What size oars for my tender?

[Ru88ell]

Cheers Dan. My mooring is only about 20 metres from the shore, but what I'd like to each morning that the tide allows is to row up Mylor Creek to Mylor Bridge to fetch supplies. That's a nice 2.5mile row to set me up for the day. I'd like to scull the short distances. I know it's a bit throwback, but I also cycle and walk a lot in normal life and see rowing as an extension of that.

 

[alahol2]

I also need some rowlocks. What's the recommendation there? How strong are the plastic ones? Should I go for galvanised?

Not only plastic or galvanised. These look nicer on a dinghy and are strong enough for serious rowing... http://marinestore.co.uk/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=pl29610&Category_Code=rowlocks-chr-brass-aluminium&Store_Code=mrst&gclid=CN-f0e7-0sQCFaQIwwodwC8AiQ

 

[FWB]

Hi Ru88ell, I have round closed oarlocks on my tender. The advantage is that as you remove the oar when coming alongside the boat there is nothing sticking up that might scratch the hull.
Mine are bronze, avail from Toplicht I think.

 

[Ru88ell]

But what length are the oars Steve?

 

[FWB]

But what length are the oars Steve?

They just fit in the boat,so about 7'9".

 

[Ru88ell]

They just fit in the boat,so about 7'9".

Oooo, telling. I must get some at least 7' then.