Re: Oarlocks for a P-15

happy life skills foundation (hapilife@efn.org)
Mon, 20 Dec 1999 15:16:09 -0800 (PST)


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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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you guys,

i've rowed my 15 sitting forward or backward. my boat came with a great
little rowing bench that fits into the front of the cockpit (my mainsheet
is boom end rigged so that cleat is removed and the bridge deck is really
usable). when I want to row facing forward i just sit on a tacle box with
a throwable cushion on top of it...works fine!
Ken Silverman, p-15 Vegan Lorax

On Mon, 20 Dec 1999, Bill Blohm wrote:

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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
> http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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> Ken,
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> I've got a P-19, but am also interested in carrying oars. I was
> thinking of using straps by prusik knots around the cockpit rails,
> but have yet to try it. I, too, would prefer to row standing but
> in my cockpit this would require standing just forward of the tiller
> and back enough from the cabin not to hit it. This might be an issue
> if I have passengers, but they can sit with their backs to the cabin
> easily enough. My main problem is the size of the oars and how I'd
> stow them while sailing. The tiller is easy: tiller tamer or raise
> it.
>
> Like you, I don't trust my iron sail. It's somewhat recalcitrant,
> but I know that's due to operator error last season. I've always
> carried two paddles and put any passengers to work. :-) That's
> awkward at best, though: too much freeboard for a comfortable
> paddle. I could extend the paddle, but....
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> If you get any pointers to sites showing recommendations for oars
> and mounting for oarlocks, I'd be most appreciative as well.
>
> Bill B.
> P-19 #454, Dream Catcher
> Nampa, ID
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> Ken Preston wrote:
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> > Ok, so I now have the yellow boat at home (still working on a name) and it
> > only took $8 in quarters at the Kenmore carwash to get the great bulk of the
> > green slime off. . .it's really a pretty nice boat underneath! The boat
> > does have cockpit rails (1982 or 3 vintage I think) but does not have
> > oarlocks. I'll be by myself a lot, don't trust motors and don't always end
> > up with enough wind, so want oars, maybe set up to row standing facing
> > forward, but. . .does anybody have photos showing how best (?) to do it?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ken Preston
> > Bainbridge Island, WA
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