Sunday, June 3, 2018

2018 race prep

Testing the next iteration of the rowing setup, at Seagull Bay on American Falls Reservoir. Thank you to the club for the short term slip rental to practice and train.




Fifteen foot long oars! Working out the geometry for the rig with the realities of the cockpit size and interference points has been an interesting challenge.



Final oarlock mounting option is not pretty, but hopefully sufficiently strong and reliable. Quite the mishmash of materials. UMHW plastic, stainless hardware, 6061 aluminum square tube, vinyl backing, and bronze oarlocks.



Dedicated jackline mounts.



The new solar panels definitely make the boat look more ready for a long voyage. 50 watts each. When you can't have an engine at all, the motor mount becomes a convenient out of the way place to mount a solar panel.