- the
rowlock acts as a
fulcrum for the oar. On
ordinary rowing craft, the
rowlocks are
attached to the gunwales. In the
sport of rowing, the
rowlocks are...
- but
consists of
rowlocks and
shiners instead of
headers and stretchers. This
gives a wall with an
internal cavity bridged by the
rowlocks,
hence the reference...
-
positions oriented in a
horizontal alignment are
called stretcher, header,
rowlock stretcher, and
rowlock. A
rowlock stretcher is
sometimes called a shiner."...
- beam (width) is important. If the
rowlocks are too
close together the oars will be
difficult to use. If the
rowlocks are too far
apart then the boat will...
- stern. A
distinctive feature was that the
washstrake had cut-outs (called
rowlocks) in
which the oars were worked,
unlike most
boats of the period, that used...
- the
dinghy for stowage. The only
other essential pieces of
hardware are
rowlocks (also
known as oarlocks). Conventionally, a
dinghy will have an oar on...
- to
cross a
river requires, if the boat is a rowboat, that the oars and
rowlocks be
present and unbroken, and that they fit each other. Many
other qualifications...
- Leggio. The most
specific book on the
specifics and data
about themaking of
rowlocks and oars. Text in
Italian and English. Pastor, S. (1999). Fórcole. Venezia:...
- boundary, is
called a
crown Voussoir (a wedge-like
construction block). A
rowlock arch is
formed by
multiple concentric layers of voussoirs.
Extrados (an...
- uncommon. Furthermore,
during the
early Viking Age, oar
ports replaced rowlocks,
allowing oars to be
stored while the ship was at sail and to
provide better...
