On Mon, 04 May 2009 05:45:24 -0500, Jim Willemin
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"Don White" wrote in
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"Jim Willemin" wrote in message
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I was laughing all the way home, and feeling very smug and almost
righteous. Proud of my little boat, too - she was more than up to
the rescue.

Good for you. That row might have intimidated more than one pseudo
boater in this group.


It was sort of a Luddite victory - I'm a firm believer in the efficacy of
simple machines, and am delighted to score one for the Neanderthals who
like to take things slow and quiet. But I dunno about the intimidation
part, Don - maybe so, but given a choice I like to think most folks will do
the right thing (as long as their reputation is not at risk). Besides, it
gives one such a warm fuzzy feeling to be the Hero to the Rescue. It was
not as dramatic as hearing 'Mayday, mayday' over the radio, but the rush
was there.

You must have felt like a one-man mini-Coast Guard. (-:
I agree about the "simple machines."
I rented a lot of small boats that I'd throw my little 5 hp motor on.
Always checked that the oars and oarlocks were in shape, and refused
and switched a few boats.
I began fishing as a kid rowing, many, many miles, and that's stuck
with me. Never towed anybody though.
Don't think I'd be comfortable with a bigger beamier power boat
without a kicker along. Just how I am.
I've seen some talk about kicker mounts on the Carolina Skiffs.
Don't know much about it, but if I get one I'll look into it.
Always been fascinated by how the gondolas are propelled by one long
oar at the stern, but that's probably not practical for a beamy boat.

--Vic

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On Mon, 04 May 2009 05:45:24 -0500, Jim Willemin
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"Don White" wrote in
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"Jim Willemin" wrote in message
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I was laughing all the way home, and feeling very smug and almost
righteous. Proud of my little boat, too - she was more than up to
the rescue.

Good for you. That row might have intimidated more than one pseudo
boater in this group.


It was sort of a Luddite victory - I'm a firm believer in the efficacy
of simple machines, and am delighted to score one for the Neanderthals
who like to take things slow and quiet. But I dunno about the
intimidation part, Don - maybe so, but given a choice I like to think
most folks will do the right thing (as long as their reputation is not
at risk). Besides, it gives one such a warm fuzzy feeling to be the
Hero to the Rescue. It was not as dramatic as hearing 'Mayday,
mayday' over the radio, but the rush was there.

You must have felt like a one-man mini-Coast Guard. (-:
I agree about the "simple machines."
I rented a lot of small boats that I'd throw my little 5 hp motor on.
Always checked that the oars and oarlocks were in shape, and refused
and switched a few boats.
I began fishing as a kid rowing, many, many miles, and that's stuck
with me. Never towed anybody though.
Don't think I'd be comfortable with a bigger beamier power boat
without a kicker along. Just how I am.
I've seen some talk about kicker mounts on the Carolina Skiffs.
Don't know much about it, but if I get one I'll look into it.
Always been fascinated by how the gondolas are propelled by one long
oar at the stern, but that's probably not practical for a beamy boat.

--Vic


Look into how the Chinese propel mondo big sampans with a single
sculling oar over the stern - the oars are called yuli. Granted, those
yuli are on the biggish side for larger boats, but there are quite a few
anecdotes of sculling good-sized sailboats - sailboats it would be
impractical to row.

On May 4, 8:49*am, Jim Willemin wrote:
Vic Smith wrote :





On Mon, 04 May 2009 05:45:24 -0500, Jim Willemin
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"Don White" wrote in
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"Jim Willemin" wrote in message
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I was laughing all the way home, and feeling very smug and almost
righteous. *Proud of my little boat, too - she was more than up to
the rescue.

Good for you. *That row might have intimidated more than one pseudo
boater in this group.

It was sort of a Luddite victory - I'm a firm believer in the efficacy
of simple machines, and am delighted to score one for the Neanderthals
who like to take things slow and quiet. *But I dunno about the
intimidation part, Don - maybe so, but given a choice I like to think
most folks will do the right thing (as long as their reputation is not
at risk). Besides, it gives one such a warm fuzzy feeling to be the
Hero to the Rescue. *It was not as dramatic as hearing 'Mayday,
mayday' over the radio, but the rush was there.

You must have felt like a one-man mini-Coast Guard. (-:
I agree about the "simple machines."
I rented a lot of small boats that I'd throw my little 5 hp motor on.
Always checked that the oars and oarlocks were in shape, and refused
and switched a few boats.
I began fishing as a kid rowing, many, many miles, and that's stuck
with me. *Never towed anybody though.
Don't think I'd be comfortable with a bigger beamier power boat
without a kicker along. *Just how I am.
I've seen some talk about kicker mounts on the Carolina Skiffs.
Don't know much about it, but if I get one I'll look into it.
Always been fascinated by how the gondolas are propelled by one long
oar at the stern, but that's probably not practical for a beamy boat.

--Vic

Look into how the Chinese propel mondo big sampans with a single
sculling oar over the stern - the oars are called yuli. *Granted, those
yuli are on the biggish side for larger boats, but there are quite a few
anecdotes of sculling good-sized sailboats - sailboats it would be
impractical to row.- Hide quoted text -

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Yeah but those boats have a design that makes them easier to skull.
Long and narrow with a trailing end transom, vee bottom etc. I would
think the motor transom of those skiffs might make them harder to
skull, especially in any current or wind..

