Meet the newest member to our fleet of boats. It’s used and the Ehukai is an older design of one man canoe but new to my wife and should suit her well especially since it's a lesser volume boat than my Volare. It'll be good for her to use in Hawaii Kai and Kaneohe Bay.
Category: outrigger canoe
Canoe stands 2.0
I beefed up my stands and replaced the two that are made of 3/4” PVC with a pair using 1” tubing. The boat holders are sturdier and gives me peace of mind knowing the likelihood of collapse has decreased. The 3/4” stands will be my portables which come to the beach and used for holding … Continue reading Canoe stands 2.0
DIY canoe stands
These were easy to make and luckily I’ve had spare lengths of PVC tubing stored, hoarding, at home. To build one stand I used eight pieces of PVC cut to a foot each. Then 2 T joints and one X joint to assemble. Add on end caps and pool noodles to cushion and these stands … Continue reading DIY canoe stands
OC1 cockpit position
Trying different sitting positions and rudder pedals placement during my paddling. Sat my butt to the edge of the seat paddling upwind after the first mile and the Volare seemed to cut through water much better and the nose of the boat wasn’t getting pushed as much by the wind and waves. After the first … Continue reading OC1 cockpit position
Thursday morning OC1 paddling
Images from GoPro 7 Black.
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