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I purchased the NRS 146qt Big Sky Cooler; amazing cooler and I like everything about it - except for how tall it is (21.25'').
I plan row from the cooler. Sitting on the drybox results in knuckle damage on the cooler.
The cooler is currently suspended 1/2'' from the floor, and yet rises 11'' above the frame. My oar towers are 9'', and I've added washers to increase them to 10''. Still 1'' below my seat. Other specs include 10' 6'' oars, frame width of 74'', and distance between oar locks of 81'', 16 foot boat.
I feel like I'm rowing somewhat hunched over and pushing from my waist instead of the chest area. I'm hitting my knees almost every time. I could probably gain another inch of height on the oar towers by bringing them vertical, but overall I'm afraid the only solution is to install taller oar towers. Does anyone have experience using 12''+ oar towers? Besides the increased risk of them getting destroyed during a flip, is there any other engineering reason why really tall oar towers is a bad idea? Any bright ideas?
I plan row from the cooler. Sitting on the drybox results in knuckle damage on the cooler.
The cooler is currently suspended 1/2'' from the floor, and yet rises 11'' above the frame. My oar towers are 9'', and I've added washers to increase them to 10''. Still 1'' below my seat. Other specs include 10' 6'' oars, frame width of 74'', and distance between oar locks of 81'', 16 foot boat.
I feel like I'm rowing somewhat hunched over and pushing from my waist instead of the chest area. I'm hitting my knees almost every time. I could probably gain another inch of height on the oar towers by bringing them vertical, but overall I'm afraid the only solution is to install taller oar towers. Does anyone have experience using 12''+ oar towers? Besides the increased risk of them getting destroyed during a flip, is there any other engineering reason why really tall oar towers is a bad idea? Any bright ideas?