telescopic boat hook. Go by a swimming pool company and get one of their wonderful telescopic aluminum swimming pool handles for the leaf nets. Mine is about 8' long telescoped in and 20' long telescoped out. Uh, they are two piece shafts. If it is only 8 feet long, how can it possibly be 20' long when extended?? |
Looking for a really long boot hook - where to buy..?
"basskisser" wrote in news:1159469857.274448.151180
@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com: Larry wrote: I'm looking for a really long - ideally telescopic boat hook. Go by a swimming pool company and get one of their wonderful telescopic aluminum swimming pool handles for the leaf nets. Mine is about 8' long telescoped in and 20' long telescoped out. Uh, they are two piece shafts. If it is only 8 feet long, how can it possibly be 20' long when extended?? Mine has 3 pieces....each telescopes into the other. 3 x 8 = 24, but the pieces would fall out....(c; -- There's amazing intelligence in the Universe. You can tell because none of them ever called Earth. |
Looking for a really long boot hook - where to buy..?
Larry wrote:
"basskisser" wrote in news:1159469857.274448.151180 @i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com: Larry wrote: I'm looking for a really long - ideally telescopic boat hook. Go by a swimming pool company and get one of their wonderful telescopic aluminum swimming pool handles for the leaf nets. Mine is about 8' long telescoped in and 20' long telescoped out. Uh, they are two piece shafts. If it is only 8 feet long, how can it possibly be 20' long when extended?? Mine has 3 pieces....each telescopes into the other. 3 x 8 = 24, but the pieces would fall out....(c; This might do the trick... http://www.reusablebags.com/store/sn...oles-p-35.html |
Looking for a really long boot hook - where to buy..?
Larry wrote: "basskisser" wrote in news:1159469857.274448.151180 @i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com: Larry wrote: I'm looking for a really long - ideally telescopic boat hook. Go by a swimming pool company and get one of their wonderful telescopic aluminum swimming pool handles for the leaf nets. Mine is about 8' long telescoped in and 20' long telescoped out. Uh, they are two piece shafts. If it is only 8 feet long, how can it possibly be 20' long when extended?? Mine has 3 pieces....each telescopes into the other. 3 x 8 = 24, but the pieces would fall out....(c; -- Cool, never seen a three piece on. Mine is only two. |
Looking for a really long boot hook - where to buy..?
"basskisser" wrote in message .... If it is only 8 feet long, how can it possibly be 20' long when extended?? Three sections with 24" overlaps? Four sections with 36" overlaps? |
Looking for a really long boot hook - where to buy..?
John Gaquin wrote: "basskisser" wrote in message .... If it is only 8 feet long, how can it possibly be 20' long when extended?? Three sections with 24" overlaps? Four sections with 36" overlaps? Show me. The only one's I've seen (and own) are two sections. You could, however take two of those, and alter them to MAKE four sections. |
Looking for a really long boot hook - where to buy..?
"basskisser" wrote in message .... If it is only 8 feet long, how can it possibly be 20' long when extended?? Three sections with 24" overlaps? Four sections with 36" overlaps? Show me. The only one's I've seen (and own) are two sections. You could, however take two of those, and alter them to MAKE four sections. I have no idea if anyone makes them at all. You asked how a compressed sectional pole could possibly be 20 feet when extended. I offered two alternatives. |
Looking for a really long boot hook - where to buy..?
John Gaquin wrote: "basskisser" wrote in message .... If it is only 8 feet long, how can it possibly be 20' long when extended?? Three sections with 24" overlaps? Four sections with 36" overlaps? Show me. The only one's I've seen (and own) are two sections. You could, however take two of those, and alter them to MAKE four sections. I have no idea if anyone makes them at all. You asked how a compressed sectional pole could possibly be 20 feet when extended. I offered two alternatives. The trouble with your scenario is that each pole in succesion is a smaller diameter. The fitting that connects the two pieces is only for one size. It will not work in reverse. |
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