Design
Sailing Canoe
Designed by Grandpa's Archive
Not a canoe but a lateen sailing rig to fit one. The magazine plan was drawn for a 16 ft canoe and recommends at least 30 in of beam, with a rough rule of length times beam for the sail area. The rig shown has a 40 sq ft triangular sail with sides of about 9 1/2 ft, and the article costs the whole thing at under $50.
Boom and gaff are 10 ft lengths of aluminum tubing joined at the forward end, the mast is 8 ft of aluminum tube, and the sail is nylon or Dacron with slightly convex edges for shape. A mast step glued to the bottom is the only permanent fitting, and a mast thwart fixed across the gunwales carries the load, so the canoe can still be paddled normally with the rig off.
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