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Hey , Thanks for mulling this over . I agree oars are solid choice but as the boats get bigger oars become impractical as the rower gets higher off the water. As for designs in use now , there’s nothing more innovative than a 10 speed fitted to a prop or paddle wheel .

It’s a 750 mile race up the inside passage from Washington to Alaska . It can take a week or so and calm or no wind is common.

Getting more torque in the drive train I think would be an advantage. As long as a not too large prop is used it seems like the weight of the wheel would help maintain a constant rpm . As a posed to direct peddle drives where the prop stops as soon as the peddles do .

Hey , I’m participating in a sailboat race that forbids gas or electric engines. Paddles and oars are popular with smaller boats while racers over 25 feet rely on peddle drives. As we are poor substitutes for engines these devices work but not very well ! My thought is to add a flywheel, as...