azekologi
Well-known member
Ok, so I was thinking about something I saw today and wanted to have ya'll weigh in...
I saw an ad, perhaps BPS or Cabela's, and noticed the fella in the ad was captaining a 1436-ish tin, life jacketed up, and rowing with a 36" canoe-type paddle.
Now, maybe my approach was overkill, as sometimes my oars can get in the way, but when I bought oars for my craft, I employed some whiz-bang formula which factored length and beam measurement to come up with the length of oar your ship requires for adequate propulsion. The formula suggested an 8' oar for my 12', 64" beam tin. About $200 later, I have some great looking wooden oars, chrome oarlocks, and should be able to row myself out of a a sticky situation weather and strength permitting. Now, mind you, I mostly fish electric-only smaller mountain lakes (which can get windy, but aren't current driven rivers, streams, or creeks) so my main propulsion is a 55# Minn-Kota and a coupla 12Vs. For safety and perpairdness, I wouldn't feel adequately equipped without having the proper length oar, no matter how obtrusive. Truthfully, I don't see how I could even navigate on the water with a small 36" paddle, or the like.
I know that when you're using gas & electric, the electric is almost like your backup; so you may not carry oars at all. But those to do, or carry something (?) for emergencies, what is it and what factors do you consider?
All in all, I wouldn't mind having less cumbersome wood on board by trading for a nifty little paddle, but feel that such a brash decision would be putting my crew's safety at risk. Hence, until I move up to gas as primary propulsion, I feel that I'll probably have the oars on board.
I saw an ad, perhaps BPS or Cabela's, and noticed the fella in the ad was captaining a 1436-ish tin, life jacketed up, and rowing with a 36" canoe-type paddle.
Now, maybe my approach was overkill, as sometimes my oars can get in the way, but when I bought oars for my craft, I employed some whiz-bang formula which factored length and beam measurement to come up with the length of oar your ship requires for adequate propulsion. The formula suggested an 8' oar for my 12', 64" beam tin. About $200 later, I have some great looking wooden oars, chrome oarlocks, and should be able to row myself out of a a sticky situation weather and strength permitting. Now, mind you, I mostly fish electric-only smaller mountain lakes (which can get windy, but aren't current driven rivers, streams, or creeks) so my main propulsion is a 55# Minn-Kota and a coupla 12Vs. For safety and perpairdness, I wouldn't feel adequately equipped without having the proper length oar, no matter how obtrusive. Truthfully, I don't see how I could even navigate on the water with a small 36" paddle, or the like.
I know that when you're using gas & electric, the electric is almost like your backup; so you may not carry oars at all. But those to do, or carry something (?) for emergencies, what is it and what factors do you consider?
All in all, I wouldn't mind having less cumbersome wood on board by trading for a nifty little paddle, but feel that such a brash decision would be putting my crew's safety at risk. Hence, until I move up to gas as primary propulsion, I feel that I'll probably have the oars on board.