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Yes, angles bolted to the coaming with 8-32 fastener studs, so that I could still use the skirt. There was a skirt there before, only thuds were sort of riveted to the hull, not bolted. Would prefer...

Ah yes, that thwart with mast collar/partner. 55 sq ft is huge, on this kind of boat. Still, I felt safer - in terms of breaking the boat when sailing - in a flexible folding Feathercraft than in...

Jim, the deck will be 3/4" wood wedged between starboard and port coaming, close to where coaming becomes a kayak deck. 1/8 fiberglass angles - red pieces on the photo - are to keep 3/4" wood from...

Todd, G-flex will only fill narrow gaps ~1/8' between fiberglass coaming and red fiberglass angles. The angles will be held to the coaming with snap fastener machine screw studs...

Long-ish post, please see the photo with mock-up below.

The problem: narrow sea kayak, has a thwart with floats (aka and amas). Aka has a mast partner - black collar, but the struts holding...

Incidental question - what would be your preference for machine screw stud material, stainless or nickel plated? Marine environment.

I will leave sockets on the skirt unchanged - they are...

Thanks! It is indeed flat on the inside. My coaming is 1/8" thick unfortunately, so there isn't much thread to hold the stud.

Thank you, Todd. I will try and get the DOT brand, they usually specify the material.

Rgthom - I plan to attach fiberglass to inside of the coaming, with machine screw through the coaming and...

Many thanks Todd, reading your post was more informaytive than browsing through dozens of images and descriptions of fasteners.

I had (now removed) a few studs riveted to kevlar coaming, this is...

Have a kevlar canoe Klipper Sea One, partially decked - about 1/3 of the total hull length is decked. Similar to Kruger Seawind, less pricey, not as good.

It came used, with a skirt attached on...

What else can it be - nylon? HDPE/UHMW wouldn't be smart, it has probably the worst adhesion than any other plastic, and it's different in appearance.

Wood block sounds better and better. ...

Making the step out of piece of oak is an option that I'm considering too. Would G-flex 655 still be a good choice for this?

My bad - the rig manual doesn't say it is Delrin, need to call the guy...

Thanks guys. Very helpful, as usual.
Pre-thickened G-flex 655 sounds like the ticket, won't have to add filler in a hurry. Those 4oz tubes you can just squeeze to 1:1 ratio by eye, or is it critical...

I "think" to use West System 406, but maybe I'm wrong.
Attaching small Delrin mast-step ~3" diameter, to composite hull bottom. Tiny 36 sq.ft sail. Composite decked canoe (probably Polyester resin)....

Mark, it's a 4-stroke 2.5 HP Suzuki. Yes, 2.5 - not 25. 4-strokes are heavier and bigger head than 2-strokes of the same power. Mine is the lightest of the bunch @30 lbs.
It is not recommended...

Update:
Charlie, thank you for pointing me out towards Dynamic Dollies. Nice people. I contacted them, they have run some numbers and will make the tongue of proper length without much additions to...

I knew something was wrong in those photos with purple sails :) - rudder is on the wrong side...

Seriously though, as much as I admire the whole setup and woodwork, placing a rudder on that side...

Naysayers are smart 'cause they don't do what they don't know.

Mike - yes, both motor and rudder belong on the transom, not on the side mount. But .... motor seems to be less forgiving to...

Yeah, I know - can't have a sailboat and a power boat at the same time. Motor is weak, in moderate wind it is more fun using sail. Need a motor for when it's calm and too hot for paddling, weather...

Can't have a rudder in traditional location on stern - this spot is taken by outboard motor. Motor looks huge, because transom is tiny, W12" x H17".
http://i.imgur.com/T3pfZGkl.jpg...

Yes. 10ft front part of the canoe (fore of the sling), and 6.5ft rear part. This is in line with my findings of balancing it on the kayak cart - front part should be a little longer than 9ft. ...

About the transom strength: Here is how it looks

http://i.imgur.com/3RoO37Kl.jpg

Today must be my lucky day, got an answer from Clipper canoes, old boss himself. He's very knowledgeable, God...

Good idea. No, they are not the heaviest square stern canoes out there. Not like Scotty. The transom (I think) was meant mostly for electric trolling motor, I had to custom-modify it to get the...

No. But un-clamping it to tow a few blocks and then clamp again seems unnecessary :)

Exposed length behind the trailer is not a concern, there is no traffic in the village. Heavy transom...

So, Charlie - you are happy with narrow 4"x16" wheels of Dynamic?

I saw Dynamic and Seitech dollies on Castlecraft website. A few worries:

Seitech single-tongue dolly is mere 9ft long, so the...

