Any ideas!?

[jwarner51]

Hi all I found this at a turn of the century site. I think it’s cast, doesn’t appear to be iron but it reads on my xterra 705 as ferrous. Maybe an alloy?

 

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[Red-Coat]

I would assume it's a rowlock/oarlock and the additional small loop is so you can secure your oar against overboard loss.

 

[ticndig]

it's an oar lock

, red coat got it right , beat me by 000.5 seconds .

 

[jwarner51]

Thanks all for the reply! Strange thing is it was found in the desert and the closest lake is known to only be about 5 feet deep max....during the spring.

 

[desertexplorer]

This site tells about the eye in the side of the oarlock and the use of a lanyard. I had to look it up because I couldn’t figure out what the eye was for...

http://forum.woodenboat.com/showthread.php?238995-Open-oar-lock-question

 

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[A2coins]

Good Id I ve seem those on the row boats I grew up using