I think that I like Bill C.'s suggestion of sculling, as
that's almost as relaxing as rowing is. Plus, it's "different"
and will make me look more exotic if I hafta! ;-)
I think I'm going to go with the webbing and prusik oar locks
on the railing for the first try. I'm not sure yet if I prefer
to row the P-19 sitting or standing.
I hate to say it, but the more I think of it, the more I think
I'll replace the iron sail with the oars. Quieter, more
relaxing, healthier, and more reliable. *G*
Bill B.
P-19 #454, Dream Catcher
Nampa, ID
"Judith Blumhorst, DC" wrote:
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> Hi Bill,
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> My pre-owned P19 came with oarlock sockets and a pair of ash two-piece oars, very long, beautifully balanced, and trimmed with brass and leather -- and a story. the story is: The original owner liked to go out early in the morning and didn't like to wake up live-aboards on the neighboring yachts by firing up the outboard. He would row the P19 out of the marina, a half mile or so, out into the channel before starting the motor.
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> I've never used them myself, but I did set them up just to see what it was like. The two-piece oars are quite long, so they can reach down to the water without the handles being too high up to row comfortably. The oarlock sockets are mounted on the outboard vertical wall of the cockpit coaming, with a small, angled wooden block to make them perfectly vertical. The top of the socket is flush with the top of the coaming. The oarlock itself is attached to the oar. The oars fit under the cockpit rails.
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> The boat also came with simple seat for rowing -- a varnished 2 x 8 which is fits across the cockpit from side to side; you place it across the seats up against the bulkhead and row facing aft.
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> I carry them stowed aboard (out of the way, under the port cabinet and vberth) as a third propulsion system just in case both the wind and the outboard die. And if the rudder were to break, I could use them like a canoe-ing "stern rudder stoke" to steer pretty effectively.
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> Fair winds,
> Judy B
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