How do you determine the correct placement of oarlocks in relation to the
rowing seat position?
Is there a formula or rule of thumb used to determine this distance?

Bill

12" aft of seat edge and 6" above seat.

Bill wrote:

How do you determine the correct placement of oarlocks in relation to the
rowing seat position?
Is there a formula or rule of thumb used to determine this distance?

Bill

"Bill" ) writes:
How do you determine the correct placement of oarlocks in relation to the
rowing seat position?
Is there a formula or rule of thumb used to determine this distance?

here's what I copied down from Robt. M Steward's "Boatbuilding Manual" ...

7.5" vertical from top of seat to top of oarlock
11" horizontal from oarlock to back edge of seat
8"-9" max width of seat (so bum can get a good grip)


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Bill,

I have an 18' pulling boat that I raced before daughter came along.

The formulas posted by others seem fine. After you figure out where you
want the oarlocks
think about making the seat adjustable.

My seat was on rails and could be put 3" forward or aft. I have 3 sets of
peg holes for the footrests too. After rowing for a while I decided that I
wanted my oars a bit higher above my legs so I took the seat out and put a
cushion on the floorboard, that is where I row now.

A bit of flexibility is nice to have if your boat design allows it.

Tom

"Bill" wrote in message
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How do you determine the correct placement of oarlocks in relation to the
rowing seat position?
Is there a formula or rule of thumb used to determine this distance?

Bill

I hate to disagree with Jim Conlin and Bob Steward, but I've observed after
years of experience that the locks should be very close to 9 1/2" fron the
edge of the seat and about 8" above the seat.
None other than John Gardner told me about 25 years ago that the old
boatbuilders used a rule of thumb that the distance from the seat to the
locks should be the same distance as "the crook of the elbow to the crook of
the wrist". As we are anthropometrically similar, that comes out to 9 1/2".

"Bill" wrote in message
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How do you determine the correct placement of oarlocks in relation to the
rowing seat position?
Is there a formula or rule of thumb used to determine this distance?

Bill