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I really dislike outboard motors! I sail on the Saint-Lawrence and there is that current. So I found some oars! I mean oooooaaaars! They fit on my 16' dinghy and I have the feeling they will fit the bill as well!

IMG_20190831_105615731_HDR by Michel Boulet, sur Flickr

IMG_20190831_105807667 by Michel Boulet, sur Flickr

IMG_20190901_164520037_HDR by Michel Boulet, sur Flickr

Holy Moly Michel. I bet you can hit 20kt with those things! They remind me of oars on the Exxon Valdez in the movie Waterworld

Ha ha!... And I bet that if I turn them on the side, they will provide enough lift to be airborn!
But, it is not easy to find oars that are worth something. I tried 7' 6" oars and I had to row like Ben Hur in the roman galley to make ½ knot against the one knot current that is average where I sail. Next I managed to make them longer up to about 9 foot but it still was not as good as I wanted. So I hope that these ones will make the boat fast enough without having me row like a slave. 1½ to 2 knots will be ok for me. Most of the times, I will only use them to get to the ramp after the sailing or if the wind is gone.

They passed the test! No problem or strain going up current with these oars!

DSCN4981 by Michel Boulet, sur Flickr

IMG_20190903_112015600 by Michel Boulet, sur Flickr

I decided to make them white today! I think it is prettier!
IMG_20190905_102058700 by Michel Boulet, sur Flickr

IMG_20190905_132013363_HDR by Michel Boulet, sur Flickr

IMG_20190905_160900659 by Michel Boulet, sur Flickr

IMG_20190905_160538135_HDR by Michel Boulet, sur Flickr

They look like something off a Viking ship!!!

Or a Roman galley! I plan on having my wife to sit in the back and bang on a drum to set the rowing speed! "Ramming speed!"
https://youtu.be/AjmbgZ2wZvk

LOL, you keep living that dream. Me thinks it may be wifey beating the drum.

GregWads wrote:LOL, you keep living that dream. Me thinks it may be wifey beating the drum.

It is the way it actually always goes!