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For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Canoe outriggers. I've been thinking about making some outriggers for my canoe. So I can stand up and fish and move around in the boat. I can see that there are disadvantages to outriggers. More drag, more junk hanging on my boat, they may get in the way of paddling, fish and weeds could get tangled up around them, etc.
But I sure would like to be able to stand up and move around while fishing. Has anybody here ever put outriggers on a canoe? I've never tried it. Whatever I do needs to be cheap, simple, and easily removed and put back on. I've seen some youtube videos and I found a website that shows how to make outriggers using PVC pipe and pool noodles. At this point I have 2 questions. First, should the outriggers be dragging in the water all the time, or should they be above the water and only come into play when you lean one way or the other?
Second, does an outrigger of a certain length and diameter work better the farther out from the side of the canoe that it sits? Any other things to think about? DarrylM Supporter Supporter. It seems to me that outrigger height would be arbitrary per manufacturer as your specific canoe and load will determine whether they rest in the water or hang above it. Paging OutnBacker.
I did this years ago and the canoe is long gone as well. The important thing was that they were balanced. It they sit above the water, you will have a small sway area before it stabilizes. If it sits in the water it causes drag and this is were the balancing comes in.
If one sits lower than the other it will pull the canoe one way or the other. It was a constant battle as you never could get it right. I gave up on the idea. I used pvc pipe and mounted it on some square stock across the canoe. Perhaps you will have better luck than I. Good luck! OutnBacker Supporter Supporter. As mentioned above, it depends on how you do it.
I'm probably as good as source of information on this eclectic topic as you will find. Very few people do it successfully, so it's a small club. I went through a few iterations before settling on what I have had for the last few years.
However, my criteria may differ from yours. I need high performance outriggers that can withstand the pounding and loadings that I put on my Grummans. I sail aggressively so my rig is very robust. And, my canoes may be full of gear - up to or so lbs.
I do have a Grumman 15 my small one that I like to use for short trips or for fishing. I use a single o'rigger for that, and it is completely stable in all conditions - including standing to fight your fish. There is no tangling issue at all if you design and build the pontoon to skid over weeds and pads. The taller the float, the less likely to snag. A low profile, PVC pipe will scoop junk like a shovel. Here are some pics of the 15 with one of my older 7 foot pontoons on the engine side.
My son was using it to chase me around while I was sailing the 17 fitted as a trimaran. Here is the same boat, but with one of my new 10 footers, which are very light compared to the older 7 footers. A very early working prototype using 4" PVC, sealed with foam. This day was very calm and any working wind could have easily tipped the boat over.
So, there are differences in application, based on needs. If you want a stable fishing platform, then you need to make the floats lie resting at the waterline. That would be the classic trimaran configuration that I use.
Three hulls, all touching the water at rest. Floats that are above the waterline are like training wheels: they keep you from going over, or at least they slow down the roll.
The PVC would not be very effective at that, but if I mounted the pontoons in the first set of pics above the waterline, they would because they have enough displacement to prevent capsize, even in the roughest conditions.
So, shoot me a response if you want to talk this over. Thanks for the responses. I've watched a couple of hours worth of youtube videos on the subject and have some ideas to try out. I'll report on the results when I can.
OutnBacker I've seen those single sided pontoons before. I see you have a motor on that side to balance the boat toward that pontoon. What happens if you put some weight on the side with no pontoon?
That ice chest outrigger rig looks pretty cool. Lots of storage space! And the little deck between the coolers would be a great place to stand up and fish from. They'll hold the beverages, but not much stability there. You use the cooler to sit on - inside the boat. Let's see if I can direct you to a YouTube of my trimaran Grumman 17 on a cross lake run to a hole I know. Also, another with my son while he was goofing with that little 15 above I'm here to tell ya - I've seen 'em all.
Had at least a dozen boats in my life, from dinghies to 22ft sailboats, canoes galore - all types. Not one outrigger set I've ever seen - commercial or DIY, has better qualities of stability, ease of use, and on the water utility as mine. There are a few that are as good, but none better - especially for the price. At lbs, I can walk the length of my canoe, stand up, fight the fish, step out on the struts, and that G will not dip more than a couple inches - and it will do it slowly, gently, so you never have to over correct and flip the other way.
Most fall outs happen like that. I've tried the straps, lines, clamps, etc. They fail eventually. Nothing beats mechanical fasteners. I don't sell my stuff, but if I did, I would never sell a product that is strapped together. Bolts typically don't fail and are just as quick to use. You can place any platform you want on the boat and make a raised fishing deck, too.
I had a U shaped deck that was mounted to the struts and went back around the drivers position, like a sailing dinghy. It allowed me to either sit anywhere or stand out on the struts about a foot if I needed to get close to the pontoons when docking. It's a complete system and it can be reduced for any purpose. I've seen those single sided pontoons before.
I am currently in the process of designing a clamp on outrigger. I am more interested in developing a shunting proa, but the whole concept is still valid for paddling. Bad Little Falls Guide. Joined Jan 28, Messages 2, Likes 4, How about three canoes and a 9. Hobie toons are much too heavy to be practical for a canoe. The pontoons I built are rigid foam core e with fiberglass skins, multiple layers thick.
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