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Rigger Trick: The Wing Nut Top Nut

January 14, 2021

Here is a Rowing Hack that could be worth some of your winter downtime: converting the whole fleet to feature this slick rigger's trick: the Wing Nut Top Nut. more

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Rowing Hacks: Holiday Gifts For Your Favorite Rowing Hacker

December 17, 2020

Stumped on what to get the Rowing Hacker in your boathouse for a sweet but also "useful to the effort" holiday gift? We're here to help more

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Rigger Trick: The Cox-Box Charging Hack

December 10, 2020

When you take down your holiday lights, give it the job of keeping your rowing electronics charged more

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Rowing Hack Redux: The CLAM Stacker

December 3, 2020

This week’s Rowing Hack redux that might be worth throwing together for yourself. It’s the Clam Stacker more

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Rowing Hack: The Dolly-ed Up Sling

November 19, 2020

Turn standard slings into rolling slings with the Dolly-ed Up Sling Hack more

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Steering Cable Trick: The Turner Tightener

November 12, 2020

This week we bring you a Rigger's Trick that is both an "in a pinch" fix and a bit of a value-added hack that can give your coxswains an improved "yep, your rudder is straight" indicator. The Turner Tightener more

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Rowing Hack: The Handle Dipper

November 5, 2020

Another clever COVID adaptation, perfect for a time when boathouse around the country are re-inventing and fine-tuning their cleaning techniques to keep crews out on the water. more

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Rowing Hack: Turning A Double Into A Single

October 29, 2020

Sure, it's the season of the single, thanks to COVID, but what if you are stuck with a lot of pair/doubles and need to divide those 2x's in half to maximize your number of 1x's? Well, Ed Gunter at Clemson has a boatman-approved hack for that: the Double Divisor. more

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Rowing Hack Redux: Rigging up Your Ergs

October 22, 2020

Are you stuck on land or in a singles-only environment? Are you starting to get nervous that you are missing out on sweep blade work? Perhaps this Rowing Hack is for you. more

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Rowing Hack Redux: Hacking the Two-Handed Feather

October 8, 2020

As new novices take up the sport, this hack will help nip a common bad habit in the bud more

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Quality Downtime: Use It To Make The Rowing Better

October 4, 2020

A critical aspect of rowing is overcoming those challenges. But, how? more

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Rowing Hack Redux: Cinder-Blocking Geese

October 1, 2020

A goose repellent hack improved with a bit of 'how can I do this quicker and cheaper' more

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Rowing Hack Redux: Return of the Nylon Nut

September 24, 2020

Sure proof that a given hack is a good one? When it gets suggested back to us by a reader more

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Rowing Hack: The Hair-Tie Height Spacer

September 17, 2020

A rowing rigger hack that saves a practice, makes the stroke seat happy, AND keeps coach from even realizing you lost a spacer more

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Rowing Hack: Magnet-Equipped Wrenches

September 10, 2020

When you always seem to need a wrench handy, then the Magnet Wrench is a pretty slick hack. more

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Ask the Ergmaker: How to Keep the Erg from Sliding Around

August 31, 2020

If you have spent any time on an erg, you have also spent time, at some point, skidding across the floor on an erg. Here are tips on how to erg in one spot. more

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Rowing Splash Guards: Your Super-Simple Secret Weapon

August 29, 2020

'Those little plastic strips made a huge difference, especially at the start, where it was white-capping and the waves were rolling down the side of the boat.' more