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Thank you all. I will start using external search engines.

Hello,

I can't find a way to use the search function of the forum to search for posts or threads that contain multiple words at the same time. For example if I enter "big boat" it returns all the...

Christian I really like your solution. I might copy it for my small dinghy.

Thank you.

I have never heard of most of these boats. I will research more about them.
Scandinavian working boats are famous for being seaworthy.

You are right about the local conditions. Could you please give one or more examples of such boats?

I know, I am addicted. I need help! :)

I always change a few bits in the boats I build, but I wouldn't build a whole boat without a proper plan. At least not yet.

I have "some" knowledge enough to try it in a scale model for example, but not enough to invest all the money and time to a full scale boat. And of course not enough to trust my life in it.

Has anyone done something like that before? Find the lines and offsets for an old design you like and actually build a boat?
The ballast will be needed to compensate for the weight difference. These...

I wouldn't mind a modern design but this particular is too modern for my taste.:o

Thank you. I have seen them too.

http://www.bcademco.it/EN/piani.html#1

They are from an Italian designer and they are also available at duckworks and woodenboat online stores.
They look nice...

I understand that this is the ideal solution, but I can't maintain such a boat.
So either I make some kind of compromise or I don't built it at all. All boats are a compromise in one area or an...

I didn't know about those books. They look interesting. Thanks for the information.
I did some weekend beach camping trips with friends in sea kayaks at some of the Aegean islands and I can tell you...

Thank you for the excellent explanation. It makes sense now.

I can relate it to kayaking and the way a Greenland kayak with low initial stability can easily go in rough sea, while a stable flat...

Yes, I have seen the Gabian. It was one of my first considerations. Unfortunately as many other Vivier's nice designs it is available only as a kit. The cost of the kit will be twice the cost of...

Traditional wooden boats here are round bottomed, carvel planked, permanently moored and weight more than a car does. All the others are plastic with outboards.
These traditional boats are not...

Hello all,

I was searching, as usual, for plans for some future boatbuilging project. I already have two unfinished boats in the basement but from time to time I need to take a brake from building...

What did you use for iakos (crossbeams)? are they laminated or just a piece of wood?

Very nice boat!

I like the stringers to support the seats. I will use the same design for the wa'apa I am building.

Also easier to transport than a full size boat.

I wonder if a couple of inflatable pvc flotation bags, like those used in optimists, could be secured to the boat and used as side benches?

I used the dimension of the beam from the plans minus the ply thikness for the temporary spacer. Then when I attached the inwales, I cut the sides of the spacer equal to the width of the inwales so...

I built the one sheet version some time ago. I used the stitch and glue method. I used copper wires to tie all the parts in place and a spacer in the middle to give the correct beam. Only when it...

Thank you for the suggestions Etdbob!
I really like the woven seats. They definitely look nice in a traditional canoe.
I will try different seat positions before I finish the boat. I can even...

Thank you Gary. Yes I was going to do this anyway because I am using 4mm ply for the sides and it will need reinforcement to support the weight of the paddler. The problem as you understand is not...

This is an older thread but I have started building the wa'apa and I have some more questions for the members of the forum with more
experience in outrigger canoes than me. I think it is better to...

I was trying to decide between a tandem sea kayak or a two person outrigger in the beginning. The added stability of the outrigger was in my opinion a good reason to go that way. My hope is to be...

After reading all of the above, I have decided to build Gary's wa'apa. It is not the fastest or best looking, but it is the most multifunction design. It will be fast and inexpensive to build, easy...

Nice and simple.Y> Thanks for sharing.

It looks pretty. Would you like to share more details about it?

Wow, this is good information! Something I didn't know and haven't thought about. Two paddlers can create equal steering force. The laws of physics.
Actually there are a lot I don't know about...

I also have a retractable skeg in my kayak but I only find it useful in quartering winds at the stern.

As for the second paddler I have heard they call tandem kayaks "divorce machines". BY:D

Well, rudders in paddling boats is something I never liked. Paddling in my opinion is the expression of simplicity. Rudders are an extra complication. Our ancestors managed to keep a straight course...

Outrigger canoes are something completely unknown in this part of the world. I discovered waka amas a little time ago and I don't yet understand their dynamics. I try to find information from the...

I don't question the design. As I said it was my first choice. It was the author's recommendation in the book, for a rudder for long distance paddling that gave me second thoughts. That and a couple...

Thank you all for your suggestions.

If I may share my thoughts.

The Melanesia hull is a simple pirogue with a shallow v bottom. I could modify the bottom of the wa'apa from Gary Dierking's...

Hello everyone,

I am thinking of building an outrigger canoe for 2 to 3 (average to small) persons, for paddling in the sea at calm to moderate conditions. It will not be used for sprint racing,...

I have used water based wood stain on plywood and then epoxy, with success on a small canoe. I also glassed the outside.

From the research I did before, most builders recommend to use alcohol or...

Thank you for the detailed materials list. Your love for detail is evident also in the quality of the work you have done.

My first boat, a Shrike Greenland kayak took me two and a half years to...

Congratulations! Very nice design and very informative thread.
I am seriously considering the apple as my future dayboat.

How much epoxy and ply did you finally used?

I am waiting to see it...