Oarlock questions
 

HK wrote:
Richard Casady wrote:
On Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:58:57 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On a safety
note, "U" shaped oar locks must be removed at all times when not in
use. They are a serious source of injury if someone falls on them.

Locks that are not perminently attached to the oar will end up with
Davy Jones.

Casady


The horned oarlocks I had on my rowboats when I was a little kid had
keepers. There was a hole through the bottom of the shaft of the
oarlock, to which was attached a bronze chain with a little keeper on
the end of it. There were also folding horned oarlocks.




Here's a photo of similar oarlocks with the small hole at the bottom of
the shaft.

http://www.jamestowndistributors.com...uct.do?pid=305


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Oarlock questions
 

On Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:17:21 -0400, HK wrote:

Locks that are not perminently attached to the oar will end up with
Davy Jones.

Casady


The horned oarlocks I had on my rowboats when I was a little kid had
keepers. There was a hole through the bottom of the shaft of the
oarlock, to which was attached a bronze chain with a little keeper on
the end of it. There were also folding horned oarlocks.

The rule of boats is that if you handle small untethered objects you
will eventually drop some of them over the side. It is never stuff
that floats.

The oarlocks for the duckboat I had as a kid were horn type with a pin
through the oar. Nonetheless, there was a hole in the end of the
shaft, pointless as that was.

Casady

Oarlock questions
 

On Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:23:13 -0500, Richard Casady
wrote:

The oarlocks for the duckboat I had as a kid were horn type with a pin
through the oar. Nonetheless, there was a hole in the end of the
shaft, pointless as that was.

A pin through the oar is undesirable for two reasons: One, it weakens
the oar; and two, it prevents feathering the oar which creates a lot
of extra wind resistance.

A removable oarlock, not pinned to the oar, should have a chain
attached to the bottom ending in a small bar which prevents accidental
loss.

Oarlock questions
 

Thanks all. Tons of great advice.

Based on what everyone wrote, my plan is to get round oarlocks, sleeves, and
buttons. I'll probably just return the oars I bought (I still have the
receipt) and look for longer oars elsewhere or order longer oars from the
place where I bought the oars that I have.

"BetaB4" wrote in message
...
I had previously posted a question about buying oars and oarlocks
(05/11/2009 -- "How/Where to buy Oars and Oarlocks"). I just bought a set
of wooden oars, and now I have to decide on what type of oarlocks to get.
The oars that I bought are new Caviness basswood 6 1/2 foot wooden oars,
for $63 for the pair. (Unfortunately, I bought the wrong size oars
according to what people here recommended -- see below about why I did
that).

My question now is what type of oarlocks to get. My boat is a 13-foot
aluminum fishing boat with a gas engine and an electric motor. It already
has oarlock holders mounted in place. And, since I now have the oars and
the oarlock holders, I just need to get the oarlocks. The purpose for
getting the oars is really just for safety reasons in case the battery
dies or the electric motor breaks down while out in waters where only an
electric motor is allowed. So, if I get stuck, I want to be able to row
the boat to shore or to a docking area.

The kinds of oarlocks that I see a 1) oarlocks that appear to clamp
right onto the oars; 2) round oarlocks that the oars go through; and, 3)
U-shaped open oarlocks with or without a bar that goes across the top. I
also see "oar protector" sleeves (or whatever they are called) that I can
buy to go over the oars, and I guess protect the oars from wear and damage
from rubbing against the oarlocks. Seems like the oar protector sleeves
might be a good idea for two of the oarlock types, and would not be
necessary for the type of oarlocks that clamp directly to the oars.

Any suggestions on which type of oarlocks I should get, and whether or not
to get the oar protector sleeves?

(NOTE: About why I bought the wrong size oars --- I was in a boat supply
store and I didn't have or remember the formula for calculating the
correct size oars to get. I figured I could ask the "experts" at the
store, but they said they never heard of any formula and "just get
whatever feels right to you" -- duh. I have a 13-foot aluminum fishing
boat and the span across between the oarlock holders is 60-inches. The
only oars that the store had were the pair of 6 1/2 foot Caviness basswood
oars that I bought for $63, and a pair of 7-foot Caviness basswood oars
for $119. So, I bought the pair for $63. Since then, I went to another
boat supply store (West Marine) and the biggest they had were two
unmatched 8-foot Caviness basswood wooden oars with different size paddle
ends for about $77 each. I think that ideally I should have bought about
8 1/2 foot wooden oars, but the bottom line is that I now have the two 6
1/2 foot wooden oars that I bought for $63 for the pair.)

Oarlock questions
 

"BetaB4" wrote in message
...
Thanks all. Tons of great advice.

Based on what everyone wrote, my plan is to get round oarlocks, sleeves,
and buttons. I'll probably just return the oars I bought (I still have
the receipt) and look for longer oars elsewhere or order longer oars from
the place where I bought the oars that I have.

"BetaB4" wrote in message
...
I had previously posted a question about buying oars and oarlocks
(05/11/2009 -- "How/Where to buy Oars and Oarlocks"). I just bought a set
of wooden oars, and now I have to decide on what type of oarlocks to get.
The oars that I bought are new Caviness basswood 6 1/2 foot wooden oars,
for $63 for the pair. (Unfortunately, I bought the wrong size oars
according to what people here recommended -- see below about why I did
that).

