Oars. Too long, too short, jointed, varnished, wood, alloy...are you satisfied?

[Greenheart]

My yacht tender is a 14 foot catamaran I have converted into a rowing platform using all the dimensions and ratios mentioned in Snowleopards link. The oars are windsurfer masts with ply/epoxy/carbon fibre blades to a design I stole off the web. The width between rollicks, height of the seat, distance fore and aft of the seat and footrests are the theoretical perfect and its a pleasure to row, oars are about 13 long.

Sounds fantastic!

 

[Greenheart]

Watching Jason and the Argonauts on BBC2. Now those are long oars!

Jason just came out with the classic line..."against men of bronze, our weapons are useless!"

 

[Greenheart]

I fancy a couple of the 2.7 meter oars from these people: http://www.norfolkmarine.co.uk/shop-online/wooden-oars-165cm-300cm-p-10306.html

At not much over £40 per oar, they're not a give-away, but I'd get good value out of them.

Any idea what something lightweight but nine feet long, will cost to deliver from Norfolk to South London?

 

[Lakesailor]

Get the ****ing dinghy in the water.