Minimum Spacing of Rowing Stations

[Ken Leap]

I just turned over the hull of my Caledonia Yawl, "Reina del Llano" and am now contemplating the interior layout. I would like to have two rowing stations, but it is looking a bit crowded. Is there a rule of thumb for the minimum spacing of rowing stations?

Ken

Reina del Llano (http://www.kenleap.com/boat.html)

[Ian McColgin]

You may be able to accomplish both goals, but it's more important to have a good rowing station for solo rowing and one a bit further ahead for rowing with a passenger in the stern. Find the places where the boat trims correctly with you alone somewhere a bit abaft amidships and with you and your most likely or typical passenger first.

Then see if this can be made or adjusted to fit two rowers. If your legs are about under the other's dorsal side of the pelvis, you'll certainly have enough room. You can get closer but it requires better coordination.

The other thing to check as you foozel this into place is the beam at each rowing station. Even a little difference can put the stroke off between oarsif both pairs are of the same size. Sometimes you can fake it a tad by putting the lock socket a bit inboard at whatever station is beamier, a bit outboard at the other, all depending on gunnel construction and size.

G'luck

[Ken Leap]

Ian,

Good points. There is a lot more to this than I had imagined. Thank you for your sage advice.

NOTE: I posed the additional-rowing-station question a second time on this forum along with some pictures of my hull turning. Please see this thread for more responses:

Further Discussion on Second Rowing Station (http://www.woodenboat-ubb.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=012637)

Thanks,

Ken

Reina del Llano (http://www.kenleap.com/boat.html)