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Examples of oarlock
oarlock
Tie one end of a rope to something secure in the middle of the boat, like an oarlock.
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A single sculling oar with an oarlock on the rear transom can be a compact emergency oar.
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In the middle of the ship, as the rowers knew, the distance from hands to oarlock was longest.
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Sometimes called an oarlock in the USA.
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The oars are the same length, but the distance between hands and oarlock, the lever arm, is longer amidships, because the ship is wider there.
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The bracket in which the oar shaft rests is referred to as an oarlock and creates a fulcrum point about which the oar shaft can pivot, resulting in leverage.
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- Peg: a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
- A rowlock (UK) or oarlock (US) is a brace that attaches an oar to a boat. When a boat is rowed, the rowlock acts as a fulcrum, and, in doing so, the propulsive force that the rower exerts on the water with the oar is transferred to the boat by the thrust force exerted on the rowlock.
- (OARLOCKS) Contain and keep the oar in place.
- A device to attach oars to a rowboat, allowing the operator to row rather than paddle the boat.
- Square latch to hold the oar and provide a fulcrum for the stroke against the rigger.
- A U-shaped swivel which holds the oar in place. It's mounted at the end of the rigger and rotates around a metal pin. A gate closes across the top to keep the oar in.
- U-shaped, circular or other shape which holds the oar and secures it to the buoyancy tube permitting movement for rowing.
- A pivoting frame that connects the oar to the boat.
- Holds the oar and acts as a swivel during the drive and recovery.
