Oh Stonefish you are so cold......but right. Stonefish and I found that oar at least a year ago. It's still sitting in my garage. Those puppies are not cheap. As Stonefish said we really do want to return it. Even if you bought a replacement it's good to have an extra on the boat. Stonefish can attest to that as he snapped one on the Bogie. Actually it was just the end portion but we had an extra oar with us so the trip was not ruined.