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Jim Luckett's
Canoe Rowing Equipment Shop
Clamp-On Oarlock Outriggers, Oars, Seats, Stabilizers, Sliding Seat - Canoe Rowing Units see below
"I'm striving to give you the widest assortment of well-made, affordable canoe rowing equipment on the internet. I do a lot of rowing myself. Give me a call or send me an email if you have questions. You'll get me personally and I'll try my best to help you out." - Jim (Jim@sailboatsToGo.com, 1-978-263-7598)
Canoe Rowing Video (click here)
Row your canoe! It's faster and less tiring than paddling. The key to satisfactory canoe rowing is to get the canoe oarlocks far enough from your body to give you decent leverage. Oarlocks on the gunwales are too close. So, we offer these rowing outriggers that put the oar pivot points outboard of the canoe. Our canoe rowlocks can clamp the oar tight -- no more messing up because your oar slipped or rotated! Buying links for our canoe rowing attachments begin below.
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Jim demonstrates Basic Rowing Package with Drop-in Seat...
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...then switches to innovative High Seat SR, which takes up less space in his little 14' canoe. Available only at SailboatsToGo!
| SailboatsToGo offers 5 seat options, 2 float options (or no floats), and rowing mirrors, so you can see where you're going, and raising blocks so you can adjust the oarlock height for more hand clearance on the return stroke. Lift blocks and rowing mirrors are SailboatsToGo exclusives.
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All of our oars snap apart in middle for easy transport and storage.
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Anthony from New York bought a rowing rig, then left us this voicemail: Listen Now
John D. bought a rowing rig then wrote: "The rowing package is sweet. It is at least twice as fast as paddling with less effort and I love the control that comes with it. You can turn on a dime. I am equally impressed with ... (continue click here)"
Great exercise. Canoes make great rowboats! Rowing canoe will beat rowboat powered by person of similar strength & skill. Call or email Jim for assistance: 978 263 7598 Jim@sailboatstogo.com
Our rowing outriggers provide pivot points for the oars that are the right distance from your body for proper leverage. They put the canoe oarlocks at rowboat width, while your canoe remains at sleek canoe width. You get best of both worlds! And once you have our canoe rowing attachment, you have some of the pieces that go into our canoe sail rig, which will save you money if and when you get into canoe sailing.
Shopping Guide: Put the basic package in your cart then add items to modify it (e.g., change the seat, add floats, add accessories). After checking out, email Jim@sailboatsToGo.com and state, crossbar length, oar choice, oar length. Details on how to make these choices at bottom of page. Package includes oars, oarlocks, rowing outriggers with gunwale clamps, double-tube crossbar with gunwale clamps, and a seat.
To buy individual components, instead of a package, click here.
For more rowing accessories click here for rowing accessory page. On the accessory page you'll find mirrors to give you a view ahead and raising blocks to give your hands more clearance on the return stroke and/or to get your blades higher on the return stroke so they miss the wave tops.
My favorite setup has 7 1/2' spoon oars and the High Seat SR and hydrodynamic stabilizer floats. Then I add a pair of oarlock raising blocks and a set of mirrors. (See accessory page).
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Basic Package consists of oars, oarlocks, rowing outriggers, crossbar, 4 gunwale clamps cushion low seat ("Drop-in Seat") or...
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... you can select high seat which sits on top of gunwales. Both seats clamp firmly in place. Add substitution and/or addition items to customize this package.
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Step 1 Put Basic Package In Your Cart . Don't worry -- you will be able to customize it in the steps below.
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$252 Buy Now |
Step 2 Change Seat Choice? Instead of Drop-In Seat (above left) substitute (select no more than 1 seat substitution):
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- High Seat (Above Right), or
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$27 additional Select
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- Yoke Seat (below left, shown in both its seat mode and its carrying yoke mode), or
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$27 additional Select
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- High Seat SR (below right), or
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$27
additional Select
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- Sliding Seat for Canoe Rowing - Allows your legs to do a share of the work. Go faster, enjoy the addictive smooth rhythmic feeling of sliding-seat rowing. Using your leg muscles you move your whole body back and forth to help power the oars and extend the length of the oar stroke. (Requires about 4 feet of open space on floor of your canoe or additional parts to mount at gunwale height if sufficient floor space is not available). video Sliding seat page click here (but come back to this page to buy as part of package)
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$199 additional
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Step 3 Add Stabilizers?
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- Add Ethafoam floats and arms (pair) (picture click here)
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$134 additional Select
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- Add Hydrodynamic floats and arms (pair) (picture click here)
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$233 additional Select
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| Step 4 Add Accessory Bundle? Pair of Lift Blocks (picture click here) and 1 Rowing Mirror (picture click here). (Lift blocks raise oarlocks for more hand clearance on return stroke; rowing mirror increases your awareness of what's ahead 1 large convex mirror on on its own crossbar). Pictures and more description of these upgrades on individual accessories page (go there to learn more about them, then return here to buy them in this bundled upgrade, or pick just the one or ones you want while you're on the accessories page and skip this bundled upgrade): click here |
$79 additional
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Step 5 Read "Details on Rowing Components" at bottom of page, decide on oar length and style and crossbar length. Email Jim@sailboatsToGo.com and state preferences.
