Homemade Sail Rig for Canoe

This is a homemade sail rig for my 16' fiberglass canoe. It's complete with leeboard, rudder system, and outriggers. All the parts used in construction can be found at your local hardware store for around $100 (if you already have the power tools). You'll need sail material or a pre-made sail. Feel free to contact me if you have any specific questions on how it was constructed.

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• canoe sailing
• sail-rig
• homemade sail rig
• canoe outriggers
• canoe rudder
• canoe leeboard tips & tricks

[SuperHaxzor]

also how did you attach the boom to the mast?



[foxtale00]

@SuperHaxzor The boom is attached using a 1/4" bolt which goes through the boom. Attached to that bolt is a 1/4" eye bolt. The eye bolt goes through the 1 1/4" conduit and is secured with a washer and wingnut on the other end. The boom is 10' tall with an 18" extension I crafted from a 1" PVC filled with a wooden dowel. The extension is screwed through the conduit and into the wood-filled pvc. Thanks!

[SuperHaxzor]

how long is the conduit? 10'?

[foxtale00]

@SuperHaxzor see above.

[mrbingle100]

Have you sailed it yet? Is that canoe an American fiberlite? It looks alot like the one I am getting ready to add a sail to Which is an American fiberlite from like 1975. I am curious to hear about how well the "chop glass" body handled the stress. pleas post more videos soon!!

[foxtale00]

check out my other video on my channel.

[protraxion]

Very cool, I'm working on a motorized 16' canoe. running on electric troling motor for now.

[weiphotograhy]

Hi, thanks for sharing such a wonderful project. I am thinking to make one and wonder what materials you used and where you got it for the mainsail. Thank you very much for the information!!!

[badmoonryzn]

Nice looking work. How much flotation do the pool noodles have? I have a 15 foot Grumman I want to do the same thing too. I use to have a sailfish and I figure my canoe would work OK. I like the way you hung the sail to the mast with the PVC pipe. The crutches are a great idea. I have a few of them things made out of aluminum that are going to get donated to the project. :-) After looking at outriggers from other units they seem to all have much larger floats. Did yours work OK. They look great!

[ageOFpiratesPLAYER]

cooooooooooooooooool

[foxtale00]

@mrbingle100 Yes. I've sailed it and it works ok for being homemade. I had to make some adjustments on one of the outriggers and on the rudder system. I'm not sure what kind of canoe this is. I know it's fiberglass, and you can see the "fibers" inside. I didn't notice any signs of stress.