Designing and Building a Sailing Canoe - Part 1

I wanted a portable sailing dinghy that would be quick to rig, car toppable, and would double as a kayak (in fact a double kayak). This is the first video in the series where I document the build.
The boat was designed for the choppy conditions on Port Phillip bay, and is a hybrid of the Sabre and the Viola sailing canoe (by Michael Storer), but is built in the style of the Huntington Harbour Kayak (by Spira boats). I also took some advice from the helpful experts at The Wooden Boat Forum.
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[@OuiOui-pb8by]

Interesting but the music is unbearable

[@rudywoodcraft9553]

Hi Lee on a whim I watched my old video about designing and building my sailing kayak Nomad and realized I hadn't checked out your video from your comment. Very similar indeed! Well done!

[@fredjensen1683]

what thickness plywood, was it marine grade?

[@leemelbourne3297]

4mm. Yes, marine grade.

[@julianowelter3178]

opa consegue me passar as medidas tenho interesse em fazer um assim pra mim

[@leemelbourne3297]

As you can see at 1:30 the lengths were all worked out by just testing. The width I determined from a kayak I have, and is about 70 cm at the waterline and I think about 85 at the gunwales. I tested to make sure I could still paddle given the width. I need to make another video, as i have modified it substantially since then. I am building some outriggers as I sail on a bay that gets quite choppy. The narrow width is not suitable for sailing in large waves.

[@iamarat]

what scarf joint did you use at 1:00

[@leemelbourne3297]

I just planed down two angles until they matched up nicely and had a reasonable amount of overlap.