Interesting sail fabric john , is that some sort of greenhouse plastic ? How is it kept together , that is to say , can you sew it on a machine , or is it glued together ? I like this canoe.👍
It's clear heavy duty poly-tarpaulin from a hardware store. I just lashed it to the spars with some chord. I made is as a temporary rig but it has become permanent. It can also be reefed.
We need to remove this instrument from the hands of the musical patricians and give it back to the hands of the common people ,so it can sing again of the real lives of real folk !
@@johnnyT428 I agree.....such instruments should have govornment funding to promote their being played at schools and grants given to people,so that they can learn to build these instruments , and buy them at affordable prices ,the hurdy gurdy has become the spiritual, ethereal,wand of my musical wizardry....it was worth the sacrifice on the path of the zelator !
Hi man nice to see you back out again not been much of a summer we was watching some dolphins off the mouth of the Helford a couple of weeks ago.keep the videos coming
I'm really surprised you managed with a single aka. I've built a canoe and planned on two aka with only a 180 cm ama and immediately realized that was going to make sitting space difficult. My solution which I haven't applied yet was to build longer ama but I might just give the single aka a try and the single ama as well. Thanks 👍
Hello John, you mentioned that you carry your Canoe Dory on top of your van. The boat is 17ft long so what model of van do you use and how do you get it up there? I guess you have wheels supporting one end on the ground and push it on at an angle unit it becomes horizontal..I liked the idea of dispensing with a road trailer and all the attendant maintenance problems dunking it in seawater etc. More information on these aspects would be greatly appreciated. I don't have a van but I guess I could maybe hire one for as short period. Also useful for carrying sailing and camping gear as well I guess.
I am interested in the rudder position John. I have seen some designs with a rudder mounted on the stern with lines either side to turn the rudder post. I guess you located yours on one side near the stern. Is this because it was more convenient? You mentioned your set up can be adjusted easily and you wouldn't change it. Can you give us a little more detail on why it is more convenient and the ease of keeping a good course please?
Great video and inspirational. I’m trying to build a rig for my canoe. Are you left-handed? I’m just wondering does the rudder, outrigger and lee-board prevent you from paddling that side. Would it be the case that you are better off putting everything on the side that you won’t be paddling in your experience? Or is it a case of when there is no wind you wouldn’t have the bits and bobs set up? Thanks
Thanks. Neither rudder or outrigger interfere with paddling. The rudder being offset is easy to reach for clearing any floating seaweed. It wouldn't work so well on a wider stern but fine on a double ender type and was inspired by offset steering on older vessels. And I didn't want to screw through the epoxy layers on the canoe.
Thanks for that…I do have a ton more questions so I’ll pace myself… Why did you change from your first set of outriggers? They look like it’s simply a wooden pole lagged with pipe lagging? I don’t have any epoxy or plywood lying around so your first outrigger seems like it could be a cheaper option. Thanks
@@svemeraldspirit681 Great question. The first outriggers were great. I've still got them. The canoe sailed fine without any outriggers too. You'll see some vids where it's just the canoe. I then made two purpose built ones, originally planning a tri-configuration again and realised that a single outrigger further out increased the dampening effect sufficiently, and would also offer enough stability if swamped (together with the fore/aft buoyancy in the boat) to keep the boat level. It was also quicker to attach than the original ones.
Thanks again for the reply. Onto the mast and sail! Roughly how tall is your mast and what sort of area is your sail? Like you I think I'd like to make one rather than buy...
@@svemeraldspirit681 The mast is the top half of a two-piece windsurfer mast. I'm not sure about mast height or sail area but I'll get my tape measure out a bit later..cheers
Helford River is my go to sailing holiday in the past, I got bogged down in boat restoration over the last few years, big mistake, got no sailing in. Well done lovely easily managed boat.
I prefer it. I like to actually shorten sail, not roll it up. I have a furler for the boat with a different jib but it is really heavy. I prefer not to have the extra weight up high.
@@johnnyT428 hello.... I believe he's retired now met him once ,in his home, he was quite hospitable, friendly, Originally he did all the historical models but later went to making his own less decorative designs, eg Robin, wren ,etc..thing is when you have a well made gurdy, you still might need a luthier at some stage for maintenance e.g.wheel rim wear adjustment ,so if you don't have the confidence ,skill to do it ,you need to have a good hurdy luthier close at hand, that's the problem! As a rare instrument in the uk you have to do some searching to find a reliable hurdy luthier who isn't just taking their own hurdys for repair, or too busy with a waiting list ,to fix yours ,or going to charge you a arm and a leg ,to do some relatively simple but skilful work! I've met all the main commercial hurdy makers in the uk and some good less known ones,nowadays uk is going into hurdy gurdy decline, with only two main commercial hurdy makers left ,they both charge exorbitantly high prices, and have long waiting lists,probably because of no uk competition,plus one of them is a rascal,however some lesser known ,non commercial good hurdy makers do exist in uk but you have to do the hard work and research to find them as they are rarer than hens teeth,and I guard them with secrecy ! Some of the good hurdy makers gone from the uk in the last 13,years, are ....Martin Turner ,Mike Gilpin, Neil Brook ,Chris Eaton,The uk Gateway gurdy is probably not good enough to be on my list ....I think a cheaper alternative is the pre built nerdy gurdy,but it's made in Holland,but is probably the cheapest starter model that actually plays well !
@@johnnyT428 yes ,I am sure Neil will continue to assist you ,as your a previous customer,but if you ever got into real difficulty just let me know if your in the uk, I could direct you ,but hopefully your gurdy will remain stable. Neil's work is reputable ,just avoid extreeme temperature changes and of course ,take care with your GURDY!
She's a proper little stable adventurer John... well done! I went back and checked your build too... great 'iteration' going on there mate... feeling your way into perfection is the key... getting her exactly how you want is the reward! Like you I've been watching Dominic 'craft' his Proa into a multi purpose roll up tender as well as a little adventurer/racer so checking yours out now widens my options... thanks mate... crack on. SUBD! She's outstanding!
They're made of a semi-transparent heavy duty poly tarp from a hardware store. Other folk cut down old sails, but I found the poly tarp is pretty thick and sturdy. Enjoy your build and ask away. I'm happy to share info that help anyone else.
