04-26-2014, 11:42 AM
[quote MotoBoat][quote TubeDude][#0000ff]I know of several tubers who have tried retrofitting their tubes with oarlocks and oars.
TubeDude, was the retrofitting successful? How did they go about it? Making out of PVC tubing? Or, using a air raft for a donor, and cannibalizing the rubber oar locks, and strapping them onto the tube?
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[#0000FF]The only one that I saw pics of was strapped on and semi tightened before topping off the air...to reduce the potential for slippage. I have never seen one on the water but I suspect that with the narrow width across the tube it would be unhandy and inefficient to row.[/#0000FF]
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TubeDude, was the retrofitting successful? How did they go about it? Making out of PVC tubing? Or, using a air raft for a donor, and cannibalizing the rubber oar locks, and strapping them onto the tube?
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[#0000FF]The only one that I saw pics of was strapped on and semi tightened before topping off the air...to reduce the potential for slippage. I have never seen one on the water but I suspect that with the narrow width across the tube it would be unhandy and inefficient to row.[/#0000FF]
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