molasses Posted February 26, 2013 Share #1 Posted February 26, 2013 I recall seeing a chart relating the length of oars and their parts for various sizes and descriptions of small boats, but I can't remember if it was on MSW 1.0 or somewhere else. I'm looking for information on the oars for a 30 ft longboat or launch of twelve oars for my Esmeralda build. Can anyone help me with this? Quote Current Builds: ESMERALDA Chilean Navy School Ship, 1/640 in a bottle insanity Dan Clapp's hard water race boat in a bottle Completed Build: Prairie Schooner OGALLALA 1/96 in a bottle Research Project: Cruizer-class Brig-Sloops "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." - Benjamin Franklin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted February 26, 2013 Share #2 Posted February 26, 2013 I can only help with oar lengths for modern pulling lifeboats, where an oar for a 30 foot boat would be 14.1 feet long. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Ensign Posted February 26, 2013 Share #3 Posted February 26, 2013 Yes I recall an article published on MSW1. "OAR-MAKING, FROM STEEL "Below is an account found in The Art Making Masts, Yards, Gaffs, Booms, Blocks and Oars as Practised in the Royal Navy and According to the Most Approved Methods in the Merchant Service, 2nd edition, printed for Steel and Goddard, London, 1816." I don't recall who originally posted it, but I'll send it to you as a pm attachment. B.E. Quote Current Build: HMS Indefatigable-1794-by-blue-ensign-vanguard-models-164-scale Medway-longboat-1742-by-blue-ensign-½”-scale Completed builds: HMS Sphinx 1775 by Blue Ensign. 1:64 scale - Vanguard Models Queen-Anne-Royal-Barge-circa-1700-by-Blue-Ensign Fifie fishing boat Lady Eleanor Muirneag-1903-–-a-scottish-zulu-fishing-boat-164-scale-based-on-the-vanguard-models-zulu-kit/ HM Cutter Alert 1777 HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 18th-century-English-longboat-by-Blue-Ensign-ms-148-scale/ finished 18thc English Pinnace by Blue Ensign-Model-Shipways-1:24 scale/ finished HMS-Pegasus-by-Blue-Ensign-finished-Victory-Models-1:64-scale/ Heller Seventy-four 1:150 scale - modified Le Superbe/Le Glorieux kit after Boudriot, waterline setting with sails. The schooner Pickle, Jotika pob kit 1:64 scale, my interpretation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molasses Posted February 26, 2013 Author Share #4 Posted February 26, 2013 MSW and its members are awesome! I spent three hours on the internet looking for an answer to my question without finding what I need. I post my question on MSW and have two good answers in 30 minutes. Thank you. Quote Current Builds: ESMERALDA Chilean Navy School Ship, 1/640 in a bottle insanity Dan Clapp's hard water race boat in a bottle Completed Build: Prairie Schooner OGALLALA 1/96 in a bottle Research Project: Cruizer-class Brig-Sloops "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." - Benjamin Franklin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbl Posted February 26, 2013 Share #5 Posted February 26, 2013 Taken from a table in Euryalus Vol II, quoting the same book as Blue Ensign (I'm not sure what all the numbers mean, just taking it from the table in the book ) 30 foot barge Sweep 21 foot Handle 1 foot Loom 8 foot 6 inch Body 4 foot 6 inch Blade 7 foot Loom: Blade 7 foot, 4 inch square Blade: broad - innner 3 1/8", outer 6 1/4", Thick - inner 2 7/8", outer 7/8" Handle 1 3/4" diameter Quote Current build: HMS Blanche 1800, Scratch POF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molasses Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share #6 Posted March 1, 2013 Thank you, John, BE and robbl, for your assistance. With a source for the oar length and dimensions of the blade I googled The Art of Making... (Steel), found the book on Amazon which had the book available on line for perusal, found the tables and got the information I needed. Here's the result, made from 32 gauge wire with the blades peened, in the process of being painted. The oars are for the two ship's boats in my avatar, posed on a US cent. Thanks again for your help. augie and mtaylor 2 Quote Current Builds: ESMERALDA Chilean Navy School Ship, 1/640 in a bottle insanity Dan Clapp's hard water race boat in a bottle Completed Build: Prairie Schooner OGALLALA 1/96 in a bottle Research Project: Cruizer-class Brig-Sloops "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." - Benjamin Franklin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trippwj Posted March 1, 2013 Share #7 Posted March 1, 2013 Dang, Molasses - them are some tiny boats! Quote WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augie Posted March 1, 2013 Share #8 Posted March 1, 2013 32 gauge wire......amazing! Quote Augie Current Build: US Frigate Confederacy - MS 1:64 Previous Builds : US Brig Syren (MS) - 2013 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Greek Tug Ulises (OcCre) - 2009 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Victory Cross Section (Corel) - 1988 Essex (MS) 1/8"- 1976 Cutty Sark (Revell 1:96) - 1956 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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