Small Boat roll stabilizer

[Sabot]

Here is a silly question... Anyone know of a off the shelf product that is aimed at small boats (14' would be perfect!) to address the rolling of a boat? I found canoe stabilizers but they are expensive. Anyone have ideas how to make a set of home made stabilizers.

My boat is small and narrow, thus it rocks with ease. I have been thinking of constructing a set of roll stabilizers. I am thinking of those Hawaiian canoes what use out riggers. Anyone else out there ever think of solving this issue? Thoughts/ideas?
(I love my little boat, so buying another boat is out of the question for me. It gets me into some real tight spaces.)

Thanks in advance!

[ncnat]

Other than the canoe stabilizers, I have not seen anything else. You can do wonders with conduit and PVC.

[Sabot]

Agreed. Problem is coming up ideas for the floats.

[bluewater]

We did make canoe stabilizers using conduit and PVC for our canoes that we use in Canada. It worked wery well. I was partner with a guy who had now since of balance. A couple other who go with us found it funny but after they saw we could sit hooks and do a little moving around without effecting the canoe, they change there minds.

[CrappiePappy]

is stowing the "stabilizers" (when running down the lake) ... and "getting into some real tight spaces" with the outrigger attached

If you're talking about this $185 thingy :



then making one out of PVC & these "boat bumpers":

shouldn't cost you anywhere close to that.

Just some food for thought ........... cp