[Rhodes22-list] Reply to Dave about Sculling

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Dave said, "I hadn’t thought of that, but it might work.  I’ll try  it 
next time out.  I don’t see it as a way to get back from a mile or more 
out, but 
it might work.  Probably a capability to have in my “what else  might work” 
bag of capabilities when I run into a problem."

First, it does work and is not difficult.  Second, remember to tilt the
rudder blade to about 45 degrees, or experiment to find the most effective
angle.  Third, you do not need any additional equipment or expenditures. 
You might time using one arm then switch to the otherside of the boat and
other arm.  

In a light or no wind situation and a broke motor, you will be happy to make
headway.  I base the above on real experience, been there, done that.  No
need for a tow.  Just another one of those benefits of a Rhodes 22.

Ed K
Greenville, SC, USA






Woten wrote:
> 
> 
> Wally, Ed, John, Robert, Mike, Jerry, & Chris,
>  
> I’m back from a junket and catching up on Emails.  Thanks for your  input 
> regarding sculling and trolling motors.
>  
> Wally, re your 8/23 msg relating an electric trolling motor mounted on a  
> block on the rudder.  I hadn’t thought of that, but it sounds like stress 
> on the 
> rudder to me.  I'd rather put that stress on the transom, but I'm  not
> sure 
> it will fit.
>  
> Ed, thanks for the thought that sculling might be an emergency back up 
> (your 
> msg of 8/23); I hadn’t thought of that, but it might work.  I’ll try  it 
> next time out.  I don’t see it as a way to get back from a mile or more 
> out, but 
> it might work.  Probably a capability to have in my “what else  might
> work” 
> bag of capabilities when I run into a problem.
>  
> Bob, re your notion of using a sculling oar.  I’ve tried to use just a 
> plain 
> old rowing oar as a paddle, without a lot of luck.  The advantage of  a  
> rowing oar is that it’s long compared to the paddles I had, so it  reached
> the 
> water easily.  The disadvantage of a rowing oar is the smaller  blade than
> a 
> paddle - so maybe that’s why it didn’t work so well.  A  special purpose
> sculling 
> oar, long reach and wide blade, might work, don’t  know.  But as Mark has 
> pointed out, storing a long oar aboard is a  problem.  We keep the rowing
> oar we 
> have aboard up in the V-berth, it won’t  fit under the cockpit seats -
> it’s 
> too long. Robert’s notion of a knock-down  sculling oar may have a lot of 
> merit.  To extend what Chris has done,  perhaps that sculling oar could be
> an 
> emergency tiller as opposed to an  emergency tiller being able to scull?
>  
> John, re your message of 8/23,  we’ve got 2 batts aboard, based on 
> Jerry’s 
> post that should get us about 4 miles, which is significant if you’re 
> just 
> trying to make it back to shore in a low wind situation.  In a high  wind 
> situation, you sail back to shore.
>  
> Finally, Jerry, thanks very much for your response.  I think you broke 
> the 
> code, a 40# motor will work on an R22.  Sounds like you got about 2 mi  on
> your 
> batt (round trip).  We’ve got 2 batts, that should be good for 4 mi  back
> to 
> shore (one way).  Based on your experience, I'm going to check  out a
> electric 
> trolling motor backup.
>  
> Dave
>  
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