How It's Made: Canoe Sailing

[@globyois]

Excellent work, looks great! Best of luck to you.

[@garyfrank1521]

Great job. There are few things more fun than making something on the cheap. I did a similar sailing canoe from a Coleman square sterned canoe which enabled me to fasten a real rudder. I once took it out in 30 mph winds on a close reach. Coming back, I was surfing over waves. I was in my forties, and old enough to know better. Foolish, but it sure was fun. Canoes are one of the oldest, prettiest, and under rated boats in the world. I find traditional American wood-canvas canoes, proas, and skin on frame canoes fascinating.

[@atclark3563]

Wow, 30mph is crazy fast winds. Too scary for my blood. Way to go!

[@RobbsHomemadeLife]

This is so much fun. I loved the tilt up rudder! Batwing sail is classic too.

[@bcary461]

Not sure if you have tested it but a Royalex canoe doesn't need flotation, its a foam core- composite sandwich that can float even when totally filled with water. I have a 18ft Easy Rider Royalex canoe and we have done it a few times just for fun.

[@atclark3563]

@@bcary461 I figured with the added weight (although not a lot really) the extra flotation would help if I capsized. Even without the sail rig, it floated higher when we were practicing capsizing for the canoe merit badge.

[@larzhillbot1443]

Great Project I have the 5 hour canoe sail rig book always wanted to try it out i have build a few plywood dinghy boats that i also experimented on with different rigs High five to ya

[@atclark3563]

Tinkering is almost as fun as sailing. The 5 hour canoe sail rig makes a fun build and sails pretty well.

[@curtn7076]

Very cool. I'm thinking about doing a tinker boat too. you have some great ideas.. I'm live in FL and thinking about using bamboo for the mast ..it grows all around here.

[@BalkanShipyards]

your inventive style is inspiring, keep it up, and keep sharing brother.

[@atclark3563]

Thanks, I really enjoy tinkering!

[@javiercorreapr9977]

Nice job overall but specially on the leeboards 👌

[@ИванДавыдов-ю6д]

Прекрасная работа! Лодка СУПЕР!!!

[@atclark3563]

Спасибо!

[@brianmahoney3256]

now that's what I call tinkering!!!

[@far77fae]

MacGyver would be so proud.

[@Expandacraftboats]

Nice! If you ever want to put an outrigger kit on it, check out Expandacraft modular boats.

[@Handelson]

How is it that you can sail on a reach and not capsize? Or did I miss the outriggers?

[@atclark3563]

I've been toying with outriggers, but have not come up with a diy solution that I like. Sailing on a reach, the good wind is fun/ scary. I'm usually leaning as far over the gunnel as I can.

[@Standswithabeer]

pretty good, actually! :) A+

[@deltafour1212]

I am going to "steal" some of your ideas. I was thinking of doing the same thing, making a sail out of a shower curtain. How did the shower curtain work out for you?

[@atclark3563]

deltafour1212 The nylon shower curtain flys really well, but I'm not much of a tailor, so the edging tape is glued on and a little stiff.

[@deltafour1212]

I knew they would work. We talking those $10 cloth Walmart shower curtains?

[@markkromer1238]

So instead of a keel you use an outrigger. correct?

[@atclark3563]

I have leeboards on each side, that stay down via rope pulling back to a clear with a short length of bungee. Since it's a narrow hull, I do scoot my butt from side to side and lean out if it gets to scary.

[@waltgorr6731]

beautiful. do more with less....you are an inspiration. all you ( need ? ) now is some oarlock outriggers and 7 ft oars.

[@andyhornig4862]

B. B v no