Tell me about this single pontoon and foil. Would a fool pontoon at the bow provide stability for a 27 inch hull? Would it need two?
I have some experience in this area and am currently designing a build facing somewhat of the same problem. I race canoes and I can tell you from...
Where you're going with that makes sense. We often use our blade to "skim" the surface of the water for stability in rough areas. A set of small...
You are correct in that single blade canoers create a lot of bounce and sway though we minimize it on our technique . But we dont always use...
Okay. So going off that premis, a typical 4 person canoe is 37 ft. Long. I want to add 3 feet to that. Mainly to put in the bow so I can taper the...
Last year in our qualifying run God relive showed we attained 14 miles an hour and held for 23 seconds. That's on the extreme edge. At cruising...
I have seen the Flyak. That was what originally gave me the foil idea. Granted that is on a bow foul and aft foil for one paddler. So I thought,...
Well there are several sections that are class 1,2,and 3 rapids but those are short in duration. However, the last 7 miles of the safari is in San...
Hmmm. Interesting. I was always under the impression that cat hulls were faster than monohull. Guess that shows how much I know. As far as...
I think I know what you're referring to. In portions of low water we call it topping the boat. Where we accelerate to max speed which "lifts" the...
Thanks for the reply. So the idea to reduce drag of the appendages when not in use is to mount them on the gunnels of the boat. When deployed they...
I guess I could have explained its use in more detail. My apologies. I do extreme marathon canoe racing. The races range in length and difficulty...
I was actually thinking of making them retractable when not in use. The premise was to use them an hour at a time. Then when in cruise mode fold...
Your point is well taken. I had not considered the disruption of flow over the foil by the paddle strokes. Though a nominal or even minimal gain...
I have a question to pose in hopes that someone much smarter than me can give me some council. I am building a racing canoe and would like to know...
