Old Man Takes Up Rowing

It’s mid-August, and it’s been far too long since my last confession. This has real consequences. Today, I selected the deck panels fore and aft. I coated the bow scarf joint (about a foot or so from the tip) with wood-thickened epoxy and clamped the two deck pieces. I’ll leave it alone until tomorrow and…

After a ridiculous amount of time spent dithering about this and that (all of it devoted to the rowing unit, actually), today I just said stop that and got on with it. I didn’t get on with much, but I got on with something. To wit: I installed a handle on the rowing unit, the…

After a couple of weeks of thinking, drawing, and holding metal in my hands considering what it can do and what I can do with it, this is what I have in mind: God knows, I’ll do photos and so much commentary along the way, so let’s just leave it right there for today. Day…

There are lots of options for mounting the slides to the cabinet. I think I will standardize on 10-32 machine screws. A single hex key will suffice for maintenance of the slider. I am taking care to avoid the need to cut or thread stainless steel: all the metal work is in aluminum (mostly 6061).…

Overthinking continues and gets a little wild. I haven’t heard anything from RowRigs and have been having dangerous thoughts fed by Internet examples of others who have suffered similar ideas. Out on the net, plenty of off-the-wall do-it-yourself sliding seats and sliding riggers seem to work and have their fans. Some don’t look particularly finished,…