Outrigger "Short Dragon"
New tacking outrigger, in progress
This canoe's vaka (main hull) is being built more "traditionally" as a one-piece hull,
sharpie style, 16 ft. long, 24 in. wide at gunwale amidships, 14 in. wide at bottom
amidships, 24 in. depth amidships, about 3 in. rocker. The ama (float) is 14 ft. long,
v-hull style.
Currently it will be a tacking boat, but its symmetrical hull will enable easy conversion into
a shunting proa.
Progress March 2008: Not much, lazy winter! Still need to finish mast attachments, sail
lacing-on, and attachment of Indonesian quarter rudder. Recently made progress on the
leeboard bearings (leeboard will be caught between bearing strips and rail with about 43
inches of adjustable CLR across the center of the hull). The rig is mocked up in the photo
below.
This canoe's vaka (main hull) is being built more "traditionally" as a one-piece hull,
sharpie style, 16 ft. long, 24 in. wide at gunwale amidships, 14 in. wide at bottom
amidships, 24 in. depth amidships, about 3 in. rocker. The ama (float) is 14 ft. long,
v-hull style.
Currently it will be a tacking boat, but its symmetrical hull will enable easy conversion into
a shunting proa.
Progress March 2008: Not much, lazy winter! Still need to finish mast attachments, sail
lacing-on, and attachment of Indonesian quarter rudder. Recently made progress on the
leeboard bearings (leeboard will be caught between bearing strips and rail with about 43
inches of adjustable CLR across the center of the hull). The rig is mocked up in the photo
below.
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