Everything about Oarlock totally explained
A
rowlock (British) or
oarlock (US) is a device that attaches an
oar to a
boat. When a boat is rowed, the rowlock acts as a
fulcrum, and, in doing so, the propulsive force that the rower exerts on the water with the oar is transferred to the boat by the thrust force exerted on the rowlock.
On ordinary rowing craft, the rowlocks are attached to the
gunwales. In the sport of
rowing, the rowlocks are attached to
outriggers (often just called "riggers"), which project from the boat and provide better leverage. In sport rowing, the rowlocks are normally U-shaped and attached to a vertical pin which allows the rowlock to pivot around the pin during the rowing stroke. They additionally have a locking mechanism across the top of the "U" to prevent the oar from unintentionally popping out of the rowlock.
Originally rowlocks were two wooden posts that the shaft of the oar nestled between.
Trivia
The Norwegian municipalities of
Fosnes,
Radøy and
Tjøme have rowlocks in their coats-of-arms.
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