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𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩-𝐈𝐧 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐄𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐊𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐤 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥

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Drop-in Outrigger Plan for Canoes & Kayaks (some dinghies) Sailing Videos
Drop in Outriggers convert canoes and some kayaks or dinghies into a formidable sailing outrigger canoe or diving or swimming platform
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July 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Is your VHF antenna or windlass secretly eating your aluminium hull? 😱

Stray current leaks don't always come from obvious places. Over years of maintaining an aluminium boat, we've learned there are some usual suspects.

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DC current leaks with the VHF antenna can be difficult to resolve. Here, the bracket is insulated from the mast by a non-conductive spacer.
March 29, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 "𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝" 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐔𝐩𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞
#SailboatDesign #SailingTheory #BoatHandling #UpwindSailing #DIYBoating

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"Lead" in sailboat design. Joe self designs a rig.
Joe sent me a question about why his self designed sailing rig for my Electric Quick Canoe design works better if he moves the leeboard forward of the theoretical point for a balanced helm. He has stumbled upon a nice observation of a design element ca...
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May 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐩-𝐈𝐧 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐄𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐊𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐤 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥

#OutriggerCanoe #CanoeStability #StorerBoatPlans #DIYBoating #SmallBoatSailing
Drop-in Outrigger Plan for Canoes & Kayaks (some dinghies) Sailing Videos
Drop in Outriggers convert canoes and some kayaks or dinghies into a formidable sailing outrigger canoe or diving or swimming platform
www.storerboatplans.com
July 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐎𝐳 𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐮𝐠 𝐑𝐢𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞

#𝐎𝐳𝐑𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐫 #𝐋𝐮𝐠𝐑𝐢𝐠 #𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 #𝐃𝐈𝐘𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 #𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭

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Oz Racer sailboat - first optional lug rig launched
Dan Taylor in Washington State, USA emailed me to provide pics of the lug rig alternative for the Oz Racer. The sail looks very nice indeed and the light wind and a perfect sunny day were the other necessary ingredients.
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June 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧 - 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 - 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬

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The Canon - Tools for thinking about sailing and boat design - Books and Articles
The books that have been most important to me for developing my sailing and boat design. Each book was a breakthrough for my thinking.
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May 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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 𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐮𝐠 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐆𝐨𝐚𝐭 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐟𝐟 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐬
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Reefing a lug sail, New fast method, quicker Than ties and Tingles
Reefing for small boats and sailing canoes is very different from the reefing for yachts. We discuss some simplifications and safety aspects
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May 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM