On Nov 15, 11:22*am, lowe210 wrote:
I know this is an out-of-the box type question, but has anyone had any
experience with or have any ideas or comments on the thought of taking
a standard aluminum pontoon boat and rigging sails on it? I know it
would be slow, but sort of looking for that old Spanish Gallion effect
(slow, steady, using no fuel). Any thoughts on how to rig it, connect
masts, and how it might sail? Thoughts on a keel(s) or other method of
allowing it to tack properly against the wind? Is this even a
possibility given the physics? Boat would be used on a large lake in
Texas.

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junk rig, unstayed mast, you might have to add some blocking for the
mast step. you have pontoons so you got some freeboard to play with I
think you could build the brace under the deck between the toons to
hold the mast. and its simple to run and rig.