Gavin Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Finally got the oars on! The stock locks were way to low. Hit me in the knee caps. Found some oar mounts, and the rest of the hardware at NRS. These are the 10" mounts but might return and order the 6" or 8". They are designed to mount on WW cataraft frames with bigger tubing so a spacer is required to mount on a Jon boat. Some flexible but rigid 1 1/4 spa tubing did the trick. snagged in outlet 3, nomolites, Ham and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdmidwest Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Nice. How does it row? "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Posted June 18, 2018 Author Share Posted June 18, 2018 Gonna find out later this week. Will have a Trolling motor for backup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flysmallie Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Where's the up front casting deck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Posted June 18, 2018 Author Share Posted June 18, 2018 There is a swivel chair that mounts on the front seat, and one for the back deck. Did not haul them out of the garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harps Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 I don't see any leg locks/standing braces.😎 Seriously though, in for the updates as I've been considering this for my jon boat too. I would like to see some more detail shots of how those are mounted — maybe a shot or two from beneath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 Mounting Hardware They are attached to the gunwale with a U bolt. Measure, then drill a 1/2 inch hole for the bolt. Should have a report next week.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Posted June 26, 2018 Author Share Posted June 26, 2018 Did pretty well on the Gasconade this weekend. Had to walk allot of shoals due to water level, but handled great while fishing. We brought way to much stuff, caught a decent number of fish. Was fun...Did 20 miles, each oared about half of it...and we need more practice...but no major mishaps. Was fun, but a heck of an upper body workout. Hit a few muscles I have not used much in a long time. kjackson, snagged in outlet 3, awhuber and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JWH Posted April 22 Members Share Posted April 22 Awesome build. I'm trying to find the best oar mount/lock setup myself. How's it holding up? Would you do anything differently? Has there been any bending of the gunwale with all the rowing torque? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin Posted April 23 Author Share Posted April 23 I use the tolling motor more than the oars. It’s camoed with a led light bar now. It works great in the duck marsh as well as down river. Holding up fine and those NRS oar locks will outlast the boat. I have a shorter set of NRS locks if you want them. They were a bit shorter than I wanted. snagged in outlet 3 and JWH 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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