Thread: Recon this will work?

Bloody wind driving me nuts.
Not condusive to fishing for snapper from a ten foot tinny.
Latley it has been off shore wind so thought i woyld knock up a kontiki.
I have never seen one before unless you count those new electric ones.
If it will drag my long line out 200m i will be stoked.











So far I am up 5 dollars as it is all crap from under my house that needs throwing away.

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the old Barley sugar trick aye 99, dogs look nonapplaused.

Diagram please

Originally Posted by Tommy

Diagram please

You severly over estimate my phone skills

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I'd chuck longer "skids" on it as it looks like it might tip forward when hit hard by wind

Does it need any sort of rudder?

Originally Posted by 308

I'd chuck longer "skids" on it as it looks like it might tip forward when hit hard by wind

Does it need any sort of rudder?

Yea I did wonder if that may be a problem.....hopefully the tension pulling the line at water level from the rear of the skids will keep it mostly upright?

May have to add some buoyancy yet too.

I think the Bridal is the best chance of a rudder or any kind of steering but it will basically be at the mercy of the wind and currents, this shouldn't be a problem off of the beach I intend to use it from providing mainly off shore winds.

I reckon it will work mate, good shit, as long as you don't have to much side current?


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Originally Posted by BRADS

I reckon it will work mate, good shit, as long as you don't have to much side current?


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Goin with the slight cross wind off the beach if i set on a outgoing tide i recon i will get it out near 90 deg from the beach.

I off set the clip on the bridal to try and steer it into the wind a bit but this is probably optomistic at best

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Looks fine to me and if all else fails well you have a nice lolly to chew on!!

I have wondered about towing a longine off the rabbit Island behind a kayak but
A) I have no Kayak and
B) I'm not nuts to try doing it in the wind even if I did have one.

Will that rolling hitch on the lolly work? And if not suggestions please.
Dairys no longer sell barly sugars or lifesavers apparently so went with a generic presumably made in china lolly.

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Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Will that rolling hitch on the lolly work? And if not suggestions please.
Dairys no longer sell barly sugars or lifesavers apparently so went with a generic presumably made in china lolly.

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Try it out under a running tap to see how long it takes to dissolve/break up??? Or just give it a go, worst case is that you will be pulling it all back in with the sail up...

Originally Posted by Shooter

Try it out under a running tap to see how long it takes to dissolve/break up??? Or just give it a go, worst case is that you will be pulling it all back in with the sail up...

Yep I was more worried about not gettin the bugger out

looks mint mate worst case you may need to up grade to a proper wind sail to get enough wind power.

Originally Posted by mucko

looks mint mate worst case you may need to up grade to a proper wind sail to get enough wind power.

Ideas on how to integrate this into this design? thought of making basically a picture frame the same size of light wood and stapling some plastic sheet to it but didnt have any light wood so went with the ply option.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Ideas on how to integrate this into this design? thought of making basically a picture frame the same size of light wood and stapling some plastic sheet to it but didnt have any light wood so went with the ply option.

Square sheet 3/4"pvc pipe to spreed sheet roll the sheet over pipe and sew. drill hole in end of pipe at bottom of sail tie to back on a slight angle so it pulls one bottom corner or the other, thats so you can trim sail into the wind direction. a hinged mast to fix top sail span to, with guy string going forward to each pontoon and one string mid mast going back to the loop that holds the lolly. will try and get around to mums and get a picture of my old one.