Joost Engelen has provided another hugely useful file for setting up the lug rig on the Viola 14 canoe.
Download Link for Viola 14 Lug Rigging Guide
Revised June 2 2019 –
If wanting basic information see Viola Boat Plan information.
What is included in the Lug Rigging Guide for Viola
It is an opus with many illustrations of how the whole rig goes together.
- Making the two piece aluminium mast.
- Carbon fibre boom and yard from a 50/50 carbon windsurf mast
- Setting up the rudder
- Setting up the sail control systems
- Setting up the reefing systems
- Setting up the hull – hiking straps etc
- And don’t forget the separate Joost’s design for a lightweight seat for wider and taller paddling canoes (Viola is 40 inches wide).
More on the Viola 14
The Viola plywood Sailing Canoe plan has the characteristics of a performance sailing dinghy with the portability of a wooden canoe. More Information on the Viola 14
