AdjustOAR

In cold weather, it can be extremely difficult for rowers to adjust the height of the oarlock in a crew shell. A group of four engineering students and I addressed this issue by creating AdjustOAR, a modified oarlock featuring a clamp instead of spacers (see below), and resulting in a 33% decrease in the amount of time required to adjust the oarlock height.

Current state of the art with plastic spacers (blue) that must be popped on and off to adjust height
Original CAD drawings of our proposed design
Original CAD drawings of our proposed design
Our 3D-printed clamp supporting the oarlock