Rigging

Question 1

What should you check before going out?

Answer 1

1.Damage to boat
2. Bowball
3. Hatches
4. Top nuts
5. Bolts on side of boat
6. Collar if an adjustment has been made
7. Steering wires
8. Missing washers on pin
9. Foot stretcher and tight

Question 2

How to measure overall length

Answer 2

Tape in line with shaft. Adjust using screws on side of shaft.

Question 3

Where do you measure inboard length to and from?

Answer 3

From the outboard edge of the collar to the handle

Question 4

Where do you measure outboard to and from?

Answer 4

From the collar to the edge of the oar.

Question 5

What does moving the collar towards the handle do?

Answer 5

Reduces inboard and increase outboard.

Question 6

What does moving the collar to the spoon do?

Answer 6

Increases the inboard and reduces the outboard.

Question 7

What should the overall length be for a lightweight woman?

Answer 7

lightweight women is 288cm.

Question 8

What should the overall length be for a club level woman

Answer 8

296

Question 9

What should the overall length be for an ow man

Answer 9

290cm (big blade)

Question 10

What should the inboard, outboard and spread be for OW women?

Answer 10

Spread: 156-158
Outboard: 200-202
Inboard: 86-88
Length: 288
Overlap: 18-22cm

Question 11

What is the general rule of thumb for adjusting inboard and outboard lengths?

Answer 11

Shorter people need less inboard and shorter sculls.
Taller people need more inboard and longer sculls.

Question 12

What should the spread, outboard, inboard and overlap be for an OW man?

Answer 12

Spread: 158-160
Outboard: 204-202
Inboard: 86-88
Length: 290
Overlap: 18-22

Question 13

What does adding a clam do?

Answer 13

Increase the inboard and reduce the outboard.

Question 14

How much room should there be at the finish after adjusting the foot stretcher?

Answer 14

Ensure there are 1.5 hand widths.

Question 15

What will it look like if the stretcher is too far to the stern?

Answer 15

There won’t be enough room between the hands, extracting the blades will be difficult

Question 16

If the foot stretcher is too far towards the bow what will it look like?

Answer 16

The rower will be able to draw past the body.

Question 17

How do you measure span?

Answer 17

The distance between the centre of the pin on one side to another side.
Measure from the bottom of a pin.

Question 18

How do you measure spread on a sculling boat?

Answer 18

Measure from the bottom of the pin to the other side of the boat.
At the same point across the bot measure the width.
Subtract half of the second value.

Question 19

What is stern pitch?

Answer 19

How much the swivel or gate learns towards the stern.

Question 20

How do you measure stern pin pitch?

Answer 20

1. Remove backstay, washers, and swivel to leave the pin.
2. Hold the arm of the pitch gauge firmly against the pin.
3. Move the pointer until the bubble is level.
4. Read the pitch value.

Question 21

How do you measure stern pitch?

Answer 21

1. Zero the pitch gauge
2. Centre the bubble, whilst holding the pointer
3. Hold the arm of the pitch gauge firmly against the gate.
4. Move the pointer until it’s level again
5. Read the value of the pitch

Question 22

What should stern pitch be?

Answer 22

4 degrees

Question 23

How do you adjust stern swivel pitch?

Answer 23

Using inserts. They should always add up to 8. You need to do some maths for more complicated adjustments.

Question 24

What will happen if you have +4 stern pitch?

Answer 24

Cause the blade to wash out at the finish

Question 25

What will happen if you have -4 stern pitch

Answer 25

It will cause the blade to dig too deep

Question 26

Measuring the height of the swivel above the seat

Answer 26

Bottom of the height stick on both gunwhales
Put the top part of the height stick on the swivel
Measure from the lowest part of the seat to the bottom of the top stick