That's what I keep wandering about the paddle hitting the pontoon, but you eliminated that problem, I love it.

now this is what i call craftmanship

Best looking home brew outriggers I have seen yet. Im a bit on the bigger side and and have only been out on my new kayak once and even though it went fine. I have not been on it due to not feeling stable in it, and been looking over ideas for outriggers to help that out and love what you did there. And it doesn't look expensive.

The best outriggers I have ever seen on any kayak. Outstanding and very well taught through. Trying to duplicate for my Galaxy. Well done sir, very well done indeed.

Wonderful design and engineering. The best stabilizer I've seen whether home or factory made. Now I'll see if I have the patience and skill to do my own. Thanks very much for sharing this.

best home made outriggers I have seen, that would totally pass for a commercial product , brilliant job! I shall try to build it for my kayak. thank you for sharing!

Very slick - a lot of the DIY solutions are chintzy; this is exactly what I'm looking for. I've been looking for some opportunities to do some wood turning as well! Finally, an excuse to buy a 4 jaw chuck. Thanks for taking the time to show this off.

It may be "simple and cheap", but it required lots of creativity and actual work. Excellent job.

this is the cleanest diy outriggers i have seen great job

Nice set up! Thanks for putting out the video and sharing the info. Getting older and less agile, im starting to look into outriggers now.

Those are among the nicest, Home Built Outriggers that I've seen yet.... very nice!

They look absolutely brilliant, mate! Thumbs up for sharing. Thanks!

Very well engineered and every detail is well thought out. Excellent work!

By far the best setup I have seen yet Thanks for sharing with us.!!!

Very nice! I will be adding this to my kayak this year! Thanks for sharing!

Great video and good job on the additional stabilizing gear! Absolutely genius and very well made! Thanks!

Exactly what I have been looking for as I am going kayaking with two dogs! Perfect 👌

Very sleek. Nice look and the swept back design allows for paddling. Thanks for sharing!

Terrific job on the outriggers. Thank you for sharing.

Wow, gotta be one of the best explanations videos Ive ever seen. its what you pray 99%will turn out like but this one delivers! Thanks much.

Wow. I agree with everyone. This is the best diy outrigger system I have found yet. I’m a life long builder and you’ve made me not accept pvc and crab floats. Thanks.

I don't kayak, but happened to see this video. Excellent! Thanks for sharing!

I have been looking for ideas to put stabilizers on my Hobie Outback. By far this is the best design I have seen. Thank for sharing.

Wow how very clever. just got my 1st fishing kayak. Will be doing this. Thank you!

Best idea yet. I have a setup with just a single arm and I had the same problem when it came to bending under power. Loved your idea and the setup looks awesome. Will now incorporate that onto my own hobie kayak. Brilliant. Thank you.

hello rikkie, so nice of you, simpler form of kayak outrigger. good wishes..i shall build one.

Very well done job on those out riggers. I plan to get a Jonny bass 100 and throw an outboard on the back. As I plan to go open water on it I was looking to buy a kit to make it more like a mini trimaran however I think I am sold on your workmanship. And will likely end up building it myself. Thanks

Absolutely the best DIY riggers I’ve seen...! Thanks dude I’ve been looking for this exact video! I have been thinking close to the same thing , Wood tips and all... really didn’t know if it would work or not! Don’t have the money for trial runs. 👍🏽👍🏾👍🏼🧐🇺🇸🎣

Looks professionally made. Great job

ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT, MATE! They look awesome.

Nice design. There’s lots of work and thought went into making it. Thanks for sharing it with us. Hello from across the pond, upstate New York.

Just got off the water from testing the single arm floats I for my 14'6" Old Town canoe. My advise on those and others with a single rod is don't bother. This design by Rikkie Carette is the best I've seen and will be starting on mine tomorrow. Thank you sir, well done.

Thanks for sharing the video. Great craftsmanship mate. I will try something similar on my kayak. All the best from West OZ

That is the sweetest rig man very well done.

Brilliant workmanship. Thankyou for sharing .

You should be marketing this as a kit ,wonderful job,best I've seen by a mile !.

I have a small "sit in" angler type kayak that I use for fishing, but find it hard to move around and "get to" all of my equipment while on the water. After checking out a few aftermarket pontoon/outrigger systems for kayaks, I decided to make a set for myself seeing as the offerings were a bit... flimsy looking. I have been "researching" on the internet, and KZfaq in particular, for some time now and I have to tell you, your design and the engineering you put into this project is really impressive. I appreciate that you went into detail, especially with how you bent the PVC to conform to the curve of your kayak (filling them with sand is genius... or should I say "brilliant")... Thank you. I will be using most of your tips for my own design... however I might be "upgrading" the diameter of the pontoons for an increase in buoyancy and stability. My kayak is a 10 foot model and as I stated earlier is a "sit in" design, space, and my position in the kayak is very... limited. My intention is to increase stability so that I can raise the center of gravity, adding a slightly raised seating area for ease of motion and bit of mobility while fishing. Wish me luck! And thanks again for all of the incredible ideas. Mike from Minnesota, USA

We are running Bonafide ss127 kyacks. They are tunnel hulls real stable thinking about outriggers. We fly fish the rivers and lakes out in the western US. You have done fantastic job on your outrigger s. Well done you should sell these as kits I'd buy them for our boats. Mike

brilliant design sir! I think I would make a set my self and include hinges at the detach joints to fold up the platoons for narrow passages and then fold back down and lock them in place with the pin. Thanks for taking the time to explain your design 👍 🚣‍♀️

How come the British are so innovative. Great job and thanks for sharing your expertise and design!!

