Sometimes, when you want to slide quietly from one fishing spot to the next, work up a narrow guzzle, or maneuver through a tight mooring field, it’s nice to be able to put a single oar over the stern to move the boat by sculling. The technique also comes in handy when you want to move your dinghy without getting your seat wet from the morning dew or simply do some salty stylin’ in front of a crowd of dock dwellers.Learning how to scull takes some practice, but with the Scullmatix, a device that automatically produces the right angling of the blade, you can get your boat moving straightaway and without instruction. The Scullmatix provides benefits even for skilled scullers: It doesn’t strain your wrist, it allows you to stand in the best spot to trim the boat, and it converts one of your boat’s oars into a long, take-apart sculling oar.

The Scullmatix is made of 1/8" stainless steel plate and secured withe a pair of stainless 5/16" bolts and wingnuts. Resting in the boat here, it's shown upside down.Ben Fuller

The Scullmatix is made of 1/8" stainless steel plate and secured withe a pair of stainless 5/16" bolts and wingnuts. Resting in the boat here, it's shown upside down.

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