Monthly Archives: March 2020

Bolgerizing Oars

In his book, “Small Boats”, Phil Bolger, in his essay on rowing, describes how to modify an ordinary mass production oar to make it more pleasant to use. With the current Covid-19 situation, maintaining one’s equipment may be the best … Continue reading

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The Urban Oarsman builds Brenne Clamps.

A long, long time ago I built Phil Bolger’s 11′ Defender design in glued lapstrake planking.  I made some long-reach clamps for the build.  They were pretty crude but they did the job. I used threaded rod and tried to … Continue reading

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