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Examples of rowlock
rowlock
Sometimes on faster rowboats for protected waters outriggers are added to increase rowlock separation.
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Used in place of a rowlock.
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Differs from a paddle by being longer and gaining leverage by passing through a rowlock which acts as a fulcrum to produce forward motion.
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They have no ramparts above the hull, but to port and starboard there is one rowlock every four feet, varying in total number according to the size of the boat.
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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.
- A brick laid on the long, narrow side with the small or "header" side exposed.
- Another name for the oarlock.
- A brick laid on its face edge so that the normal bedding area is visible in the wall face. Frequently spelled rolok.
- Brick laid where the cnd of the brick is faced outward.
- A bracket which swivels on the end of the outrigger to support the oar
- Brickwork with exposed ends setting vertically.
- A U-shaped hole cut in the gunwale of a small boat where the oars are placed.
