Hello everyone!
New/first time boat owner! So my first boat is a rough (very rough and my wife hates it and I’m getting a lot of “I told you so’s” and “money pit” on my first boat. Hindsight is 20/20 and I have live in the right now. Long story short, the motor I thought was good to go is shut off while running (1961 Johnson / Evinrude 18hp outboard). My brother is confident we can get this fixed with either a Sierra kit or replacement of lower unit. In the mean time and for emergencies I need to get my oarlocks fixed. I nearly got stuck on a windy and wavey lake when my motor shut off (rubbery burning smell, didn’t want to risk turning it back on) so I rowed like a mile against the wind. Half way through one of the oarlocks busted (when it rains it pours) praise God we made it back. Now, I need to get that fixed. Should a fiber glass boat have oarlocks? If not I wanna thinking of rigging it like this: 2x4 on inside and outs of top boat wall. Then place thick board where corner oarl l ok is and securely bolt down to the two 2x4’s. Attach oarlocks to this board. Thoughts? Better ideas? Thank you very much.
New/first time boat owner! So my first boat is a rough (very rough and my wife hates it and I’m getting a lot of “I told you so’s” and “money pit” on my first boat. Hindsight is 20/20 and I have live in the right now. Long story short, the motor I thought was good to go is shut off while running (1961 Johnson / Evinrude 18hp outboard). My brother is confident we can get this fixed with either a Sierra kit or replacement of lower unit. In the mean time and for emergencies I need to get my oarlocks fixed. I nearly got stuck on a windy and wavey lake when my motor shut off (rubbery burning smell, didn’t want to risk turning it back on) so I rowed like a mile against the wind. Half way through one of the oarlocks busted (when it rains it pours) praise God we made it back. Now, I need to get that fixed. Should a fiber glass boat have oarlocks? If not I wanna thinking of rigging it like this: 2x4 on inside and outs of top boat wall. Then place thick board where corner oarl l ok is and securely bolt down to the two 2x4’s. Attach oarlocks to this board. Thoughts? Better ideas? Thank you very much.
