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Post by jarcoach on Dec 15, 2020 15:11:39 GMT
Picked up this old oar in Arcata back in the college days- just sharing a cool piece of sculling history  |
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Post by Admin on Dec 19, 2020 3:57:31 GMT
Very nice!
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Post by sculler72 on Dec 29, 2020 22:32:31 GMT
Hi there jarcoach question for you? Do you remember where you picked that oar up? Also do you know whom might of built it? Is there by chance any drawings on the oar? For instance like a cartoon mallard or anything like that? Going to college in or around eureka and sculled the area I'm sure you heard of the Gordon MacIntosh Oars Possibly? I gave Gordon my old formica oak back in the early 60 and he started making oars from that oar, which were all weighted making the oars more limber to stiff which ever the sculler prefered.. I don't know when you might of went to college there or your age but those oars are quite old and not many around.. I have been fortunate and have saved 4 of those oars.. His oar blade were right at 3 3/4 inches wide and right at 4 ft long + or minus a bit. Not much bend from where the oar and blade attached and the blade had a radius to them. Hard to tell looking at the oar from a picture. Also growing up and way back in the 60's I sculled Indian Tom and reservoirs and lakes all over eastern CA and Oregon. from goose lake to Big Sage out of Alturas to Roberts reservoir and MaCarthur out of Bieber,new Bieber to Blue Lake out of Likely east of alturas then to Klamath lake and all its reservoirs and lakes. My weekend were all about sculling those lakes and reservoirs when not in school. Really exciting to see and hear these names once again. Just got done Hunting Brant in Humboldt bay. Still miss those Birds. Nice chatting. Happy New Year and good hunting.  |
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Post by sculler72 on Dec 29, 2020 22:52:01 GMT
 jarcoach So sorry I forgot to mention, I guess its the old age thing again.. The reason those oars are so popular and so rare, is because it came with my Nellist I fortunately found in a Barn in Arcata Bottom buried with Hay and chickens were roosting on and in the boat. I asked if they wanted to sell the boat. It was indicated to just take the boat to get it out of the Barn It is the Boat pictured on my post prior to you. The owners of the Farm said it had been in the Barn when purchased and been there ever since no knowing what it was. It was brought to my attention at fields landing in 63 that there was a boat kinda like mine at a friends in Arcata and told where it was and had my dad haul me out there and we ended up with that boat and still have it today. along with my second nellist that belonged to Hank Moore local Eureka Plumber/pipe fitter which was purchased in 74 both boats are identical and original nellists Boats. Thanks for letting me share. This Picture is Gordon MacKintosh and Bill Roberts in 63 |
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Post by jarcoach on Jan 1, 2021 4:47:47 GMT
Sculler72- I lived in Arcata from 88-91 and picked up that oar at an antique shop on the corner of.... either G or H and the road to Samoa. It was old then and I have no idea who made it. The blade is short and there are no identifying marks on it. Learned to scull at Lake Henshaw in So Cal from John Hayden and found my float in Freshwater my first year at HSU. I bought my boat from Dean Davis who showed me a bit but he would just say “ you gotta go do it I can’t show you” in trying to learn the bay. My first trip to Fields Landing got 2 of my car tires punctured....
Dean looked at the oar and proclaimed it “old” and he had no idea either. His uncle supposedly market gunned back in the day- Dean knew a lot and had done a lot.
I appreciate the background and history- thanks for sharing!
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