Polypropylene oar collars will help protect your fine Shaw and Tenney's. Each set comes with a packet of brass nails. (note: will fit all of our oar locks EXCEPT the 2" galvanized ones.)
Use these to modify a round oar for D-Type oarlocks like the Douglas Oarlock.
In the photos below, you can see that there are flats on three sides which align against the flats on the Douglas...
Keep anchor or dock lines from chafing gunwale or other parts of your boat. Investment Cast 316 Stainless - these are hefty, high quality parts. They will look good on any boat.
Everything needed to leather your own oars
Blackburn Kit: with Pete Culler-style "Old School Long Oar Leathers" this kit is an ideal choice for oars rowed off standard oarlocks and oars rowed...
These oarlocks and sockets are made of maleable iron that is heavily galvanized by the 'hot dip' method. Some say they are better than Bronze or stainless. They are certainly less expensive. Sockets...