the yuloh thing again, but bigger?

[Murray Campbell]

Hi all..

Summer is here and my diesel is in a thousand pieces...contemplating making a curved yuloh with socket and lanyard

i have a very Heavy displacement colin archer sort of boat (32 on deck, probably close to 10 tons) Is this madness? Anyone with personal experience to share about sculling heavy boats? Will i need 7 sailors on the oar? (I've heard that Allen Farrel sculls his "China Cloud" up here in B.C.)
thanks, murray

[PugetSound]

In theory a Yuloh will move your boat whether it's a dink or an aircraft carrier. The real question is how much time do you have and what about the currents?

Someone did a study some time back and figured out that the most a trained athlete can crank out is about 3/4 horsepower. Sustained HP was about 1/2 HP.

I think that a big enough yuloh will move your boat a little but I doubt that you'll move fast enough (or long enough) to beat even the most anemic current.

A better choice might be to consider how a small marine repair operation moves your boat and copy them. Most such ops simply use a dingy with a small outboard. In an emergency, having a dink with a small outboard available will be better than a yuloh.

[Ron Williamson]

I agree with Puget Sound.
We've spider webbed a dinghy to the stern or quarter of a few boats and it works surprisingly well(Just stay away from places like Seymour Narrows and the Skookumchuck)
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[Murray Campbell]

..was definitely counting on having lunch until the tide was fair (and lets not even talk about Seymour or Hole in the Wall!)

guess i should just spend the time on the engine rebuild..

[Stephen]

It all depends how much of a hurry you're in. Of course you are a bit more at the whim of wind and tide, and you stay out of places like Hole in the Wall (which I do even with my engine equipped boat!).
Cruising without an engine can be both extremely pleasing and extremely frustrating!
Allen uses the Yuloh , but he has no schedule or deadline to meet. Mind you, he also doesn't have to contend with rebuilding a diesel in a thousand pieces! He has set an example which many people have tried to emulate and attain, and stuck to his lifestyle through the years. But I'm getting off topic, we're talking Yulohs...
I borrowed the Yuloh from China Cloud to use on a 20' Kingston Lobster boat that had no engine. This was during December in the gulf Islands. It is a useful and effective tool - if you're not in any hurry and willing to do some work to get there. Mastering the stroke comes quickly, it's not too hard.
So, no it's not "madness", just a different way to do it!