Test Ride and Retrofit

Test Ride

Load her on the snowmachine trailer

Haul down the beach

I have not built the rowing thwart since I don't know where or how high to make it.

I'll take along a cooler and some blocks to experiment with the location of the thwart.

Her we go...

The test launching taught me that the Nemah is too big for the forward facing rowing system. The FFRS has an effective oar length of 6½ to 7 feet. The Nemah is a big boat that needs a strong oarsman with 8-foot oars. I decided to forego the FFRS and build the Neamh as a traditional rower, convertible between one and two oarsman.

Dual oarsmen setup

Single oarsman setup

Then I sold her and built the Sea Scull