Outrigger Ideas

I think these curved outriggers are a pain to bend and they come out a little wonky every time.  There is no way to bend the pvc without some of the tubing collapsing.  If I added sand then it would take a lot more heat and a much longer time to bend the plastic pipe.  The plastic is durable and great for scraping over Oyster beds and bumping barnacle encrusted docks.  It is light and tough.

But they work really really well.  It is easy to have just a little out rigger in the water and so they it you can shift a little weight and balance the outrigger in the air or lean toward the outrigger for a lot more stability than usual.  It also makes a great self rescue aide all while having little affect on cruising speed, wave handling and turning.

I think the next out rigger will be a straight pipe that drags the stern just a bit.  Then I'll try them out in different conditions to see which one is best. Hopefully the straight one works well enough, because it will be easier to make and transport.