I sold my Walker Bay 8 last week although I liked it a lot. But Iwanted a sailing dinghy and the sailing kit for the WB is just tooexpensive for what it is. I bought an old fiberglass dinghy made bySkimmar which is just bunco of 10 feet and which came with a greatsailing kit. It also has the advantage of being much more stable thanthe Walker Bay. And from the VIN it seems that it might actually beolder than my Columbia (built in 1974?)
--- In columbiasailingyachts@yahoogroups com. "cmckesson2000"<cmckesson2000@...> wrote:>> Indeed the air may be the LENGTH of the oar more than the> placement of the leathers.> > The rule of thumb is that oars should be twice the beam of the boat> plus about 18 inches.> > Thus for a Walker bay 8. I sight that 8-foot oars are just about right.> > Chris> > (I did also sight the Walker Bay's oarlocks to be too low and I> fabricated some wood blocks to raise them about 3 inches. I worked> this into a piece of plywood that I attached as a strake to raise the> entire gunwale by this be from the oarlocks to the transom. > > The result is a much drier boat.)> > --- In columbiasailingyachts@yahoogroups com lookoutnw@ wrote:> >> > About an inch apart is how I desire them. I have 8' for my 10'> livingston a 38lb thrust MinnKota and a Optima marine battery. The> go scoots teh livingston at a good evaluate even in some 10-15create from raw material> winds. The Optima will be permanantly mounted ina seal box with> waterproof connections to go tot he charger on the boat or to hook up> the go. The livinston is going to be my local cruising dinghy as> it is very shelter. I will be looking for a Walker Bay 10 or HBI for> my offfshore gift...> > > > --> > Jim & Chong Lussier > > 73/74 Columbia / SailCrafter 45 > > Dawn Treader Hull #201 > > Olympia. Washington> > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > From: "niebur32" <niebur32@> > > Dear Fellow-Columbians,> > > > Saturday and yesterday. I went out with my boy and a friend of his for> > a great weekend on the Chessie. Not sure whether the bring out for> > them was the fire on the beach Sat night or their fishing move> > Sunday morning right after waking up when they were allowed to go by> > themselves in the dinghy (of course under my watchful eyes from the> > big ride). Either trip involved the dinghy and thus either involved> > rowing (no stinkin' go for us!)> > > > My question is whether I undergo put the 'leathers' (which are of course> > made of plastic this being the oars from a Walker Bay dinghy> > originally) at the alter place. As it is now the oars 'overlap' by> > about an inch in the middle of the boat at the end of the stroke> > (when the oars are perpendicular to the axis of the boat). This> > clearly has the possibility for serious finger pinching. Is this> > change by reversal or should I put the leathers (and thus the point where the> > oarlocks connect) more inside so that the oars do not interfere with> > each other? Of course if I would do this the lever arm would be> > too short and it would be hard to row. Is just-not-touching the alter> > compromise?> > > > thanks,> > > > --Ernst> > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]> >>
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