Row boat in movie U.S. Marshals

People often ask us about the movie U.S. Marshals which featured a forward facing rowboat in a scene with Wesley Snipes.

Was that a FrontRower?

No, that was a boat equipped with "bow facing oars" of the type originally manufactured by Fred A. Allen in 1863 and sold by Calhoun Boat Works in Tiptonville, TN.

This system featured a reversing mechanism at the oarlock which reverses the direction of the oars. 

This gives a forward motion to the boat with a pulling motion on the oar handles, but has little else in common with the FrontRower.  It does not use leg power and cannot be operated hands free.  Nor can the bow facing oars be feathered.  The FrontRower takes into account not only the forward facing aspect of rowing, but also power production, efficiency, and comfort considerations, which are well beyond the scope of bow facing oars.

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