Although I’ve built a spot for a motor mount into this scamp, I’m thinking I’m at least going to start out with just oars. To that end, I went and bought the 9’ break down Sawyer oars that Duckworks sells specifically for the scamp.
The first one I cut - too big on the starboard side
I can’t obviously store these in the cockpit since with my lazarette they’d stick forward into the cubby and be in the way, so instead I’m going to store them up underneath the cockpit seat coaming. In order to make that work though, a small notch needs to be cut out of bulkhead 7 on either side so that the paddle blade will fully fit under the cockpit seat coaming when installed.
Cutting these was pretty straightforward - drill a hole at the end of the length, then use a coping saw to cut edges out to the center of the boat and straighten them out/clean them up with a rasp.
The second one I cut out was a little shorter and smaller and worked perfectly for holding the edge of the paddle blade when tucked up vertical under the seat coaming and set back against the transom.
A pretty darn fine fit.
I also had some maple lying around the shop, and I wanted to create a row of cleats along the bow. I figured the outer ones would initally be helpful in capturing the carlins when they were glued in (which they were), and eventually after adding the inner ones too I’d have a large stretch of area for the deck to glue down to and for bow hardware to bite into when I get that far.
