Frogwatch wrote:
I have a nesting 2-paw-9 dinghy for my 28' sailboat that I have always
rowed. For the oars, I have used the type of oarlocks that attach to
the oars and then insert into a female socket on the dinghy. I like
this because there is nothing that can get lost; the oarlock is
permanently on the oars so nothing gets lost. Unfortunately, these
are all made of mild steel (non-stainless) so they always rust. What
alternatives exist? Everything else I have seen made of bronze
requires some sort of pin through them to keep them from coming out of
the socket and getting lost. When you do take them out you have to
keep track of them. I bet I would have them for maybe a week before
losing one overboard. The type I have seen with a pin THROUGH the oar
are all made of mild steel so will rust. There must be a bronze or
stainless version of the type that is attached to the oars.


I thought they were quite common - all my oars have them, and I even
carry a spare set on the boat because they can escape over the leathers.
http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs...&classNum=null
http://tinyurl.com/3b8e3n

or

http://www.shawandtenney.com/marine-hardware.htm