Drawing on 37 years of experience, Swanson Boat Company specializes in products and services for the tradition-minded oarsman.

    

     Our goal is to enhance your rowing experience.  Our Custom Fit

approach includes plans, design/build, oars, hardware and accessories

tailored as a unified package to best suit your needs.  Your hands-on

participation can be as little or as great as you like.  We can assist you

in "doing it all" yourself, or we'll do the building, fabricating and fitting

out from start to any degree of completion.

 

Please give us a call at (860)299-6502, or

                    E-mail at: rodgerswanson412@comcast.net

 

              Oarsman Marine Tallow

     This is our flagship product.  We are the only US producer of traditional marine tallow and have been making it for 37 years. 

    

     -Tallow is a superior treatment and preservative for oar leathers, gaff 

       jaw leathers and the like--essentially any full grain, smooth faced leather

       intended for marine or outdoor use.  It has wide application as a marine

       lubricant, especially for tradition-based boats and accessories.

 

Basic Package:  One (1) quarter-pint tin of Oarsman Marine Tallow

                        One (1) 2 oz. tin of tallow/beeswax topcoat

                         Complete instructions

 

Cost:  $15.00 US plus $5.95 Shipping and Handling = $20.95

Payment:  Check or Money Order payable to Swanson Boat Company

 

                Swanson Boat Company

                Rodger C. Swanson, Proprietor

                420 Broad Street

                Windsor, CT  06095

 

                        OARSMAN ROWING PRODUCTS

             We have a variety of rowing products and services. 

             We are pleased to announce the addition of a new

product line:  Custom-turned traditional thole pins and related

items for the tradition-based rowing craft.  These are produced by:

 

                     WATER WITCH WOODWORKING

                                     420 Broad Street

                                  Windsor, CT  06095

 

          Currently Offering:  Lunenberg Dory-style Thole Pins

        Oak, Ash or Locust  $35.00/Pair* (plus $5.00 shipping)

                                              Also:

               Tapered thole pins, including fits for Cornish Gigs;

            thole pin gunnel pads; reamers; thwart stantions; and,

                      stuff you can't find anywhere else!

                            Call or e-mail for particulars.

               Custom options and quantity discounts available.

      *[Includes one (1) spare pin in case of breakage--good insurance

                                   when rowing offshore!]