Oars!

[Michel]

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

[lustyslogger]

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

[Michel]

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.

[Michel]

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

[Michel]

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

[lustyslogger]

They look like something off a Viking ship!!!

[Michel]

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

[GregWads]

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

[Michel]

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

It is the way it actually always goes!