[cjaldea]

I have a 16 foot Scottboat (similar to Towee) and I would like to add oars. The boat has the standard vinyl trim. Can I just bolt a set of oarlock sockets directly to the gunwales or do I need some sort of reinforcement. Any suggestions on style of socket to use? Thanks.

 

[DuckNut]

MN - I don't believe 75% the people on here ever seen oars.

Without a pic suggestions won't be worth much.

But here goes: mount some anyway you can and if they break then you know what has to be done to solve the issue.

 

[Brett]

Adding oarlocks is an easy installation, but is the Scottboat wide enough?
A small amount of overlap of the grips is okay, a large amount is awkward.
Google image search has plenty of pics of various oarlock installations
I use an extra long set of kayak paddles to manoeuver around in the creeks.

 

[yeffy]

Are you planning to use this like a drift boat? Or are the oars just backup power in case of emergency? If your using like a drift boat go make yourself a drop in rowing frame. If its just for back up why not use a paddle?