What is a NRS frame?
The NRS Raft Fishing Frame includes a comfortable seat for the rower and puts the angler up high with a padded Swivel Seat. This frame turns your raft into a fishing machine. Hot-forged aluminum alloy LoPro™ Fittings are the heart of the NRS frame system, and allow complete adjustability for all frame parts.
What size frame for raft?
A 22″-26″ footwell seems to be ideal for most people. Having a rigid footwell helps as a space to carry more gear and serves as a solid platform for moving in and out of the center area of your raft.
Where are NRS frames made?
Moscow, Idaho
It is made of anodized 6061-T6 aircraft-grade aluminum for high-strength, long-wearing durability. We make the frames right here at our Moscow, Idaho facility, so custom modifications and special requests can easily be done for you.
What are the parts of a raft?
Parts of a Raft
- Tubes. The tube is the air-filled “doughnut” which surrounds the raft.
- Seams. The panels of the tube are glued together and the glue line is covered by a “seam”, or narrow fabric strip.
- Valves. Each chamber has a valve, which should be inspected for durability, ease of use and accessibility.
- Thwarts.
- Floors.
How do self bailing rafts work?
Self-bailing rafts, as their name implies, bail the water out automatically. This is accomplished by having an inflatable bottom of around 4-5” thick. Draining holes are located along the top of the floor where the floor attaches to the boat’s perimeter – this floor is known as a self-bailing floor.
What is a Cataraft?
Modern whitewater rafts come in two basic flavors: ‘self bailing rafts’ and ‘cat-a-rafts’. Self bailing rafts or ‘self bailers’ have the traditional raft shape, while catarafts, known as ‘cats’ for short, are made of a pair of pontoons straddled by a metal frame.
What is a Thwart on a raft?
Thwart: An air filled tube that spans the width of the boat. These provide stability for the boat and also can be used as a passenger seat and/or foothold.
What is a white water raft made of?
Composition. Rubber rafts are typically made from chlorosulfonated polyethylene a synthetic rubber often marketed under the DuPont® trademark Hypalon®. This material is a strong chemical resistant material that makes up the bulk of whitewater raft material.
How long do Hyside rafts last?
The floor of a self bailing raft is a wide flat inflated chamber. When inflated, the floor is about 4 or 5 inches thick, so the top surface of the floor is above the surface of the water….PVC (Plastic Coatings)
| HYPALON | PVC | |
|---|---|---|
| Expected life expectancy under normal river rafting use | 10-15 years | 2-3 years |
What is the use of bucket in raft?
A standard floor raft, sometimes known as a “bucket boat”, has a floor that is sealed to the outer tubes. Any water that comes in the raft stays in the raft until you use a bucket to bail excess water out. This style of raft was developed first, and is often a favorite amongst “old school” River Guides.
How does the NRS raft fishing frame work?
The NRS Raft Fishing Frame includes a comfortable seat for the rower and puts the angler up high with a padded Swivel Seat. This frame turns your raft into a fishing machine. The fully adjustable and adaptable NRS frame system lets you customize your Fishing Frame for the kind of fishing you’re doing.
When did NRS start strapping boats to boats?
At NRS we’ve been strapping frames to boats (or tying, before we created the NRS Strap) since we started business in 1972. After trying every kind of frame concept and coupling mechanism out there, we decided to design something better.
What kind of fittings do NRS oar mounts use?
Hot-forged aluminum alloy LoPro™ Fittings are the heart of the NRS frame system, and allow complete adjustability for all frame parts. NRS 8″ Oar Mounts are lighter, sleeker and stronger than ever with hot-forged aluminum alloy construction and a nylon insert to reduce rowing friction.