These sculls are both adjustable length scull with a more traditional, Open Water, Touring or Youth blade design or are the lower cost Fixed Length sculls without an option package entry level recreational sculler that does not yet know what option to choose.
Fixed Length Sculls: The Dreher Fixed Length Sculls are an option for the quality and cost conscious rowing consumer. These sculling oars are produced with no options. Their specifications have the greatest appeal to the greatest segment of the sculling population. Many scullers have little idea as to what grip to get or what handle size, rig or stiffness is required. We have designed a high quality Dreher carbon sculling oar with no frills. We offer a shorter black nylon sleeve with green and red buttons instead of the longer adjustable length sleeves. In addition, only the popular BB2198 asymmetrical hatchet blade shape is offered direct from the factory. The shaft is less stiff and has a circular design. The oar length is 289 cm with an 88 cm inboard at mid-sleeve. This oar should appeal to all scullers except for the top scullers, who generally like the ability to customize their sculls. These oars are especially suited to those individuals who are not interested in multiple choices and who most closely fit the norm.
Dreher Adjustable Length Club Sculls: These sculls are designed for the high-end recreational, master or youth customer, who wants the same choice of specifications as the competitive adjustable scull customers. The features and adjsutments include Adjustable Length, 4 Blade types, 3 shaft levels of stiffness, choice of average oar length/inboard with +/- 5 cm of adjustment, with three handle sizes and multiple grip and color options.
- APEX-R: This blade type is attracted to two different populations: the competitive flat water racer and the Open Water or Touring boat rower. The smaller, rounded blade area is suitable for the rougher conditions four in open water rower and the harder load found with larger displacement “hulled boat”.
This blade size and shape appeals to the following groups of scullers:
- those Who row in ocean or rough water conditions in recreational boats,
- those who are interested in improving rowing technique,
- those who are are entry level youth rowers that would like a more modern blade shape and/or
- those Who like to row a more up tempo style.
- LBB: This Little Big Blade (LLB) blade has a blade area almost identical to the LS1999 (Large Symmetrical) in blade area, but it is the narrower version of the Big Blade (BB2198).
The LBB Sculling Oars were initially designed for European Touring boat scullers and has become a favorite Open Water / Recreational design in the US. It appeals to youth scullers, lightweight women and touring rowers. We have found that blades are appropriate for what we call recreational rowers, open water rowers, young junior rowers and lightweight women that also want the adjustable length feature and the option to choose their own specifications. The oars are made of the same high quality molding process used on our other competition adjustable length sculls.
This blade size and shape appeals to the following groups scullers:
- those who like the hatchet shape,
- who row in rough water,
- who are youth scullers; and/or
- Who are slight of build masters.
- LS1999: This blade shape (i.e., the large symmetrical or sometimes called the “Big Macon” was designed for masters and recreational rowers still used the symmetrical "Macon" spoon shape blade, but rowed in the range length range as the Big Blade family of blades. This "symmetrical" blade has almost the same area as the Big Blade and shortened the length of the oars. The LS1999 blade shape has a surface area that is 97% that of the BB2198. The width of the blade is 19 cm, only 2 cm narrower than a BB21. The average length of the scull was set at 288 cm, with +/-5 cm adjustment in the handle, the same as a standard Big Blade scull. The proportions of the blade are reminiscent of the "tulip" shape blades in the 60's which were shorter and wider than the typical Macon shape.
- 18 cm Macon - Touring: These are adustable length sculls with an 18CM wide Macon blade that are sold to the traditional recreation and touring market. It is a shape that is mid-way between the Kinder and and LS1999. This blade shape has been almost exclusively sold in Europe.
- Kinder Sculls: They are the traditional 17CM wide by 52CM long Macon blades that are perfect for young rowers with a total oar length of 289-290CM. This blade shape has been almost exclusively sold in Europe up until now.
These three categories cover the full range of scullers from the top end elites to the entry level recreational scullers and to serious open water enthusiasts.
