Sailing Canoe

I started a custom design/build of a small trimaran. The two outrigger hulls are built and I modified a Grumman canoe for the main hull. It is currently set up as a single outrigger sailing canoe. This is my first You Tube video and when I took the construction pictures it was more for my reference than for a you tube video so I apologze for some of the poor picture quality. The hulls are 14.5' long, 9"beam, 45 pounds, 280 pounds of bouncy, 6 oz glass and epoxy inside, 10oz outside on the hull, 6oz on the deck, 1708 biaxle 4" wide down the inside keel centerline. Western red cedar hull, meranti deck, oakume bulkheads.

[Aheitchoo]

Great build. The craftsmanship is intimidating. Looks like she sails well

[ilyafaden]

great job. That is a nice rig. Looks fast too.

[jamiewatts]

I am about to convert a 17' Grumman, curious to see your canoe modification photos if you have them, thank you! Thanks for postings the video.

[nickdibrango]

how do you transport it? strapped on roof or pull it on a trailer?

[bobcornwell]

What you have here is a single outrigger, not a trimaran. A trimaran has two outer hulls, or amas as the are called.

The single outrigger is different from the proa in that it has a definite bow and stern.

The proa swaps ends when it changes tacks, so the outer hull is always either on the windward side (for a traditional proa) or on the downwind side (for an 'Atlantic' proa).

[jameswiese]

Hey man, can I trouble you for the link to those plans?