Ok
I managed to do exactly that
I purchased 9’ oars, added extensions, purchased oar locks, slipped PEX over the stems/shafts of the oar locks, and inserted the shafts into the winches.
The extensions were added because a 9’ oar is still to short for the freeboard of the Rhodes.

The system works great…
 … rowing a 3000 lb yacht with two oars is easy
 …. as long as there is NO wind and NO current. Otherwise I found the oars work better as sails and wind vanes …

I would rather this be a fairytale or spoof …
But … been there, done that, got the T-shirt

I can provide pictures in case anyone needs a good laugh … or gentle chuckle …

Bob G
Sail la Vie 2000/2017
Kent island MD

On Thu, Aug 19, 2021 at 2:34 PM Scott Andrews via Rhodes22-list <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> Has anyone ever installed oar locks on their Rhodes?
> Scott, 86’ Pantalaimon
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Aug 19, 2021, at 8:16 AM, Luis Guzman <luis.guzman.ve at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > You can propel the boat by moving the tiller back and forth. Though, It
> is a lot of work.
> >
> > S/V Aquetxali
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Aug 19, 2021, at 12:18 AM, Larry Gioia via Rhodes22-list <
> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> Thanks for the suggestion!
> >>
> >> Yeah wind had basically died
> >>
> >> I’m trying to picture it, I’ll try it! Not sure my trolling motor is
> long enough
> >>
> >> Larry
> >>
> >>>> On Aug 18, 2021, at 6:57 AM, ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> 
> >>> Larry,
> >>>
> >>> 2 questions:
> >>>
> >>> Was there no wind so you could just sail the remaining 1.5 miles?
> >>> Why didn’t you just clamp the trolling motor onto the rudder head,
> lower it all the way down, turn it 90 deg, & use the rudder to point the
> thrust?  You might have to kick-up the rudder blade to get it to clear the
> trolling motor’s prop.
> >>>
> >>> Roger Pihlaja
> >>> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
> >>>
> >>> Sent from Mail for Windows
> >>>
> >>> From: Larry Gioia via Rhodes22-list
> >>> Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2021 8:27 PM
> >>> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> >>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] There’s probably a better way...
> >>>
> >>> ... but this is what came to mind.
> >>> My Mercury outboard unexpectedly stopped a month ago while returning
> but still 1.5 miles away from the dock with a boatload of people. It was
> fine before and since.
> >>>
> >>> I keep a 55# thrust trolling motor on board just in case but between
> people and motorboat waves there was no way I’d be able to safely swap the
> 2 motors. I eventually got the motor restarted but it got me to thinking.
> So I made this bracket for the trolling motor. It will stay attached. Fire
> away with better ideas.
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> >>> Larry
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> >>> —
> >>>
> >>> 2014 R22 Language of Love
> >>>
> >>> Lake George, NY
> >>>
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