Re: More Tortiose Oars
Hi Rhett,
I built the 8' Big Tortoise, which had no oarlock positions on the
plans. So, I scaled the 2,4,0 dimension up accordingly, and measured
from the stern instead of the bow. This resulted in a useable oarlock
position, but the only photo I have of her afloat (not on my website
yet) shows me too far forward in order to face the camera
Your best bet is to put the boat in the water, sit in it and have
someone else tell you when it's trimmed OK, then rest your oars on the
gunwales where they are comfortable, and put the oarlocks there. Don't
worry about rowing this boat forward or backward, since it's not going
to be a speedster anyway. I like to face the stern, but I doubt it
matters much on this boat.
Jon Kolb
www.kolbsadventures.com/boatbuilding_index.htm
> adventures in astrophysics -- what did you, will you do about oarlocksEr, that's astrophotography - I'm not that smart.
> on your tortoise?
I built the 8' Big Tortoise, which had no oarlock positions on the
plans. So, I scaled the 2,4,0 dimension up accordingly, and measured
from the stern instead of the bow. This resulted in a useable oarlock
position, but the only photo I have of her afloat (not on my website
yet) shows me too far forward in order to face the camera
Your best bet is to put the boat in the water, sit in it and have
someone else tell you when it's trimmed OK, then rest your oars on the
gunwales where they are comfortable, and put the oarlocks there. Don't
worry about rowing this boat forward or backward, since it's not going
to be a speedster anyway. I like to face the stern, but I doubt it
matters much on this boat.
Jon Kolb
www.kolbsadventures.com/boatbuilding_index.htm
If you go to Payson's website (www.instantboats.com) and look at him
rowing Tortoise you will see that he is facing the bow and rowing
backwards! The boat looks level and well balanced that way.
Of course on my Tortoise(s)I put the oar locks in a position where I
could row facing the stern.
Reed
rowing Tortoise you will see that he is facing the bow and rowing
backwards! The boat looks level and well balanced that way.
Of course on my Tortoise(s)I put the oar locks in a position where I
could row facing the stern.
Reed
So the Michalak style oars will not be ready for tomorrow morning. I
have a pair of PVC oars I built for the Bolger Skimmer. Now on the
Skimmer, I didn't put oarlock mounts at all, but instead used a bit of
copper tubing to line a hole I drilled into the gunwale. I found some
tubing, and was getting ready to drill the holes. I looked up the
plans in payson's book and discovered that the oarlocks were
positioned at 2,4,0 back from the top of the bow. I mounted clamps in
those postitions and got in the boat (carefully, heavy guy,thin
bottom) putting the oars in position. I was sitting pretty much
center the postion seemed good. Then I realized. I was facing the
bow! If I started rowing from this position, the boat would be moving
stern first.
So I turned around. Now this was awkward. In order to have any room
to pull the oars at all, I would have to be sitting with my butt
hanging over the bow transom (only I'd capsize the boat long before
getting it there).
So what is up with this? Am I totally confused? Did Bolger build the
Tortoise to row backwards and payson just doesn't mention it in his
book? Is it more convenient to row that way when the boat is built as
a sailing craft?
What should I do? Be happy with the over the bow view as I row
backwards? Should I put the oarlocks 2,4,0 from the stern instead?
Most of the time I will be using it alone. Occasionally another adult.
adventures in astrophysics -- what did you, will you do about oarlocks
on your tortoise?
Opinions please,
Rhett
have a pair of PVC oars I built for the Bolger Skimmer. Now on the
Skimmer, I didn't put oarlock mounts at all, but instead used a bit of
copper tubing to line a hole I drilled into the gunwale. I found some
tubing, and was getting ready to drill the holes. I looked up the
plans in payson's book and discovered that the oarlocks were
positioned at 2,4,0 back from the top of the bow. I mounted clamps in
those postitions and got in the boat (carefully, heavy guy,thin
bottom) putting the oars in position. I was sitting pretty much
center the postion seemed good. Then I realized. I was facing the
bow! If I started rowing from this position, the boat would be moving
stern first.
So I turned around. Now this was awkward. In order to have any room
to pull the oars at all, I would have to be sitting with my butt
hanging over the bow transom (only I'd capsize the boat long before
getting it there).
So what is up with this? Am I totally confused? Did Bolger build the
Tortoise to row backwards and payson just doesn't mention it in his
book? Is it more convenient to row that way when the boat is built as
a sailing craft?
What should I do? Be happy with the over the bow view as I row
backwards? Should I put the oarlocks 2,4,0 from the stern instead?
Most of the time I will be using it alone. Occasionally another adult.
adventures in astrophysics -- what did you, will you do about oarlocks
on your tortoise?
Opinions please,
Rhett