G'day guys, I'm wanting to get the tinnie out but im not looking on spending to much on oars, Aluminum ones are quite cheap i can pick some up for $50, but i was just wondering if there any good? anyone had good or bad experience with them? and would it just be worth forking out extra for wooden ones?
G'day Larry, Wooden oars are worth the extra money. Aluminum oars do not have the right balance and they will soon tire you out. If you have a motor and the oars are just for once in a while, aluminum might be ok but if your boat is moving on 'potato power' you would be best to spend the extra on the wooden oars.
well on a grade 8 camp we went canoeing and had to use aluminium oars and got absolutely cover in grey stuff, like my hands, arms, legs, face. and it made me itchy. it could probably be even cheaper if you made your own wooden ones, like following instructions and everything. but for cheap oars check OKorder
no, but I did kick a pedophile in the pebbles outside of my boathouse, which contains several aluminum boat-oars.
Aluminium will make o.k. paddles, but as oars won't be as good as wood. Wood flexes and works differently, unless the aluminium oars have weight in the handles they will not near balance. Cheap wood oars aren't balanced well either, and this is a significant fault. Unless you have used good oars you won't know the difference, but it is very real. Don't like them myself, if money is the issue they will work over short distances, but thats all. Connections and seams tend to corrode over time and let you down with no warning right when you need them - those things clipped on inflatables are a good example of that...
