Who’s Making Talking Depth Sounders? I too am a low vision fisherman who read your article. I contacted Realtime Control, the manufacturer of the Marine Talker, talking depth sounder in Australia. They no longer are manufacturing the talker modem. I still need to find a talking depth sounder. Do you know of any other companies […]
“The EnableLinker” The E-zine Linking You to Canada’s Disability Community February 2008 Volume 7 Issue 2 Website of the month: https://www.blindfishingboat.com Learn about blind fishing. The website contains brief biographical information about Lawrence Euteneier and describes the various assistive devices and fishing and boating technologies he employs in the world’s first “Blind Fishing Boat” and […]
Ottawa, February 18 – Lawrence Euteneier, founder of Blind Fishing Boat.Com, welcomes board new sponsors Laurentian Marine of Ottawa and Bombardier Recreational Products. “Installing the new Evinrude 115hp E-Tech outboard motor on the new 20-foot power catamaran will increase accessibility for fishers with visual disabilities,” says Euteneier, designer of the world’s first fishing boat for […]
Plans for the up-coming season include reviewing new and old spincast (closed face) reels. This style of reel is ideally suited for those who like to have the line pass between their finger and thumb while retrieving baits. While open face spinning reels might be great for retrieving spinner and crank baits, they don’t allow […]
Dear Lawrence, I recently received your article and website link from my Employment Officer of my local CNIB office. I believe that she sent it to me as I am in the middle of a huge project myself. I will start with a bit of background information about myself first. I am […]
Dear Lawrence, I am writing on behalf of my husband. He has recently lost the sight in his right eye & we are trying desperately to save the sight in his left eye. He is 49 years old & a diabetic. The diabetes is what caused the loss of sight. Prior to this, he was an […]
Leaving my home town and moving to the city to attend university signaled the beginning of a profound change in my life that was further magnified by my increasing loss of vision. Starting a family and building a career further distanced me from my hobbies that once dominated my existence — being out-of-doors. More importantly […]
I recently headed down to spend a day at one of Canada’s largest boat shows, the Toronto boat Show. I was fortunate to have a brother who lives near Toronto and who volunteered to go to the Show with me. I also had Maestro with me, my 100lbs Burnese Mountain dog guide dog and a […]
The Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability salutes Lawrence Euteneier for the innovative Blind Fishing Boat program that is being launched in eastern Ontario. To be an active part of the great outdoors, enjoy the serenity of the waterways, find the best fishing holes and share stories about the big one that got […]
The Porta-Bote proved to be an excellent platform upon which to build the world’s first fishing boat for the blind. It’s light weight, stability and handling were crucial to the deployment and trialing of the various electronic systems. It’s only down side rests with the portability aspect of the boat in that each time the […]
Internet Web Site: George Ibbott, owner of One1Site.Com, proved to be of tremendous assistance to me in not only designing and building my website, but in helping me to think outside the box on a number of design / service offerings. It was with George’s encouragement and challenging yet respectful suggestions that I conceived the […]
Lines come in many different colours and shapes. For the purpose of threading, one need only know that the braded lines thread easier when they are dryer and stiff, and the monofilaments slide better when a little wet. This is important as threading lighter lines through the eyes of fish hooks and other fishing equipment […]
I participated in a 1-day fishing tournament held on the Ottawa River each year for the past 19 years. On average, over 70 legally blind fishers and 35 fishing pros with their boats participate each year. I was the first “blind” fisher ever to participate from his/her own boat. Prior to the tournament, I gave […]
There are Blind Sailing clubs in over eight different countries. I’ve incorporated many of their same safety regimes into my own field trial practices. The main issues are safety to those on the boat and others on the water. For this reason, having sighted spotters to serve as back-ups is crucial. Communications is the next […]
Source of description unknown. I discovered it while surfing the Internet. Paul Dubas, at that time a guide on the Bighorn, taught it to me, but he tied it with two hands. He called it a Swirl Knot. I’m going to try to describe the knot, but without photos, it’s really tough. Tied with two […]