piantedosi row wing vs oarmaster
donal...@gmail.com
Are there other ones now on the market?
Regards
Donal
zeke_hoskin
wrote:
I've owned both.
I bought an old boat with a Piantedosi rig. It's heavy and awkward to
bail around, but
it is rock-solid and it has worked well for five years. Bonus: you can
convert it very
cheaply to a sliding-rigger unit, and that makes a real difference on
a short boat.
Later we got a fat open water double with Rowmasters. More awkward,
though
without that big beam running up the middle of the boat you can bail
without bloody
knuckles. The seat wasn't anywhere as good as the Row Wing. On the
other
hand, these were old-model Rowmasters and (from their website) they
have been
considerably improved.
Of the two, I recommend Piantedosi. Hopefully a satisfied Rowmaster
user will
weigh in now. But for lightness, nothing beats screwing tracks and
riggers onto
the boat itself. // Zeke Hoskin
Roger
I believe Piantedosi is now owned by Alden. Not sure if they're still
building his drop in units or if it's just the Alden ones.
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"Roger" <edonr...@aol.com> wrote in message
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It looks like someone bought a Scout Rig from Alden in March 2010, so I
guess they are still building his drop-in units.
donal...@gmail.com
> weigh in now. But for lightness, nothing beats screwing tracks and
> riggers onto
> the boat itself. // Zeke Hoskin
The Hudson T7 I thought was brilliant(have 2 of them) and really need
half a dozen for junior rowing project.
Thats all Im looking to recreate. It may be that getting canoes fitted
out is the answer. Its a shame they stopped making them.
The benefit of the hard plastic is its never going to destruct no
matter what abuse it gets and most trainers seem to me to be a bit
flimsy. Ive an availability here of an old town canoe for £300 so
perhaps that should be my summer project!!!
Regards
Donal