New-Old Boat Day
Jul. 2nd, 2020 09:25 amPictures, per request of ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
scrottie:
Buying a boat is so very much like buying a bicycle. As with the bicycling market, most of the rowing shells are built for racing, so they are lightweight, made of carbon fiber, and very expensive.
They have also gone through huge changes in materials and construction techniques through time. The Wild Blue Yonder is a wood-fiberglass composite: wooden frame with a fiberglass skin and membrane fabric decking. When I mailed the purchase check to the owner, I also asked for more information about the boat, so I don't yet know year or manufacturer.
Also as with buying a bicycle, the purchases don't stop with the boat itself. I will now suck it up and finally buy my own oars, along with lights, slings, straps, and the correct type of cushioning support for this type of boat. Oh, and fresh oarlocks.
Sooner rather than later, I will also change out the shoes, and I will also either modify or replace the seat.
At least the tracks are in good shape, as are the riggers and footstretcher hardware. Also as with bicycles, components all get exposed to grit and wear out over time.
I'm also going to have to learn a few more things about the care and feeding of boats of this sort.
scrottie:Buying a boat is so very much like buying a bicycle. As with the bicycling market, most of the rowing shells are built for racing, so they are lightweight, made of carbon fiber, and very expensive.
They have also gone through huge changes in materials and construction techniques through time. The Wild Blue Yonder is a wood-fiberglass composite: wooden frame with a fiberglass skin and membrane fabric decking. When I mailed the purchase check to the owner, I also asked for more information about the boat, so I don't yet know year or manufacturer.
Also as with buying a bicycle, the purchases don't stop with the boat itself. I will now suck it up and finally buy my own oars, along with lights, slings, straps, and the correct type of cushioning support for this type of boat. Oh, and fresh oarlocks.
Sooner rather than later, I will also change out the shoes, and I will also either modify or replace the seat.
At least the tracks are in good shape, as are the riggers and footstretcher hardware. Also as with bicycles, components all get exposed to grit and wear out over time.
I'm also going to have to learn a few more things about the care and feeding of boats of this sort.
