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Originally Posted by longjonsilver
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Thanks ... nice revival of this older thread.
I note, the piece posits:
"Can You Scull an 18,000lb boat? Yes You Can."
How about a 30,000#
boat?
Actually, I'm sure I could. I've sculled my boat using my barn door
rudder in the same conditions he says he now uses his oar:
"little to no adverse current and wind under say 6 kts." I've done this to manoeuvre around a marina, and some
anchorages. It's pleasantly surprising how easy it is to get my heavy boat moving, and even to get some speed on. But this only works when there are no counter-forces on the boat.
In a previous marina in
Newfoundland I saw a boat rigged for a sculling oar. Sadly, I never saw it in action, but by accounts from others, the fellow did use it. The boat was considerably smaller than mine though (~30ish feet), and sadly, ended up on the beach during a nasty
Newfoundland blow. I don't know if the lack of
engine contributed to this.