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McGyver hahaha nice! I will try this on Saturday. Cheers, John

Love it, Great idea and explanation.

Yeah, but how about showing how it actually works in the water? The crutches were a smart solution, anyway, since the "kink" is built in -- my having no way to bend tubes.

From experience, the crab pot buoys/floats lift a large amount of weight and don't need to be that far out from the canoe to do it's job. I had mine snugged right up against the side of the canoe and we were in a situation where the undercurrent wanted to pull the canoe down but almost impossible with those floats on. You don't have to worry about clearing brush and obstructions when they are snugged up against the canoe.

Don't they get in the way when your paddling?

This is GREAT. thanks for sharing

This is the best setup because it allows use of the middle seat.

Ok, !! That’s brilliant, simple, and cheap! 👍👍. I’m renovating a 15ft fiberglass canoe. You saved me a good bit of money with your stabilizer. Adjustable two ways, you can fold it away or just remove it easily. And you can design any piece to be stronger or lighter. I’ll have a 42” high light aluminum solar panel roof that’s going on the canoe and stabilizers are needed. The good quality versions that we find on-line are $$$$$ simply overpriced. Thanks👍

no way did you find such a neat and tidy bit of aluminum to be your strut at the scrapyard.

Incredibly well done!

Lucky those crutches fit perfectly in the flag pole holders!

Unrelated to the stabilizer but by any chance, do you know where I could buy a plastic seat (front of the canoe) I just bought the same canoe and the seat is broken.

Like alot..

Do you want the floats riding in the water, or above the water ( there just to prevent tipping)? Also, do they interfere with paddling?

That was really ingenious and resourceful. Well done sir!

now that's fairly crafty !

Very Cool , I like the Klingon Bird of Prey Reference.Good Job!

I am totally going to use this design

This was a gem. Thank you.

Genius. I'm gonna make one.

Nice job, good design and seem to be easy enough to make. Thank you for sharing and posting.

this is the best thank you for sharing

One of the better DIY stabilizer ideas Ive seen

Not enough rigidly to the arms...they gonna fold like a cheap suit...

Smart thinking

Bird of prey???? lol...

thanks for explaining all the parts and where they were from ,you are the only one who has done that ,now I know what to get thanks

You must've done engineering for a living. Thanks for sharing

That crutch idea was gold.

How did you attach the aluminum from the crutch to the pvc pipe? Was the aluminum 1/2? Thank you!

Great idea thank you sr!!!

I’m from Missouri, show me ! 1. Very kind demonstration - on dry land. “ brilliant “ even. As others have said. But let’s see the acid test. In the water. 2. I think you need 3x as much styrofoam on each side. Remember this is for emergencies, when you lean over accidentally. Like when you are landing a fish. 3. I’m skeptical of a plastic t-connector. I’d use metal.

the crutches idea is very good. would be good to see it in action, how much would it flex ...

BRILLIANT! Thanks for the tip! Fantastic video. :)

I will buy that from you if you want to sell it.

Ty🤙🏽

This was worth watching just for the fun of it. Make me one and I'll buy it!

came back to save your video and give you a thumb up because I forgot to do so last time.

How is adjustment made when underway? This is all very light material ; and wouldn't last/ endure 5 minutes in chop. sorry

Added this to my canoe this past weekend with a few modifications. The struts for my crutches were 7/8" diameter and I thought it was too much slop in a 3/4" PVC T-fitting even if I used tape to fill. I used 3/4" CPVC which was a snug fit for the strut but still drilled a small hole through the fitting and strut to insert a cotter pin. The CPVC was looser in the floats than the PVC but a few wraps with Goriila tape snugged it up just fine. I added caps to the ends of the CPVC running through the floats. I didn't want to drill into the canoe sides and wanted to be able to quickly remove the entire setup. I used 2ea 1"x 6" boards as the main support. The lower one was cut to the inside canoe width just under the gunwales and the top piece over the gunwales. I used a carriage bolt inserted from bottom to clamp the two boards onto the gunwale at each end. Drill holes for the carriage bolt just a bit smaller than the carriage bolt and tap the bolts into the holes. This allows the square under the bolt head to dig into the wood so when you tighten the nut for clamping, the bolt doesn't spin. Rather than wing nuts I used plastic knobs for ease. I also replaced the wing nuts on the flag holders with plastic knobs. Finally, I drilled two large holes in the top 1x6 board for cupholders.

I used a similar setup with PVC arms instead of the crutches. Works great! Thanks for the idea of using flagpole holders! They work well.

Great. ‼️👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍

great video and i have all the stuff to do it but would you let us see it in the water please otherwise great job .....

Good job getting right to the point and explaining everything.

Genius

What is the piece connecting your 3/4 PVC to your crutch? I tried 3/4" to 1/2" adapter but my crutch is slightly bigger than 1/2"

If you came up with idea, you should put that in the title because it is ingenious!

Could you show or explain how did you connect the PVC to the alum. I can't seem to find a way. Please and thank you

This is so cool. Just what I was looking for. Thanks for posting

Brilliant! Thank you for posting this.