Re: Oarlocks for a P-15

Robert Skinner (robert@140.com)
Mon, 20 Dec 1999 19:17:50 -0500

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Ken Preston wrote:
> 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?

Ken,

Holland Webb, prior owner of Little Dipper, used a simple and slick
method for rigging oars -- he made loops out of nylon strap, and tied
the oars to the cockpit railing at the midpoint.

Advantages:

Breakdown oars stow without locks attached.
Loops are lightweight.
No modifications are needed to the boat.

Something to think about.

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Robert Skinner, robert@140.com, Rockville, MD 20850
'87 Potter 15 HMS #1618 "Little Dipper"
ECPA http://members.tripod.com/~SpeedSailor

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