- the
rowlock acts as a
fulcrum for the oar. On
ordinary rowing craft, the
rowlocks are
attached to the gunwales. In the
sport of rowing, the
rowlocks are...
- beam (width) is important. If the
rowlocks are too
close together the oars will be
difficult to use. If the
rowlocks are too far
apart then the boat will...
- but
consists of
rowlocks and
shiners instead of
headers and stretchers. This
gives a wall with an
internal cavity bridged by the
rowlocks,
hence the reference...
- stern. A
distinctive feature was that the
washstrake had cut-outs (called
rowlocks) in
which the oars were worked,
unlike most
boats of the period, that used...
-
positions oriented in a
horizontal alignment are
called stretcher, header,
rowlock stretcher, and
rowlock. A
rowlock stretcher is
sometimes called a shiner."...
- to
cross a
river requires, if the boat is a rowboat, that the oars and
rowlocks be
present and unbroken, and that they fit each other. Many
other qualifications...
- the
dinghy for stowage. The only
other essential pieces of
hardware are
rowlocks (also
known as oarlocks). Conventionally, a
dinghy will have an oar on...
-
German modern pentathlete Remèr, a
Venetian craftsman of
traditional rowlocks and oars Remer, Minnesota, a
small city in the
United States Remer Township...
- from
paddling sports in that
rowing oars are
attached to the boat
using rowlocks,
while paddles are not
connected to the boat.
Rowing is
divided into two...
- galley, an
outrigger (or rigger) is a
triangular frame that
holds the
rowlock (into
which the oar is slotted) away from the
saxboard (or
gunwale in gig...
