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I have a bunch of dolomite limestone that I use in my garden as fertilizer. Since it's pulverized stone couldn't it be used as a filler material? It might not be easy to sand down, but I bet it's strong! I also have plenty of cottonseed meal, gypsum (lime with sulfer) and bone meal. Could any of...

Thanks, jboc. I bought Jim Michalak's plans yesterday. It seems easier to build than my UJ Pirouge. Chine logs make is so much simpler, I really don't like working with epoxy, although I will probably use epoxy as the glue.

Very nice! Gierking's method uses washers, nuts and bolts. Either way, I think I'll stick with butt joints: simple, effective, strong and durable.

You could also consider Gary Dierking's Three Board Canoe. It has a separating hull design and no part of the boat is more than 8 feet long. It's mostly a sailing vessel, but I've emailed him and this kind of boat is used for fishing open water in the south pacific a lot. I wanted to build...

Okay, so, I've been wanting to build another boat for a while now. I've went down to Academy and took some measurements of a 15 foot Alumicraft jonboat: 41 inch bottom 19 inch sides 15 3/4 inch transom 59 inch beam 38 1/4 inch bow I'm guessing the flare of makes for the difference between the...

Cool, thanks.

Yeah, That's what I wished I had done with my pirogue. It makes so much sense to do it that way. That's one reason I want to build a new boat: I believe I can build a better boat than my first attempt.

I want thickness should a transom be for a 34lbs thrust trolling motor?

Do any of you have any tips or pictures of how to mount a trolling motor onto a pirogue?

Home Depot has 1x2 and 1x3 which I could use for chines and gunnels. They're available in poplar, oak, and cedar and pine. Which of these would be easiest for work with in terms of bending and strength?

I went to Lowe's earlier this week. They had 1/4 inch hardwood plywood -- three layers of oak. Would this be good for a canoe hull?

Well, my first name is Damon, so at least I'm 1 for 3, lol.

I don't know what it's called, but on my UJ Pirogues he mentions 45 degree cut for the bow and stern. I know that an UJ style pirogue the flare and rocker are basically determined by the angle of the bow/stern. I'm trying to build an outrigger canoe with zero rocker and zero no flare. Is there...

Thanks. I could make a hard chine outrigger 6" x 6", then turn it on it's side forming a diamond shape makes it 12 inches since the long side of a triangle is equal to the sum of the short sides. Then again, I never did well in math.

Rowing catamaran.

Thanks, George. That is a nice idea: wakeless launch. My main parameters are: a boat that can be carried in the bead of my truck. (No trailers. Sorry, I don't trust those Fulton truck mounts any more, but that's another story.) a boat that can be built and stored in a small space a boat...

I want to build an outrigger capable of displacing my weight (250lbs max) should I go overboard. I plan to fish at night, and there be monster catfish in them waters.

Wow, nice paddles. Dude, you've got to get a boat. Those paddles are beginning to stage a revolt!

Can you use wheat flour from the grocery store as a filler? What other cheap, locally available fillers can be used?

Beautiful boat. Tell me more about the dolly cart you built for it. I need to build one. Where did you get the wheels, axle, etc? It's nice to see good workmanship.