Canoe Outrigger Questions

[Leibs16]

If I use outriggers could I stand in my canoe and fish? My canoe is pretty wide as is but I don't feel comfortable standing in it. Could I with outriggers? Can I make my own?

Thanks Gents.

 

[Waterwings]

They're available, but pricey :shock:

https://www.easyriderkayaks.com/outriggers-c.htm

https://www.castlecraft.com/canoe_stabilizer.htm

 

[Zum]

Maybe you could try to make your own.
4-5 inch pvc pipe,end caps and that stinky plumpers glue.
Just a thought.

 

[ShadowWalker]

I would use some 6" pvc with caps. Get two pipe saddles per side with 2" female fittings. Use those to get you from the flows to the canoe. Cement everything near water, bolt the rest for easy take down and storage. Mounting it to the boat would be kind the only "hard" part. PVC was my best friend when I built my cannons. I almost miss the smell of the cement and being covered in plastic shavings. :roll:

 

[BassAddict]

both Zum and ShadowWalker are right on the money, you might be pulling some extra drag. but if both pontoons are in constant contact with the water at all times youll have 1 sturdy fishing canoe

 

[SlimeTime]

Just put one on one side, that way you always have an open side to fish from (unobstructed), and only 1/2 the weight. Find the thinner wall (green) pipe, 6"PVC is pretty heavy.

You could use a couple cheap stamped C-clamps, drill through them & bolt the "arms" of the outrigger to, then clamp it onto the side like rodholders would. Or attach the 2 arms to a flat board, then just clamp it to the side. Add X-bracing to stiffen it. Shouldn't be too hard to do.

ST

 

[Captain Ahab]

Fill the Plastic pipe with foam - you can make is shorter then

 

[ShadowWalker]

Fill the Plastic pipe with foam - you can make is shorter then

there is no reason to fill it with foam if the pipe is solvent welded correctly and completely. It will be air tight and the foam will add more weight. No point in putting foam in something water cannot get in to. It will sit lower in water than if it was left empty.

 

[Captain Ahab]

My idea was to use the foam to add buoyancy - I need to re-think this one maybe.

 

[Jim]

My idea was to use the foam to add buoyancy - I need to re-think this one maybe.

Well....We know bowling balls float! :LOL2:

 

[Zum]

You can also try cutting some hard foam into shape or making a mold and using the "liquid foam".
I think two 45gal drums should do the trick

 

[ShadowWalker]

My idea was to use the foam to add buoyancy - I need to re-think this one maybe.

If something is completely sealed foam serves no purpose besides adding weight. The reason foam is used in boats is to displace water (foam is basically air trapped in plastic bubbles). It is put in openings so that water cannot fill up the space to the point of sinking a boat. If the area is sealed and water cannot get in (like this situation) there is no point in putting foam in it, as water cannot fill up the said space. Foam is more dense than air, but less dense than water. That means the area filled with foam will actually be heavier and sit lower (less buoyancy) in the water than the empty area (whether its sealed or not).

 

[Captain Ahab]

That is what I needed to re-think. After I read it I realized that unless I used lighter then air foam (LOL) there was no purpose to the foam at all.

Of course, if the PVC tube leaks. . . .

 

[ShadowWalker]

as long as you solvent weld correctly, the two pieces become one. I had cannons that would hold 100+ psi . Make sure you prime and put glue on both the fitting and the Pipe end, and twist when you put it on. Put pressure on it for a minute or two, no leaks. You could tap It for a drain plug I suppose, but that would leak before the joints between the fittings would.

 

[Popeye]

Well....We know bowling balls float! :LOL2:

Are you advocating bowling balls outriggers? :lol: I must admit, that would be a sight to see.