Dreher High-end Adjustable Length Sculls
| Length Adjustment: | +/- 5 cm of continuous adjustment standard. |
| Replaceable blade: | standard feature |
| Blade Shape: | LS1999 (large symmectrical), LBB, "Kinder", 18 cm Touring or APEX-R. |
| Blade Weight/Balance Point Options: | Not an option. |
| Rig: | Average Length and Average inboard set by customer. |
| Collars & Sleeves: | STS white sleeves with back collars or SRS black or red sleeves with red or black collars. |
| Handle sizes: | Three handle sizes that range between 3.3 cm - 3.8 cm. in diameter with the grip (i.e., small, medium or large handles). |
| Grip type: | Choice of Stämpfli (orange); Martinoli (black, blue, green, yellow, light orange, pink or red), STS (black), or the new Row-Wik grip wrap (black, royal blue, bright red or bright yellow) |
| Weight: | Varies with shaft stiffness and blade weight selected (under 1350 grams per oar depending on the options selected) |
| Balance point: | Variable (depending on shaft stiffness, blade weight and average oar length selected). |
| Shaft Stiffness: | Standard or Less Stiff. |
| Construction: | Unidirectional carbon prepreg and syntactic foam core for the blade. |
| Blade Surface preparation: | Class "A" black high gloss finish as standard; Options for additional cost - Buffing; priming or priming and painting one base color. |
Dreher Carbon Fixed Length Sculls
| Length Adjustment: | Not an option; all sculls are set and 289 cm in length. |
| Replaceable blade: | standard feature |
| Blade Shape: | BB2198 is the only option |
| Blade Weight/Balance Point Options: | Not an option. |
| Rig: | Average Length set at 289 cm, with adjustable collars only. |
| Collars & Sleeves: | Martinoli black sleeves with red and green collars. |
| Handle sizes: | One size is available - medium. |
| Grip type: | black rubber. |
| Weight: | Fixed Length sculls weigh less due to soft shaft and shorter handle. The weight is under 1300 grams. |
| Balance point: | No option or variability. |
| Shaft Stiffness: | Less Stiff. |
| Construction: | Unidirectional carbon prepreg and carbon pregreg twill and syntactic foam core for the blade. |
| Blade Surface preparation: | Blade Surface preparation: Class "A" black high gloss finish as standard; no buffing or painting options. |
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| Item |
Description |
Price |
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| 01A00 |
HIGH MODULUS CARBON SCULLS: BBX, APEX-X, RX AND REX |
$748.00 |
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| 01A00B |
EHX (ELLIPTICAL HYDRODYNAMIC 2012 SCULLS) - HIGH MODULUS |
$778.00 |
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| 01A01 |
CARBON SCULLS - ADJ. 288/88 +/- 5 CM |
$542.00 |
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| 01A01B |
EH (ELLIPTICAL HYDRODYNAMIC 2012) SCULLS |
$572.00 |
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| 01A02 |
CARBON SCULLS - FIXED |
$428.00 |
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| 01A06 |
CARBON TANK SCULLS (For Dreher Tanks Only) set |
$570.00 |
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| 01M21 |
SCULL HANDLE - SMALL, MEDIUM OR LARGE |
$50.00 |
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| 01M25 |
SCULL HANDLE - FIXED |
$43.00 |
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| 01M27 |
HANDLE ENDS (RECREATIONAL) |
$4.00 |
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| 01M41 |
SCULL HANDLE CLAMP |
$9.00 |
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| 01P51 |
HANDLE DECAL |
$1.50 |
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| 01P52 |
SLEEVE DECAL |
$2.00 |
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| 01P55 |
NEW DREHER DECAL - REFLECTIVE |
$1.75 |
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| 01P62 |
SCULL SLEEVE - MARTINOLI (Fixed Length) PER PAIR |
$25.00 |
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| 01P64 |
SCULL COLLAR - MARTINOLI (RED AND GREEN) PER PAIR |
$16.50 |
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| 01P66 |
SCULL SLEEVE SRS (BLACK OR RED) PER PAIR |
$28.00 |
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| 01P67 |
SRS SCULL COLLARS (BLACK OR RED) PER PAIR |
$17.50 |
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| 01P70 |
ROW-WIK SCULL GRIP WRAP (PER PAIR) |
$14.00 |
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| 01P71 |
SCULL GRIP: ORANGE STAEMPFLI (PER PAIR) |
$23.00 |
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| 01P73 |
SCULL GRIP: MARTINOLI (PER PAIR) |
$17.00 |
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| 01P73S2 |
MARTINOLI GRIPS - 2 PAIR (SPECIALS) |
$29.00 |
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| 01X91 |
SURFACE PREP & PRIME SCULLS |
$75.00 |
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| 01X92 |
PRIME, PAINT & CLEAR COAT SCULLS 1 PR |
$125.00 |
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| 01X95 |
SURFACE PREP PRIOR TO PAINTING: 1 PR SCULL BLADES |
$20.00 |
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| 02P69B |
OVERGRIP STD. (1.5 INCHES WIDE BY 5 YDS. LONG) |
$2.50 |
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| 02P69BS |
OVERGRIP STD (1.5 INCHES WIDE BY 5 YDS. LONG) 5 ROLL SPECIAL |
$10.00 |
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| 08A07 |
PADDED SCULL BAG - BLUE; WITH FULL LENGTH ZIPPER, WITH HANDLE |
$109.00 |
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| 08A12 |
SCULL OAR BAG - NYLON UNPADDED, FULL LENGTH, RED/BLUE |
$75.00 |
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| 08P974 |
WRENCH 8 MM |
$2.75 |
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Prices current as of
April 15, 2013 |
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| Product Highlights |
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| (click on the thumbnails below for a closer look) |
| Fixed Length Scull (port oar shown with a red collar); Starboard not shown (with a green collar) |
 Apex-R Blade |
 Little Big Blade (LBB) Vs. BB2198 Blade Area |
 LS1999 Blade, back |
 Three Macon Blade Shapes: 18cm Touring; 17cm Kinder and 19cm LS1999 (from top to bottom) |
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