Quinte Fishing

I have a single man Kenai Pro and I’m looking if anyone sells or has a link to where is can find the setup with the skis like in the picture , too hard to pull through deep snow

Try Value Village or Sally Anne sports section of OLD skis

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David Delcloo aka Superdad
(Retired)

Kingston

I went on kijiji last year and picked up down hill skis for $30 from a person from Sydenham. watch a video from youtube and picked the design for my smitty sled. Best thing I did, don't even know it's their half the time.

cheap and easy, this one is going on season 5 or 6 and would get replaced in a moment's notice if lost or broken.

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I've built a couple of smitty sleds over the years. Makes a huge difference pulling in snow.

A couple of tips selecting skis. Downhill skis are better than cross country. The downhill are wider and float better. The cross country skis have a more pronounced hump which makes it harder to level the sled structure. They'll also sink deeper in the snow or slush making for a harder pull. Still, cross country would be better than nothing.

Try and get a ski length that'll fit in your vehicle. I go just a bit longer than I need to fit under my toboggan. The length is usually printed right on the ski. The longer the ski the harder to turn and manouver in the snow.

Here's a link for sizing. https://skiisandbiikes.com/blogs/ski-gu ... ngth-chart

Downhill skis also have a hump in the middle. If you cut off longer skis, it'll move the hump towards the rear making it a little more challenging to level your toboggan.

You want skis with a plastic bottom, if possible. Pull better and much more durable than wood.

Skis are laminated construction and will eventually delaminate at a cut, crack or hole. I seal all of these with epoxy for longer life.

Sources for skis are Kijiji, Facebook buy and sell, yard sales, or second hand stores. Don't pay too much. Lot's of people just want them gone.

As for the structure, I used wood. Easy to work with and I had enough scraps laying around. I used bungees and eyes to tie the toboggan to the sled.

I found that if you make your sled joints too snug the wood will swell in the wet and the sled won't fit together. I used super magnets from Lee Valley to hold the joints together. They have a screw hole in the middle and I countersnunk them into the joint. Works real well. I believed I used the 1" on a 2x4. Maybe 3/4".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCXKm3_ ... =TheDewars

https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/ha ... em=99K3325

Good luck with your project.