Sweep oar

Building an 18 ft San Francisco Pelican cruising sailboat.

Planning a sweep oar.

It'll be 12-14 ft long, hard to stow, so I will make it a 2 piece oar.

How to make a strong, easy to operate join?

Ideas, plans, pictures?

Kalani on Maui





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Jan 12, 2016
Oars
by: Mike

You might find some of the ideas here useful.

Have a look at the way I built a sculling oar.

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