tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919094178463029114.post1798258820022935567..comments2024-03-25T12:56:50.867+00:00Comments on ROWING FOR PLEASURE: Michalak on rowingChris Partridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14883064324795042491noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919094178463029114.post-70126025099512216922009-05-20T17:05:46.269+01:002009-05-20T17:05:46.269+01:00I can also vouch for those oars. They do look frag...I can also vouch for those oars. They do look fragile and I'm continually told that the blade is too narrow. Mine are actually narrower than those drawn by Michalak because I was think of the curragh when I built them. But they've propelled me and the light trow over many miles of sea with ease. It's as Michalak says, with a good rowing hull once the boat's up to speed, which it is after a few strokes, it doesn't need much to keep it moving at the same speed. <br />I agree that a power planer would have been a boon during the build. I certainly learnt how to get the most of my plane and how to sharpen it properly. <br />BenBenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13168004187604887107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919094178463029114.post-20679341252138158092009-05-19T13:45:00.000+01:002009-05-19T13:45:00.000+01:00I should add that making a pair of these oars prov...I should add that making a pair of these oars provides a damn fine excuse to buy a power planer.<br /><br />I'm rather against power tools in general, but making Culler-Michalak oars without one would be much harder work.Gavin Atkinhttp://intheboatshed.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919094178463029114.post-60640172182176774202009-05-19T13:12:00.000+01:002009-05-19T13:12:00.000+01:00Absolutely I did.
The finish isn't thrilling, as...Absolutely I did. <br /><br />The finish isn't thrilling, as you'd expect from a rough-and-ready boatbuilder like me, but I think they're very serviceable so long as you don't use them as big levers to move heavy boats.Gavin Atkinhttp://intheboatshed.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919094178463029114.post-29088658454773723002009-05-19T12:53:00.000+01:002009-05-19T12:53:00.000+01:00Did you make the oars yourself, Gavin? They look v...Did you make the oars yourself, Gavin? They look very good. Most shop-bought oars are over-specified I think.Chris Partridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883064324795042491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-919094178463029114.post-25550557409325469142009-05-19T12:32:00.000+01:002009-05-19T12:32:00.000+01:00Check the latest Auray punt post at intheboatshed....Check the latest Auray punt post at intheboatshed.net. I'm using Michalak's oars, which originally came from Pete Culler. They look a little fragile, but they balance very nicely and work well for those of us who row the old-fashioned way - that is, who don't rotate their oars. Cheap shop bought oars may be robust and useful, but they're not half so pleasant to use.Gavin Atkinhttp://intheboatshed.netnoreply@blogger.com