The $50, 5 Hour Canoe Sail Rig:
Index

A Complete Builder/User/Experimenter/Historical Guide and Philosophical Treatise. William C. Mantis   CONTENTS  

Acknowledgments                                                                                          iii

Preface                                                                                                          xi

The Sailing Canoe: A Rationale and                                                                1
Philosophical Treatise

Hull Shape: An Historical Guide                                                                     5

The Lateen Rig: An Historical Guide                                                              13

The Lateen-Rigged Canoe: A Rationale                                                         21

Constructing the Rig: A Builder Guide                                                            25
 
            The Yard                                                                                          25

            The Mast                                                                                          26

            Leeboards                                                                                        28

            The Sail                                                                                            31

            Final Assembly                                                                                 38

            Setting Up                                                                                        40

Sailing: A User Guide to the Generics                                                            41

Sailing a Canoe: A User Guide to the Specifics                                              47

Past Imperfect Variations:                                                                             51
An Experimenter Guide to the Tried and Untrue

Future Variations: An Experimenter Guide                                                     59
to the Untried but Possibly True

Comparative Data: A User/Experimenter Guide                                             79

The Sailing Canoe: A Reprise                                                                        85

Glossary                                                                                                       87

 

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