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To buy individual components, instead of a package, click here.
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The second step above offers choice of versatile, innovative seats: At left is the Yoke Seat, a low, padded-cloth seat that becomes a carrying yoke when turned upside down. Specify blue, red or brown cloth in your email (hue may vary from rendition on your monitor - the red is bright, the blue is navy, the brown is ...brown).
Above right, the High Seat SR lets you perch on top of the crossbar to row, which has 3 great advantages: (1) no crossbar in front so you have more room, especially in shorter canoes, (2) the seat can stay clamped to the crossbar when you remove the rig, so next time you set up there is one less step to do -- saves time! -- and (3) it's a great seat for sailing, being 40" wide so you can slide your fanny to the high side and having the crossbar below, so you can install stabilizer floats right where your weight is.
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Economy rowing package $189 - consists of same oar options, oarlocks, rowing outriggers with gunwale clamps, and outrigger sockets ready to be bolted to a board. Buy yourself a board locally (1x10x width of canoe plus a few inches) and bolt on sockets. Sit on board as your seat. Lift blocks (item 5073 on "parts" page) are a good option with this. Picture click here. Sockets are double-tube, so will accept float options (you can use step 3 above to buy them) but you should also get a pair of gunwale clamps (click to buy gunwale clamps - $25) for the board in that case, so that floats are still secure if you leave your seat.Select Economy Rowing Package Click Here
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More Rowing Accessories
For more rowing accessories click here for rowing accessory page.
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Details on the Rowing Components: (1) Oars with oarlocks. We have spoon-bladed oars, or flat-bladed (same as sail kit steering oar). We have 7' or 7.5' lengths in the spoon-bladed oars. Flat-bladed oars are approx. 7'. Prices are all the same. After ordering, send email to tell us which. Spoon oars are more efficient (more propulsion from same effort). Flat are better if you plan to also use them for sailing (delete oar from sail kit order by email for credit). What length? Factors favoring longer: Canoe deeper than 15", light load, high seat, strong rower, performance-oriented rower, smooth water. All oars are take-down type (come apart in middle). Oarlocks are clamping type, so oar won't slip out of position. 1/2" pin diameter.
(2) Rowing outriggers (V-shapped brackets to get the oarlocks farther out from your body). Need a pair; no decisions to make. In basic package. Click Here for dimensions.
(3) Crossbar, with gunwale clamps, to attach the outriggers to your canoe.* One leg of each outrigger plugs into the end of the crossbar and locks in place with a spring button. There are two square tubes in a standard crossbar, so that the same crossbar can also accept the arms of the stabilizer floats. We also offer a single-tube crossbar. Specify crossbar length: 30", 36", 40", 45" or a custom length. Minimm length: For most canoes, measure width at widest point (outside to outside) and round up to nearest standard length. For Coleman, Pelican and a few others that only have a good runwale lip on the outside and little or no lip inside the cockpit add 4" before rounding up. All same price except custom length $10 more . Maximum length: The longest crossbar that will work is 8" more than the inside width of the canoe where it will be installed*. Example: If inside-to-inside measurement of canoe width is 37 inches, you need at least a 40" (min) but you could use one as long as 45" (max). We recommend the longer option, to get the oarlocks farther from you. After ordering, send us email to tell us length.
*Exception: We can provide adjustable extensions for the "free" legs of the rowing outriggers ($25). Then you can use a longer crossbar. Must be requested at time of order (jim@sailboatstogo.com; 978 263 7598) because outrigger must be modified. Allow extra time.
(4) Add-on canoe seat (optional), so you can sit halfway between bow and stern. We offer 4 seat options: (a) Drop-in Seat (foam cushion, low) (b) High Seat (metal seat at gunwale level), (c) Yoke Seat (padded fabric seat, low, doubles as yoke to portage canoe on shoulders) (d) High Seat SR (PVC seat attaches to crossbar, so you sit on top of crossbar, eliminating bar in front of you -- better legroom, one less thing to clamp onto your gunwales so saves time). Aftering ordering a rowing package send us email choosing (a) or (b) for Package A, (c) or (d) for package B. If you don't want a seat, order from individual components page - click here - (but be warned -- you are missing a bargain given the low package prices!)
(5) Stabilizer floats on telescoping arms (optional) to prevent tipping over. We offer 2 float options, "ethafoam" solid resilient foam (lighter, shorter, lower price) and "hydrodynamic" more streamlined, hollow plastic (a "must have" upgrade for sailing or motoring, great for rowing or paddling too).*
(6) Mirror (optional), so you can see where you're going when rowing backwards (backwards rowing is far more efficient use of your muscles).
*If you have our canoe stabilizer, then you have items 3 & 5 from the above list.
To buy individual components, instead of a package, click here. To enhance your package with more cool accessories click here.
Your email should state :
"Jim, I just ordered a rowing package and, for oars I want [spoon or flat] blades (and if choice is spoon, state length to be 7 or 7.5 feet). I need the crossbar to be [30", 36", 40" or 45" or custom length of ___]." If you chose the yoke seat, also specify blue, red or brown fabric.
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