front rowing system for canoe

Scott Gullion · Nov 5, 2020

Jeremy Harris said: ↑

I've nearly finished my front rowing system, which is basically a modern version of the system used on duck punts back in the mid to late 1800's. Here are some photos of the unit minus the handles (I'm still waiting on some bar to turn these up).

This is the position more or less at the catch.

This is the position more or less at release.

The system allows the oars to go over-centre so that they can be shipped properly.

Here's a close up of the linkage, which uses some cheap stainless steel rod ends I bought from ebay for the link pivots. The main bearings are oilite bronze bushes running on stainless steel pins.

The alloy plates that carry the linkage and vertical pivots rotate around the horizontal axis on these oilite bushes, held in an alloy block that's bolted to the end of the outrigger.

The boat is the SOF one in the "Beautiful skeleton" thread.

Jeremy
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so 9 years have passed how's your system? any chance of getting your measurements? covid and winter in canada...seem to be a great time to tinker with making fun stuff.

BlueBell · Nov 5, 2020

Hey Scott,

Man from my hometown.

Jeremy disappeared a few years ago while building a house.
He was into so many different things it would blow your mind.
He's a hard guy to engage but usually goes by Jeremy Harris so
have a look around and see if you can connect with him.

Marty Ashland · Aug 2, 2021

I am new to this forum, so I may not be in the right place.... I have a Ron Rantilla Front Rower rigger that I have rowed a few times - it is new. I come from traditional racing sculls, and this fits my Ocean Rowing Alden Scull well, as it would a canoe. However, I find it is not as strong a workout as I am accustomed to with a traditional racing rigger. I like rowing forward instead of backward, and the lack of sliding seat rocking, but am considering selling the Front Rower. I am in Oregon.

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