Here is a design for the Ulua crossbeams that extends out
enough to strap on a safety ama. It also curves up to keep
the safety ama above the wave tops. Having the crossbeams
extending out on the non-ama side also allows you to have
a hiking seat on that side which improves performance when
the ama is to leeward. Download the PDF here.
I jumped the gun! I just glued up my amas last weekend, and for kicks I used the full 8' length on my cedar strips. I put 2 curves on the broken wing side, looked cool, but caused some springback. I think I will cut off the ends and use those for paddling iako. Then cut some more strips and redo them with the curve you show.
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The only disadvantage of these beams is that you can't carry the canoe tipped up on its side on a trailer without unlashing it first.
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