POLLIWOGG Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 This might be a good time to ask. I want to get this into the power squadrons boating coarse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 Do yu ean take two canoes and make a raft out of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toronto_Angler Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 Have one boat paddle up to the leader and hold on to his boat. The next paddler paddles over and holds onto the canoes already in rafting position until everyone is together. This creates a stable based for giving and recieving instructions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 Oh...I thought it was a fishing technique to make your canoe more stable...LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POLLIWOGG Posted September 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 No I want to know how to rope them together for crossing rough water. Tied together you get the stability of a multi hull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 You kinda have to see it to get it. but you need to get an extra set of paddles. put a paddle across the bow of two and the stern of two, wedge a lifejacket between the middle where they touch and tie off the front paddles on the outside of the front and back and tie the middle together on the inside. I did this a few times on Opeongo when it got whicked wavy and it worked well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster Posted September 7, 2007 Report Share Posted September 7, 2007 If you have 4 canoes you can make them into a diamond this also works well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 We have rafted 4 canoes together and put up a tarp and sailed back to the launch. 4 canoes lashed together is a pretty stable craft. Put up that tarp, and you can really fly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douG Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowball Posted September 8, 2007 Report Share Posted September 8, 2007 Take a look here under "The Canoe Catamaran": http://www.paddling.net/guidelines/showArticle.html?83 There is more here under "In Rough Water": http://www.canoecountry.com/plan/safety.htm Regards, Snowball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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