ne dory oars

Builder's Forum
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I want to get a set of spoon blade oars for a ne dory ,solo rowing and would like opinions on length I'm about 5'9" 

2

   I read a lot about oars before making a set for my NE Dory. I settled on 8' length, and they work well in all three rowing stations. Mine are flat blade oars base on the Peter Culler design.

3

   Oar length = ((A+B)+9)x1.34
A is beam at oarlock
B is water to bottom surface of oarlock (in inches)

 

I think this is from John Harris's article in woodenboat.

4

   Jacardan2,

Can you tell a difference between the spoons and the flat blades?  If so what?

Thanks!

Curt