Need help identifying a wooden sailing rig.

[CharlieH]

I have a wooden sailing rig that I believe was built for an Old Town Canoe. It is in great shape and I would like help identifying what it is and what canoes it would fit. Can someone suggest what information I need to have in order to make this identification and what source I might go to to do so.

Thanks,

CharlieH

 

[pklonowski]

Post pictures... We like pictures!

 

[Benson Gray]

The information at http://forums.wcha.org/showthread.php?t=969 has lots of specific details about the Old Town lateen sailing rigs and http://forums.wcha.org/showthread.php?t=4107 describes how they changed over time. Most canoe sailing rigs can be easily fit to other canoes without much trouble. Some Old Town sails have a tag on the clew as shown below. Pictures would help as Paul mentioned previously.

Benson

 

[Denis M. Kallery]

Charlie,
Post photos, that would help!
Denis

 

[CharlieH]

Break in the weather. Time to make pictures.

Warm enough and dry enough to spread the rig on the lawn and take a few photos and measurements. In the process found a logo that says it is an OT rig, Mast is 80", booms are 136" and appear to be made of sitka. Dagger boards are 44" x 9".
Rudder assembly is 29" long. Rudder and dagger boards look to be mahogany. Sail is Dacron I think. Not cotton anyway. The leech is 144" and sail along the booms is 127". If I remember my Heroes formula correctly that would make the sail area in the neighborhood of 53 square feet. Pictures attached. Thanks Benson, Denis, and pklonowski for your responses,

CharlieH

 

[Jon k]

charlie H I sent you a pm and a email. Did you get them?Jon k.