On Thu, 25 Jan 2007 17:44:10 GMT, in rec.boats.paddle "scbafreak via
BoatKB.com" u25927@uwe wrote:

Well mine can be sailed so the biggest difference is when the ama is to
leeward and the wind pushes the boat to that side but if you are paddling in
waves, the force from the waves can easily flip you to the outrigger side and
forward. I have seen a bunch of videos of Hawaiian outrigger surfers that
keep flipping that direction. If the ama is to the back then it doesn't help
to hold you up. It's hard enough to keep it from capsizing in waves and
rough water. Kayaks sit a bit lower and can be easily righted but I don't
know how easily you could right your kayak with that attachment on it.

Yeah, that last is certainly an issue. I'm machining the ballast as a
stack of stainless steel washers on a vertical peg such that they'll
fall away if it goes over. That'll help, but... since one of us is
handicapped, we try to avoid water in which that might happen. As
soon as I get a quiet day, I'm going to take it in the marina, flip it
over, and find out how easy it is to do that.

Jones