Hello I recently bought the plans for the Salmo 19 outrigger canoe and am looking forward to starting to build it in November. The boat...
@motorbike: what about something like this? [ATTACH] It's called the KIR 8A, 7m long and made of 9mm ply. How much do you reckon a boat...
@peterAustralia: I think seeing as how I have never built a boat before I will stick to the plans as written for the main hull. However I want an...
@peterAustralia: Wow! Thanks! That is an excellent resource. Can't believe I didn't come across it during my hundreds of hours of research.
https://grillabongquixotic.wordpress.com/2011/07/02/a-report-on-my-version-of-gary-dierking´s-t2-pacific-flying-proa/ I think this might be...
@peterAustralia: Would a good compromise be to increase the deadrise to perhaps 15 degrees and have large rudders? I want a boat that can be...
@motorbike: Ha! Holy cow...I had thought it was a bit beyond my reach actually but that picture confirms it. I'm still going to build something,...
@lucdekeyser: I have seen his boat and considered it, however it has such a small maximum carrying capacity (150kg) that only one person could go...
@ThomD: Thank you for your comment. You seem to know what you are talking about so I would really appreciate if you looked at this:...
@peterAustralia: Thanks for the post. I will have a think about a tacking boat and add a drawing if one occurs. My main counterpoint to the...
@messabout: I wrote no rocker, but now I think about it the depth of the middle of the boat will be 3" deeper than either prow. Would this be...
In September I am going to New Zealand on a two year working holiday visa. My dream is to sail my own boat to Milford Sound. I want a proa because...
Yes. Thanks for your comment, it would have been a shame if I had wasted time building it. My newer design has a 20' lee hull and a 14' windward....
Oh, and to answer your question Mike, I will be building it in NZ, probably near Auckland because thats where there is likely to be a wide variety...
I like the look of those catamaran, though I am a little concerned about their sea worthiness due to the relatively narrow beam. I will draw up...
Re-design Thanks for your thoughts guys! I had been thinking about sailing from the trampoline in good weather. I see what you mean about the...
Just realised that it isn't obvious, but the red box on the vaka is a 2' high by 3' wide lee pod for extra space.
Hello guys :) I have been reading this forum for a while, harvesting the knowledge for my own ends! ;) So basically, I am going to New Zealand...