Big thank you to people that discouraged me from per-conceived ideas of building a deck on my composite recreational canoe. Deck is definitely not a priority. A fabric spraydeck it will have, later. ...

Thanks, people. Now I'm beginning to see what I've gotten into :)

1.33 inch closet rod that Todd has in gunter is actually the closest diameter for 6' boom. Max diameter can be left as is,...

Alrighty.... I already had a feeling that such an important item is not a good place to start learning how to use a spokeshave. Could in fact make it worse, by tapering. Good to know.

David, I'm trying to find out the (minimal) diameter of spars for 25 sf balanced rig. Solid wood. Couldn't find any numbers on Duckworks or RSS website. Didn't know about Storer woodworking forum -...

Thank you Todd.
The picture is clearer now.

Yes, it would be different with aluminum and composite. For spars, it's difficult and expensive to taper aluminum tube THAT much, and on both ends....

I don't know. It's a Mike Storer Goat Island Skiff sail:
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=11BvdE2lW9qCv8Sd7saePJ2b1S71nwu334MhN3FeO5W4

Scroll down for tables with mast, boom and yard...

One last attempt.
Trying to do things by the book, but there seems to be no "book". There is an abundance of info on big sails, but not so much on small ones.

If a big 105 sq.ft balanced lug has...

85 posts and counting - with no definitive answer - says to me that that a single one-for-all option was /is not practical. At least, for a boat big enough to have a bow roller and/or carry claw...

Yeah, but I'm not buying their plans - only the sail. Haven't even bought it, only have their flat dimensions. From what I've learned so far, wooden spars for 22sf rig can be 1.0"-1.25". ...

No way! BY:D

The only thing I have figured out so far is that I can't have a sail bigger than 27-29 sq.ft. Most likely it will be 22 sf balanced lug from Storer/Duckworks. Have re-checked my...

Yes, V-sail "worked well" compared to umbrella :)...
I tried this too. Umbrella ~6 sf flat area, real area with cumber 7-8 sf maybe. 11 sf V-sail worked better than 7 sf umbrella, not...

Why would anything collapse in a 20 sf rig? :)

I remember having 11 sf rig on a kayak once, it was neither wood nor aluminum. A V-sail with fiberglass spars and fabric that looked like a nylon...

One reason for using tubing is - less work, and it weighs less than lumber. About 2 times less. Performance is a different matter though.
Yes, any pre-cut kit would be better than what I could...

Todd... I don't expect a lot of upwind sailing with 20-something sq.ft sail. OTH, gybing can be a byatch, can happen suddenly on the run when wind shifts. (I know, broad reach is better than...

Wow, slow down, people ...

Todd - thanks. This multicolored gunter on the first picture I had on my hard drive for years, didn't know the maker or the size.
I also like the mizzen on the old...

I wish I knew what bionic paddling is. If you mean "motor sailing", i.e. sailing and paddling at the same time - you'll have it. One thing to remember is that the more it becomes a good sailboat,...

I remember making 8 knots with 32 sq.ft sail and amas in heavy wind - talk about paddling speed! 21 sq.ft won't be same good, but it looks like sail over 25 sq.ft will be impossible with my stowage...

Duckworks portal - other than their storefront - can be difficult for a newbie to navigate. It's like a big warehouse or archive in the "back room", bigger than the store itself. I've learned a lot...

I need some directions here.
Thanks to Todd and others, have discarded my plans of plywood deck, so (hopefully) I'm doing things in "proper" order now.
Here is the space to stow mast and sail (and...

Sea Dreams - I'm overthinking all my projects. So, your method I already thought about. More parts = higher chances of failure. This will be Plan B, in the unlikely event that Todd's method won't...

Todd, I didn't mean to plug holes with patches. The holes are not oversized - not too much.

Problems that are NOT in my mind :) :
When I tried to tighten the existing bolts, I compressed the 3"...

I already thought of gluing foam blocks to the sides, and this route doesn't appeal to me. Foam will deteriorate with time.

Water wicking into the layup is more my imagination - perhaps from...

Maestro, thanks.
I found those bolt covers in Grainger and Lowes. They are suggesting to use it on the bolt head, not on the nut. Probably can be done the other way around too.

No, I'm not...

Thanks. 12 swg is close to 1/8", I have plenty of 1/8" scrap. I presume, those anchor plates should be buried somewhere at 1" depth, counting from the outside of hull.

Big problem - there are no...

This is not a yacht, not even a sailing canoe. Kevlar recreational canoe that I'm trying to make into sort of a day-cruiser. By my request the factory added 3"x6" foam blocks in the rear half. ...