DiveGolfSki
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Dunno but outriggers have been used for centuries in Southeast Asia, Hawaii, etc. Don't see why they would hurt the stability of a kayak. If a canoe can take pigs and goats, why not dive equipment.
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Nemrod:.......As to a canoe, canoes are great fun but unlie sit on top kayak they are not self bailing, not very seaworthy, cannot be easily righted if capsized, no secure storage, extremely diffucult to get in and out of in the water--if not IMPOSSIBLE--and basically a poor choice for a dive platform. Good luck. N
Nemrod:There are a number of sources for plans for Polynesian Outrigger canoes. Some of them are fairly complex. I suspect, could be wrong, that we were talking about putting outriggers on a regular canoe. I still maintain that a kayak, sit on top style, due to it's ability not to flood if capsized make it superior to a canoe evenif rigged with homemade outriggers. If on the other hand your building a polynesian sea canoe which are designed more like kayaks than canoes and are structurally adapted to outriggers then that is a whole different animal.
Nemrod:" bear in hand is the best."
You like to "chill"after a dive with a BEAR in hand, holy cow!!!! and on a canoe with outriggers!!! That I would like to see.
.....However, since you have never been on a sea kayak, which themselves are a native inpspired boat, I think you underestimate their capabilities and worry to much about diffuculty. N