This 5.5 metre paddling outrigger is taken from the same mould as the Ulua sailing canoe.  It is an attempt to make a single seat outrigger more versatile with the capacity to carry supplies and camping equipment.   It has a lower freeboard than the Ulua  however and is equipped with a foot pedal controlled rudder and only has a single seat.  The deck is strip composite Canadian cedar and epoxy glass.  The hull is female moulded with biaxial fabrics and Derakane vinylester resin.  Watertight bulkheads close off most of the hull.  The hull weighs 25.5 kg (56lb), the ama weighs 2.7 kg (6 lb) and the kiatos weigh 2.7 kg (6 lb) for a total of 30.9 kg (68lb).  The hull is moulded with a stronger and heavier laminate to be durable for surfing and long distance cruising.  The Ulua paddler is shorter than the minimum length to race in officially santioned OC1 events.  This shorter length however adds manuerverability and ease of carrying on roof racks.












Contact
Gary Dierking Boatbuilder
1485 Long Bay Road
Coromandel, New Zealand
07 866 8206
garyd@paradise.net.nz

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