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Thanks for posting this! It's quite timely for me actually: I am currently building a boat and thinking ahead to the sail. I found a kit from Sailrite that should work, but I am also considering...

Thanks for your interest!

I am building a Gary Dierking-designed Ulua outrigger sailing canoe. This is my second cedar-strip boat build, the first being a Nymph solo canoe. For that one, I used Western Red Cedar from the...

Lots of good advice here. Thanks!

Thanks for the advice, everyone! I am certainly rethinking my project now.

I will look into that type of chain. As for a bandsaw mill, our property is an hour away from civilization, and I don't have a way to get heavy logs out of the woods. I will have to do the milling...

Thanks for the advice! I might be able to drop a few of them shortly. They'll have 3 feet of snow to fall into. Won't be able to do any milling until thaw though.

Ha! That last part drew a grin. I have seen such places.

Joking aside, you seem to have tapped into my own thoughts: Why pay lots for imported, likely endangered wood? Why not look for materials...

Thanks for the input, everyone. The build is a Tamanu sailing canoe. I don't want to have any regrets later on. Therefore, I will wait until I can afford the good stuff.

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I'd like to build a sailing canoe with plywood. Funds are limited.

The plans call for six (6) sheets of 4' x 8' x 1/4" plywood. I priced "Marine grade plywood, 1/4 inch" at a specialty wood...

Point taken, thanks for this. During the course of this quixotic investigation, I have gradually become aware that comparing single-hull and outrigger sailing canoes is more apples vs. oranges than I...

I thought it might be a good time to recap, based on these discussions, as it relates to the original question. At risk of oversimplifying, here's my comparison:


Single-hull sailing canoes...

Thanks for this info!

Those look good. I never thought of putting it amidships like that. I was more picturing putting the wheels at one end and lifting the other end. I guess it depends how flat the terrain is. Then...

It's from 1948. I don't think the skinny front tires would do well in the sand.

Hi Gary!

The hinged iakos on the red canoe are particularly interesting to me. Again, anything that cuts down on setup time is a huge plus. I'm guessing you could employ the same system for a...

This looks like the simplest of all options for moving smaller craft! Now, I just have to get a pickup truck... ;)

Thanks for this bit of insight. The boat's speed is not a critical issue for me (not that I'm looking for it to be slow). Mostly, I think I want it to be relatively uncomplicated, as life experience...

You read my mind! I watched this video recently and have reached out to the video's maker regarding his experience with building and sailing Artemis.

Dave

I will! As soon as I finalize my design choice, I have to decide whether I will begin construction in my garage soon, or wait until the end of winter (I don’t want to ruffle any feathers with a...

This looks quite good. Perhaps with something like this, I could get away with a heavier boat.

Thanks for the detailed reply!



The four boats I originally listed (Bufflehead, Artemis, Ulua, Wa'apa) all fit into the car-toppable category. Of course, the outrigger canoes would have to be...

I have been planning to build a sailing canoe for awhile now. The problem is, I keep second-guessing which overall type to go with: a Polynesian style outrigger canoe (ex. Ulua, Wa’apa), or a...

Looks great!