i've 'paddled' my M15, M17 and S17 single handed. have a canoe paddle that is about 3.5' long. center the rudder with the TillerClutch and paddle. i've done this as a test and have done it a few times just to move around docks (not wanting to start the motor). just a bit faster than sculling with the rudder. paddling or rudder sculling wouldn't be effective in any sort of breeze or if seas up. :: Dave Scobie :: M17 #375 SWEET PEA - www.m17-375.webs.com --- On Mon, 11/26/12, Tom Jenkins <tjenk@gte.net> wrote:
Joe,
Good news about "paddle-ability" of the 17. I don't carry paddles so I have not tried it, but I might just give it a go. I always think in terms of doing the paddling alone, which would be more of a challenge, so I have confined myself to sculling with the rudder when the distance was small and the need was great. Too bad someone with engineer/fabrication talent doesn't fashion a real sculling oar attachment to the Ruddercraft unit, since sculling has moved small working sailboats for thousands of years.
Tom M17 Scintilla