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Oars for a 13 Sport
Charing	#1  Posted on 03/08/09 - 4:01 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 26 Comments: 1 Joined: 11/02/08	Believe it or not, I'd like a pair of oars for my '60 13 Sport. Does anyone know anything about the originals? Can anyone recommend length or provide any worthwhile experiences?
CES	#2  Posted on 03/09/09 - 5:23 AM
Member Personal Page Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 2681 Comments: 7 Joined: 04/27/07	I bought and am using the 6 foot oars/wooden paddles from Wal-mart. They're not original but the do fit nicely on the boat and work well when needed. Cliff 1966 13' Sport with a 1993 40hp Yamaha 2 Smoker
Tom W Clark	#3  Posted on 03/09/09 - 8:09 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 4280 Comments: 7 Joined: 09/30/05	Whaler had oar locks as an option. The oars themselves were left to the boat owner or dealer to supply. I suggest you buy as long a apir of oars as you can easliy stow onboard. 7 or 8 foot oars will work much better than 6 foot oars for the 13 footer.
regentsbay	#4  Posted on 03/09/09 - 8:24 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 60 Comments: 0 Joined: 04/02/07	Take from somebody that has rowed a drift boat as a guide for flyfishing for years. 6ft. oars would be perfect for a 8 ft. pram. Take Tom's advise at least 7 or 8 ft. oars would be better or you will be just fanning the water.
jquigley	#5  Posted on 03/09/09 - 10:16 AM
Member Posts: 269 Comments: 1 Joined: 07/17/07	You do mean oars, not paddles right Charing? Like you want to row this thing... (OR) you want a paddle in case you can't get your motor running? I had to paddle in about a half mile one time (paddle not oars) and I wished that paddle was a set of oars. Picture me sitting on the bow with my feet dangling off the bow trying to switch sides with the single paddle for a half mile. Thank heavens there wasn't much wind. I would not want to do that alone again. I got towed in about 1 hour into my paddling fiasco. Edited by jquigley on 03/09/09 - 10:18 AM
MW	#6  Posted on 03/09/09 - 2:56 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 1827 Comments: 10 Joined: 01/08/06	(15' sport)- I use 5' oars, I did have 4' canoe paddles, I only use them occasionally to get up in the small back creeks hunting "Bait", or to show "Jr" how the "Bay" works (nursery for the ocean). I have "Marine Salvage", so they are NOT used for propulsion, I prefer them "small" to take up less room. Matt
Yiddil	#7  Posted on 03/09/09 - 6:05 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 181 Comments: 2 Joined: 04/29/05	I Have a 64 sport that has what looks like 8 ft oars (they look like there 40 years old) The "Cygnet" came with oar locks (brass that fit into OEM holders. They were great to have one day when my engine decided not to start a few miles from the dock. The rowing was good for me, but the sport is not that easy a row boat...Its a nice to have I have enjoyed. I always keep the oars on board)
LGT9541	#8  Posted on 03/10/09 - 7:07 AM
Member Posts: 3 Comments: 0 Joined: 02/09/09	The general rule for the oar length would be 1.5 times the beam. DRT