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Wishing to avoid the purchase of an electric outboard and not being able to use a petrol outboard on the lake I thought the trad art of transom sculling might get me and my 21' sailboat on and off the pontoon, fluky winds often prevent sailing off. Can anyone send me a link to suitable websites explaining how its done? And length of oar, 8'? Cheers, Don
 
DonMunro said:
Wishing to avoid the purchase of an electric outboard and not being able to use a petrol outboard on the lake I thought the trad art of transom sculling might get me and my 21' sailboat on and off the pontoon, fluky winds often prevent sailing off. Can anyone send me a link to suitable websites explaining how its done? And length of oar, 8'? Cheers, Don
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Dont know any links but used to scull my Anderson 22 short distances with an 8 ft oar.

Start with the blade flat ie 90degrees to the boats centerline then angle the blade slightly as you scull back and for to provide the drive forward.Once you get the knack its easy.It turns into a kind of figure 8 motion with you wrist .
 
I have sculled a Prout 31 cat (about 4 tons) in flat calm conditions. Loosely lashed a 10 ft oar almost vertically on the stern so that I could push the handle from side to side while twisting it so the blade made a shallow angle as it swept through the water. The wrist makes a sort of figure 8 movement. Rowed the stern around when I had to change direction. Given the height of the bridge deck plus my standing height a longer oar would have been better. Also used to skull a dinghy but light shallow ones can be difficult to keep straight.

Get the longest oar you can find and give it a try.

Or do a google search for skull + dinghy or variations on that theme - I came up with these which may help you and there are more:
http://www.answers.com/topic/sculling-2
http://www.woodenboat.net.nz/Stories/Sculling/scullone.html
 
VicS right.

Loads of videos on utube with "yuloh" as the search.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTSg9iIqkl4 has flexible long oar.

This froggie has a very energetic technique
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2-PN7crEJE&feature=related

You can 'scull by placing the loom at the handle end over your R shoulder, holding the loom by the collar in your R hand, and then performing a fig of 8 in the water. This pulls you towards the blade, so you can sit anywhere in the dink and use it a tractor method rather than a pushing method. It's very peaceful and can be sustained for a long time.
 
I always knew it as "yulohing" from watching the fishermen in Meva move their toshers around the harbour. It's not difficult and may help to watch someone who is good at it and gets into a gentle rhythm. You can practice in a rubber dinghy with one oar moving the boat sideways.
 
sarabande said:
VicS right.

Loads of videos on utube with "yuloh" as the search.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTSg9iIqkl4 has flexible long oar.

This froggie has a very energetic technique
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2-PN7crEJE&feature=related

You can 'scull by placing the loom at the handle end over your R shoulder, holding the loom by the collar in your R hand, and then performing a fig of 8 in the water. This pulls you towards the blade, so you can sit anywhere in the dink and use it a tractor method rather than a pushing method. It's very peaceful and can be sustained for a long time.
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Can I claim a Lakesailoring? Or will the fact that VicS hasn't posted on the thread undermine my claim?:confused:
 
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