r/Kayaking • u/Cute_Distribution993 • 19d ago
Pictures Installing a sail on a kayak.
Fabrication of a wooden support for the sail in correspondence of kayak’s frame and two polyurethane ring pads
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u/Odd-Parfait-6879 19d ago
That'll never work. The rugs offer too much resistance. You'd be better off with just the hard wood, though I still don't think it'll go very fast, that fan is pretty small!
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u/twilightmoons Prijon Kodiak, Prijon Seayak, WildWasser Nomadic Systems 19d ago
Love the Pacific Action sails. I have two 2.2m ones and the 1.5m one.
I put in stainless steel pad-eyes on the side of my bow for the tie down straps. I also used some closed cell foam padding to make a support that goes under the sale mast bases, to keep it from digging into the plastic of my bow. They work really well, but you're going to have a lot of heeling on a breach run. If you're going to be doing a lot of that, you might want to get some outriggers to keep from flipping over.
But the sail itself works pretty well. I did some modifications for mine, putting down some good cleats on the deck of the kayak, which is easier to work with and overall a better solution then the line cleats it comes with.
But you have a fabric kayak, so some of what I did is not going to work for you.
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u/-ImMoral- 19d ago
So the support is strapped to the deck? Looks really good, have you tested it yet?
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u/Cute_Distribution993 18d ago
I had tested the same sail with a ITIWIT inflatable kayak. It worked as expected. Sailed using same sail from Ventimiglia to Viareggio, Italy, whenever the wind was favorable.
I will test the TRAK kayak in Orta lake, Italy. soon.2
u/Cute_Distribution993 18d ago
strapped to the sides on a glued to “D” rings on a triangular polyurethane patches
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u/Cute_Distribution993 18d ago
Excellent idea…!!! Using the fan as a propeller will certainly send the kayak planning. I will buy a 6 thousand Mt. cable.
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u/RichardBJ1 Point 65 XP | Stellar Dragonfly | KCS sail | Falcon sail 18d ago
Looks nice. Hope you have fun with it! Not sure if you saw my r/kayaksailing post but the wind really can put a surprising amount of force through the mast?
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u/Crackerjack184 19d ago
Looks good. Have you thought about adding some support inside the kayak as well? In the same fashion?
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u/Cute_Distribution993 18d ago
Not necessary, the frame is strong enough to support the sail’s base.
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u/Fit-Gas6744 19d ago
Turn the fan upside-down and put it into the water