[Public-list] Outboard motors as emergency units

Phil Prosser philprosser at alltel.net
Mon Sep 12 18:50:28 PDT 2005


Learn how to sail her to the dock.  It can be done... I know because I have
had to do it several times. 

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>But now the question is, What do I do if the wind dies, >the diesel 
>won't work, and I've run out of OB mix?

Enter my reference to the sweep oar. I've played around with it a little
bit, both on the side and mounted aft (as a scull). Sculling seems to be
best-Lin Pardy discusses it in detail in one of her books. It takes a lot of
sea room with it mounted on the side because you have to get boat speed up
so the rudder controls torque, if you follow.

Anyway my holdup to using it more is lack of oarlock for the hughmongous
diameter of the shaft of the oar. I intend someday to sandcast one in
bronze. Like I need another hobby...

I have towed the Alberg around the harbor using a dingy with oars as a
towboat. Once she gets moving that works well. A chain or some kind of
weight in the middle of the towline to even out the surge of rowing (a
catenary), one could go for miles, in calm.

Michael Grosh
#220


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