RE: Oarlocks for a P-15

happy life skills foundation (hapilife@efn.org)
Wed, 22 Dec 1999 16:57:14 -0800 (PST)


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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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8 foot long oars.....how do you get 'em in the cabin?
Ken Silverman

On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Stallings Mike wrote:

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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
> http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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> I'm surprised by this thread. I have single piece oars that are probably 8
> feet in length. They easily fit under the cockpit, along with a couple of
> canoe paddles and 2-piece windsurfing masts. All on the starboard side.
> There is plenty of room. Maybe my foam flotation pieces are not as big as
> everyone else's. If so, that's OK, because paddles float too!
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> On the subject of paddles, I always carry a small one in the
> cockpit, for those rare but embarrassing stay misses, to get off sandbars,
> check depths, etc.
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> Mike
> 85 P15 #1589, Alexandria VA
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> my oars fit underneath the cockpital alongside the hull
> itself. they are 2
> piece plastic oars
> Ken Silverman
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