Check out the big brain on Rikkie .......... bloody well done mate !

Very clever ideas well presented, best of all no irritating background crap that some confuse for music! Cheers

These are great! You put a lot of good thinking into them and they're aesthetic too. I'm going to use some of your ideas. I've been making mine out of 4 inch drainage PVC -- I'd like to use larger but couldn't find it locally. I got the idea from the RebelCat guy on KZfaq. It works great though, very tough and light. I wound up hanging my PVC tubes on clothes line, putting a long piece of rebar inside with weights on each end and heating the tubes with a heat gun to give them more of an old "submarine hull" shape (because I use mine for sailing canoes and kayaks) and then heating the ends and pulling them shut into a wedge and sealing the ends with 3M 5200 Marine Sealant. I need to find a better way to seal them because they eventually leak, but I put 3 inch pool noodles in them so they can't lose too much of their bouyancy. You can see the results in some of my videos. I'm going to try building foamie outriggers next, after reading about people building kayaks and sailboats with insulating foam panels. Thanks for sharing!

This raises the bar, well done sir!

Best DIY example out there! Great job!!

Outstanding, you need to sell them as us older folks spend as much time swimming as kayaking.

Absolutely beautiful job my man. When I started the video I though that the wrong video was playing because the riggers looked professionally made.....and they are!. Excellent craftsmanship! Thanks so much for sharing.

Some very good ideas here. Nicely done!

ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!!! Very well engineered. Like other commenters have written , you should market this or at least market the instructions.

Very nice! Thinking about using your design, looks much sturdier than others I've seen.

Brilliant ! Thanks for sharing Rikkie !

The best I’ve seen! 👍👍 Thank you for the instructional video. Best wishes to you from Texas. ✌️👌🎣

Great job! Looks to be one strong outrigger!

Nice job, strong, functional a good looking

Fantastic , thanks for sharing .. I need something like this to help with the extra weight on my trolling motor. Will give it a try.

Solid design and construction!

Man you killed it with these.

Best outriggers I have ever seen congrats. Have just subbed have a good day and stay safe Jimmy from Massachusetts

Great Modification and video!

One of the best I’ve seen yet

I got to say . Your outriggers are the best i have ever seen. Great job old man! Or young man,im old too. Very impressive. Just have to say. Im going out on lake superior in late september. your idea is great!. Mine wont be the the same. But the same.. Thank you!

NICE work! Built like a battle tank but yet lightweight and corrosion resistant!

Great job thank you - I believe you did an amazing job. Thank you for all the details

Thats the best ive seen so far mate well done mate

WOW. I am absolutely amazed at how perfect these are! I’d buy them in a heartbeat if they were mass produced. Sadly I don’t have the skills to even contemplate attempting anything like your fantastic design!

I like this design cleanest I've seen..

Very nice work sir!!!

Nicely done. Thanks for sharing.

Very cool! If you do this again try using crutches/walkers for the angles. Strong and won't rust. Spring loaded pins you can adjust the length you need. I did this with a short paddle I needed to make longer.

Beautiful work! They sell products that are of inferior manufacture here in the states. Thank you!

Dude!! You could make a fortune with this. Hell, I’d pay $200+ for this!

Nice job! Thanks for sharing!

Aloha, excellent vid! Mahalo 4 the great info.

Outstanding job!

Great design!

Very nice work!

Damn dude you can take on the Bermuda waves with that super advance technology

Brilliant engineering and very nice craftsmanship. Would have loved to see the construction.

Nice job, friend!

The best on youtube, I'll be making a set for my hobie outback. I think I'll hinge the connect points though. Great job!

Looks great Mate!!!

Great job and great video!

Nice work! Great idea! Thanks

Nice job , thanks for sharing 👍🏻

Brilliant job 💯

Smart! Well done.

Nice job ...well done - thanks 👍

Well done brother!

Fantastic, well thought out!

That is awesome...great job

Very nice. Thank you for sharing

Very nice !!

These outriggers look cool compared to others

Good job gives me an idea to make my own as well.

I like your work, greetings

Absolutely brilliant...

Excellent mechanical engineering mate, now can a n electrical engineer show me how to place a couple of brushless motor and a bunch of LiPo's that run on 100 watts of solar and well placed electronics on those pontoons and I got my perfect rig right here. With this video I'm halfway there.

Aha our version of a boat in the Philippines. Baruto as we call it, it is made of palm wood called ‘bakhaw’ as my grandfather carved it using an adze.

Well done!

I would buy this from you in a heart beat mate