Thanks for the photo Jack. Now I know what to look for. I guess the upper midwest is the best place to look for these. My dad got one of these new in the '40's (46-47?), but I never saw any oars like that. I have had mine in very treacherous waters also, and even waves coming from the side are not too bad because of the great bouyancy. As I remember, they advertised that a 300 lb man could sit on the 'gunnel and they would not tip. There was an article in Minnesota Waterfowler about these where they showed the original moulds used to form the hulls. Everything built with WWII aircraft quality in Minneapolis.