Flash Poll: Ways to Move Your Boat
A Poll About Propulsion
Maybe you can sail or motor—can you row too? Paddle? Pole? How many methods do you have to propel your boat?
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Started with 3, row, sail, torqeedo. Made it 4 because sometimes I need the range of the Yamaha outboard to make any distance upriver. Does poling with an oar make it 5?
Between my arthritic shoulders and my beloved's bad back, we do not paddle. Good ergonomics make rowing comfortable. The waters we frequent are not conducive to poling. I used to have a 1 1/2 hp Johnson but when it was stolen from my club's work shed, I never bothered to replace it.