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Chinese Yuloh

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Julian Swindell:
Hi Simon
I tried it out for all of three minutes. The problem was the length. It really needs to be very long to reach comfortably into the water. That would have made it much too long to stow easily on board. It might not be such a problem on the BayRaider as I think you stern is closer to the water and you have more long-item stowage space in the open Raider anyway. The mizzen is no problem at all, you actually want the yuloh off to one side so you can stand beside it.

I had a couple of problem with the pivot point, but they could all have been dealt with easily with a bit of tweaking. It was the need for an impractically long one that stopped it for me. If you don't mind a stowed yuloh sticking a couple of yards off the stern, it could be done, but I haven't taken it any further. Yet...

Simon Knight:
Julian,

Guess what I shall be making as soon as I get home?  (I am in Bournemouth at present without a boat :-(  )

Simon

Julian Swindell:
Hi Simon
This is the page I copied my yuloh from. The only chnage I made was using a brass screw end fitting for water pipe as the socket in the underside of the oar. It fitted the head of the coach bolt pivot perfectly. Just the short length scuppered the project

http://simplicityboats.com/yulohpage2.html

Simon Knight:
I found this video on t' web : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7MQsdLpWaM

if it works on a Drascombe then it WILL work on a BR!

Simon

Julian Swindell:
Interesting video. It shows why mine didn't work. He has got all of his blade under water. I only managed about 6 inches and it just never dug in. One day I might try again, but I think it would be a good idea on the BayRaider.

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