Each row will consist of 2 hooks separated by a distance slightly less than the length between your oar s handle and paddle.
Hanging crossed oars on wall.
Match the starter holes to the wall where the oars will hang and pencil a mark on the wall for each hole.
I ve used small picture hooks and they work a treat.
First make a template for each oar then mark hole positions same for both templates.
How to hang boat oars on the wall without drilling holes into them.
Whether you re decorating a summer cabin or giving your home a nautical theme an oar or two on the wall can be an artsy touch or a useful feature but you have a.
Drill the holes to the size of the threaded stud we used 3 inch long 1 4 thick.
Screw brass screws into the wall anchors leaving a quarter inch or so sticking out from the wall.
However i have a really easy way to hang them and it doesn t require brackets or hooks or any visible hardware.
If you want to hang your oars horizontally for instance you ll want to use 4 hooks in two level parallel rows.
Mark your preferred hanging arrangement on the wall.
But if you ve tried it you ll see that it requires a bit more thought than just forming the letter x on a wall with your paddles.
Command strips don t work.
Use the template to mark the hole positions on the oars.
How to hang oars on the wall.