Rowlock

The Dolle is used to attach the rudder ( or Skull belt ) either on the curb or on the arm of a rowing boat. In rowing boats ( boat ), there are various Doll types: Two vertical pins between which the Skulls to be moved, or a pen with a leather strap, the Skull and Dolle connects, or a metal ring with a doll pin by which the skull is placed, or a U-shaped piece of metal with a pin, the pin Doll, which is inserted into a hole in the hull. The oarlocks for boat are usually made ​​of wood.

For recreational craft, the rowlock is U-shaped. One leg is rotatably mounted to the Doll pen on a boom. While previously passed the oarlocks of a bronze alloy, used today usually plastic gates. To keep the oar in the oarlock, the rowlocks are often closed with a safety clip ( with screw cap ). Should an oar from slipping out while rowing from the Dolle, is for the rowboat danger of capsizing.

Trivia

Some Norwegian municipalities have oarlocks and Pubs as characters in their coat of arms image: Fosnes, Radøy and Tjøme.

• Rowing
• Marine equipment