I like the WM oar lock set up a lot. The old style Tote-N-Float had some problems of their oar locks being ripped off from aggressive rowing, but I've never had any issues with the WM oar lock set up though. The oars locking and laying flat out of the way when not in use, is a nice feature of the WM oar lock set up. The oars being perfectly set for immediate rowing with no adjusting is sweet also. When you need to squeeze through tight spots just fold the oars in, then fold them back out to continue rowing again, instead of sliding the oars in, then out, that is done with a traditional oar lock set up sometimes.

If you find an original WM that came with the more plastic oar blade oars, they will break with some abuse. I would recommend to get a set and a spare, of the newer standard duty, non breakable oar blade, WM oars.