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On May 4, 8:49*am, Jim Willemin wrote:
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You must have felt like a one-man mini-Coast Guard. (-:
I agree about the "simple machines."
I rented a lot of small boats that I'd throw my little 5 hp motor
on. Always checked that the oars and oarlocks were in shape, and
refused and switched a few boats.
I began fishing as a kid rowing, many, many miles, and that's stuck
with me. *Never towed anybody though.
Don't think I'd be comfortable with a bigger beamier power boat
without a kicker along. *Just how I am.
I've seen some talk about kicker mounts on the Carolina Skiffs.
Don't know much about it, but if I get one I'll look into it.
Always been fascinated by how the gondolas are propelled by one
long oar at the stern, but that's probably not practical for a
beamy boat.

--Vic

Look into how the Chinese propel mondo big sampans with a single
sculling oar over the stern - the oars are called yuli. *Granted,
those yuli are on the biggish side for larger boats, but there are
quite a few anecdotes of sculling good-sized sailboats - sailboats it
would be impractical to row.- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Yeah but those boats have a design that makes them easier to skull.
Long and narrow with a trailing end transom, vee bottom etc. I would
think the motor transom of those skiffs might make them harder to
skull, especially in any current or wind..

sorry - I was mistaken on the name of the Chinese sculling oar - it is
called a 'yuloh', and there is a considerable literature about it on the
net (google 'yuloh oar'). The Chinese use it for junks and sampans -
generally kinda beamy, with flattish bottoms. Western adaptations for
modern boats usually use a thole pin on the transom, suitably reinforced
(cf. the Japanese 'ro'), though I suspect that a clever person could
design a clamp-on thole pin that would both serve the purpose and not
interfere with non-emergency boating. The Bahamian fishermen have
developed a similar sculling oar that they use on skiffs - more or less
flat-bottomed fishing skiffs. I understand the Bahamian sculling
technique doesn't need a thole pin or transom notch! I agree, in wind
and current things might get kinda difficult, but I also think a little
knowledge, a little skill, and a longish oar will get you home if your
motor goes all pear-shaped.

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Yeah but those boats have a design that makes them easier to skull.
Long and narrow with a trailing end transom, vee bottom etc. I would
think the motor transom of those skiffs might make them harder to
skull, especially in any current or wind..


*skull* Hehehehe.

What a frippin' idiot.

If you had something in your skull besides gas, you'd know the
difference between scull and skull.


*SKULL* Sheeesh.

On May 4, 9:54*am, HK wrote:
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Yeah but those boats have a design that makes them easier to skull.
Long and narrow with a trailing end transom, vee bottom etc. I would
think the motor transom of those skiffs might make them harder to
skull, especially in any current or wind..

*skull* * Hehehehe.

What a frippin' idiot.

If you had something in your skull besides gas, you'd know the
difference between scull and skull.

*SKULL* * Sheeesh.

Most of the more educated folks here knew what I meant.. Of course if
you had anything but gas in your head you would have noticed your pink
army regular spelled dilemma wrong in the title of his troll thread...
But we know you are more interested in trolling than talking boats
anyway.

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On May 4, 9:54 am, HK wrote:
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Yeah but those boats have a design that makes them easier to skull.
Long and narrow with a trailing end transom, vee bottom etc. I would
think the motor transom of those skiffs might make them harder to
skull, especially in any current or wind..
*skull* Hehehehe.

What a frippin' idiot.

If you had something in your skull besides gas, you'd know the
difference between scull and skull.

*SKULL* Sheeesh.

Most of the more educated folks here knew what I meant.. Of course if
you had anything but gas in your head you would have noticed your pink
army regular spelled dilemma wrong in the title of his troll thread...
But we know you are more interested in trolling than talking boats
anyway.


You claim to have been a builder of rowboats, ****-for-brains. Any real
builder of rowboats would be familiar with the word "scull." Anyone
familiar with rowboats knows the word "scull" and knows that "skull" and
"scull" are not the same word.

On May 4, 10:23*am, wrote:
On May 4, 9:54*am, HK wrote:

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Yeah but those boats have a design that makes them easier to skull.
Long and narrow with a trailing end transom, vee bottom etc. I would
think the motor transom of those skiffs might make them harder to
skull, especially in any current or wind..

*skull* * Hehehehe.

What a frippin' idiot.

If you had something in your skull besides gas, you'd know the
difference between scull and skull.

*SKULL* * Sheeesh.

Most of the more educated folks here knew what I meant.. Of course if
you had anything but gas in your head you would have noticed your pink
army regular spelled dilemma wrong in the title of his troll thread...
But we know you are more interested in trolling than talking boats
anyway.

Harry claimed to have wrote some tech papers on structural seismic and
wind forces on buildings. I'm really trying to get him to discuss
this. I may learn something from someone as knowledgable on the
subject as he is snerk

On May 4, 9:54*am, HK wrote:
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Yeah but those boats have a design that makes them easier to skull.
Long and narrow with a trailing end transom, vee bottom etc. I would
think the motor transom of those skiffs might make them harder to
skull, especially in any current or wind..

*skull* * Hehehehe.

What a frippin' idiot.

If you had something in your skull besides gas, you'd know the
difference between scull and skull.

*SKULL* * Sheeesh.

Harry, you missed one. Your lover Don's title of his troll has
"delemma" in it.

On May 4, 10:32*am, wrote:
On May 4, 9:54*am, HK wrote:

wrote in
Yeah but those boats have a design that makes them easier to skull.
Long and narrow with a trailing end transom, vee bottom etc. I would
think the motor transom of those skiffs might make them harder to
skull, especially in any current or wind..

*skull* * Hehehehe.

What a frippin' idiot.

If you had something in your skull besides gas, you'd know the
difference between scull and skull.

*SKULL* * Sheeesh.

Harry, you missed one. Your lover Don's title of his troll has
"delemma" in it.

He didn't miss it, he is a hypocrite and won't go after his Pink Army
regulars....