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Date Posted: 16:33:26 11/28/09 Sat
Author: Bob Hall
Subject: Re: facing aft while sculling
In reply to: neil-s.e. virginia 's message, "Re: facing aft while sculling" on 13:35:50 11/03/09 Tue

Hi Neil,

I've used Jay's directions that are posted on Knockabout Sloop's blog. I'm not a wood-worker, so I had a couple questions here and there. All said, I ended up with a pretty good oar that moves my boat without much effort. Sixteen feet may be the right size for you, but what you need to do is determine the location of the chock (the U-shaped hunk of wood where the oar will rest while in use) and then get a long piece of PVC pipe or something and determine what the length needs to be on your boat. The difficulty is that the sculling oar is curved, not straight. So you have to use your imagination a little and imagine the oar bending down twenty or thirty degrees or so.

The oar on my 30-footer ended up being 14 feet. I helped build another one for my buddy Dave which ended up being 12 feet, and we also built his out of a thinner loom. You'll probably want to start with a 4x4 piece of fir and you'll most likely end up with a 14-16 foot oar.

Also, take the time to imagine where it's going to be stowed while sailing. (And hopefully it'll be stowed most of the time -- I fucking hate rowing). I lucked out and the curve of my oar fits like a dream against my doghouse.

Good luck man!,

-Bob Hall

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Re: facing aft while sculling -- neil, 18:12:50 11/30/09 Mon