[Rhodes22-list] Electric Trolling Motors

[Robert Skinner]

Dave, following up on Bob Fletcher's idea...

The Pardees (sp?) sailed their 29' boat all over 
the world without a motor, and Lynn said she got 
pretty good at using a skulling oar in crowded 
anchorages.

I have no experience with this setup, but it 
seems as if a long knockdown oar and a big 
oarlock socket set in the transom might fit your 
requirements.

/Bob Skinner
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Bob Fletcher wrote:
> 
> What about sculling, (with a sculling oar, not just the rudder), as a motor
> backup instead of a trolling motor?  Rik Sandberg mentioned using a sculling
> oar to slip quietly out of a mooring in an April 2005 posting.  Any other
> experience?
> 
> There is a comptrehensive discussion of sculling techniques and tools in a
> 1991 "Wooden Boat" article you can get to at
> www.simplicityboats.com/ScullYulohaboat.htm.
> 
> Bob Fletcher