My question now is what type of oarlocks to get. My boat is a 13-foot
aluminum fishing boat with a gas engine and an electric motor. It
already has oarlock holders mounted in place. And, since I now have the
oars and the oarlock holders, I just need to get the oarlocks. The
purpose for getting the oars is really just for safety reasons in case
the battery dies or the electric motor breaks down while out in waters
where only an electric motor is allowed. So, if I get stuck, I want to
be able to row the boat to shore or to a docking area.

The kinds of oarlocks that I see a 1) oarlocks that appear to clamp
right onto the oars; 2) round oarlocks that the oars go through; and, 3)
U-shaped open oarlocks with or without a bar that goes across the top. I
also see "oar protector" sleeves (or whatever they are called) that I can
buy to go over the oars, and I guess protect the oars from wear and
damage from rubbing against the oarlocks. Seems like the oar protector
sleeves might be a good idea for two of the oarlock types, and would not
be necessary for the type of oarlocks that clamp directly to the oars.

Any suggestions on which type of oarlocks I should get, and whether or
not to get the oar protector sleeves?

(NOTE: About why I bought the wrong size oars --- I was in a boat supply
store and I didn't have or remember the formula for calculating the
correct size oars to get. I figured I could ask the "experts" at the
store, but they said they never heard of any formula and "just get
whatever feels right to you" -- duh. I have a 13-foot aluminum fishing
boat and the span across between the oarlock holders is 60-inches. The
only oars that the store had were the pair of 6 1/2 foot Caviness
basswood oars that I bought for $63, and a pair of 7-foot Caviness
basswood oars for $119. So, I bought the pair for $63. Since then, I
went to another boat supply store (West Marine) and the biggest they had
were two unmatched 8-foot Caviness basswood wooden oars with different
size paddle ends for about $77 each. I think that ideally I should have
bought about 8 1/2 foot wooden oars, but the bottom line is that I now
have the two 6 1/2 foot wooden oars that I bought for $63 for the pair.)



This place goes up to 16' length in oars.
http://www.fancyoars-paddles.com/

Oarlock questions
 

On Jun 19, 4:17*pm, HK wrote:
Richard Casady wrote:
On Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:58:57 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On a safety
note, "U" shaped oar locks must be removed at all times when not in
use. *They are a serious source of injury if someone falls on them.

Locks that are not perminently attached to the oar will end up with
Davy Jones.

Casady

The horned oarlocks I had on my rowboats when I was a little kid had
keepers. There was a hole through the bottom of the shaft of the
oarlock, to which was attached a bronze chain with a little keeper on
the end of it. There were also folding horned oarlocks.


Didn't you take a rowboat to the Bahamas and get a fireboat welcome in
Freeport when you were a kid?

Oarlock questions
 

"Don White" wrote in message
...

This place goes up to 16' length in oars.
http://www.fancyoars-paddles.com/

Thanks. That's an interesting website with a lot of good information.
Their prices seem very good too. Their prices are in Canadian currency
which means that when buying with U.S. dollars the price would be even less
(1 U.S. dollar = about 1.12 Canadian dollars).

They show how they make the oars, sizing information, etc.

Oarlock questions
 

"BetaB4" wrote in message
...
"Don White" wrote in message
...

This place goes up to 16' length in oars.
http://www.fancyoars-paddles.com/

Thanks. That's an interesting website with a lot of good information.
Their prices seem very good too. Their prices are in Canadian currency
which means that when buying with U.S. dollars the price would be even
less (1 U.S. dollar = about 1.12 Canadian dollars).

They show how they make the oars, sizing information, etc.



If you could time it when our dollar is low.(a couple years ago) those oars
would be almost half price to you. ;-)

Oarlock questions
 

Loogypicker wrote:
On Jun 19, 4:17 pm, HK wrote:
Richard Casady wrote:
On Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:58:57 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:
On a safety
note, "U" shaped oar locks must be removed at all times when not in
use. They are a serious source of injury if someone falls on them.
Locks that are not perminently attached to the oar will end up with
Davy Jones.
Casady
The horned oarlocks I had on my rowboats when I was a little kid had
keepers. There was a hole through the bottom of the shaft of the
oarlock, to which was attached a bronze chain with a little keeper on
the end of it. There were also folding horned oarlocks.


Didn't you take a rowboat to the Bahamas and get a fireboat welcome in
Freeport when you were a kid?

I'm sure he did - twice.

Oarlock questions
 

On Jun 21, 12:00*pm, "BetaB4" wrote:
"Don White" wrote in message

...



This place goes up to 16' length in oars.
http://www.fancyoars-paddles.com/

Thanks. *That's an interesting website with a lot of good information.
Their prices seem very good too. *Their prices are in Canadian currency
which means that when buying with U.S. dollars the price would be even less
(1 U.S. dollar = about 1.12 Canadian dollars).

They show how they make the oars, sizing information, etc.

Yeah, but their oars look like they were not finished.. square edges,
ugly in my opinon...

Try these guys, they have been doing it by hand forever...

http://www.shawandtenney.com/index.php

I have ordered their oars in the past, beautiful..

Look at a nice pair of spruce oars and like you said, round oarlocks,
sleeves, buttons...

Scotty from SmallBoats.com