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Thanks for the first aid tips! I've known about cobwebs from back when I was in the FFA, raising a steer for the fair. We had a vet come buy to poll (de-horn) a calf and he hit a bleeder. He sent all of us into the barn to gather cobwebs, explaining that chemically, it was pretty much...

Staying with the plan is always the safe bet. And when I had a question when building my UJ's Pirogue, I wrote Uncle John, and even called him. That was a while back, but hopefully, he's still as helpful and talkative now as he was then. But a "safe bet" is no fun at all! As it's been said all...

Two snakes that didn't have a. . . Ooooooooh, guess that'll teach me. :lol: This isn't a build thread and I won't be turning it into one. Past two days was rain, rain, rain. Today I was able to get out there and get something started. Sliced & diced up some 2X4's and made a pair of saw...

Sounds like a really great bunch of folks! Mike S. Spring Hill, FL

I have NOT built an UJ's Skiff, but I have built one of his Pirogues. If you are talking about the stem that when viewed on-end is shaped like a Christmas tree, I see no reason why it wouldn't work. The Pirogue can be built without that refinement, but I found it easy to make. If you've made...

Seems I seldom miss an opportunity to embarrass myself! :oops: Totch Brown's little boat was called a "Pit Pan." Not a "pit pot" as I wrote earlier in this thread. Seems there was something about "not having a 'pot to pit in" or something along those lines that may have lead to my...

I appreciate all the answers! But I am over the obsessing part about what it is or isn't. Mostly because I've decided that this particular variant has found it's way into Florida history, I am going to build one. And I'll try to keep it as close to "true" as I can, from the drawing I've...

Good thing you ordered that mirror, now you won't have to take that little one out of your shoe laces. . . :D Mike S. Spring Hill, FL

:lol: Maybe that should be THE definition! I like it, anyway. Mortar box, that sounds about right. Totch's pit pot would probably make a better mortar mixer than a standard jon boat, as the bottom does curve up at both ends. That way, you could mix from either end. As it stands right now...

I've seen it spelled both with and without the "h," and both as one word, and as two words. Jon boat, jonboat, john boat, and johnboat. And sometimes with a hypen, well, of course! Now THAT part I really don't care about. Looking at Uncle John's web site, I see he calls it a jon boat, so I'll...

Well, good! Glad to hear that I'm not alone in my being alone. I'm mean, it's good that everyone is with me in not, uh, I mean. . . Oh never mind! :mrgreen: I think I'll just keep on doing what I do. What I wanted to do today was make another trip, but that one got rained out. I'd just left...

Mr. Jack, Don't know if its me needing solitude so much as it is me proving to myself that I can take care of myself, do whatever needs to be done, without having to depend upon someone else. I am not a hermit, no matter what my wife might tell you, its just that I am quite comfortable being...

I FINALLY stopped procrastinating and put the Glade Skiff back in the water so I could start exploring the Green Swamp. Now this is a pretty good-sized piece or real estate, and I’ll be looking around the South Eastern part that is bordered by the Withlacoochee River. Depending upon the time of...

Pop Corn? We don't need no stink'n Pop Corn! :roll: I think Marie Antoinette put it best when she said, "Let them eat trail mix." :lol: Mike S. Spring Hill, FL

Uh. . . No. Thanks for the reply, though. I do appreciate it. I did edit the links to the videos because I noticed the resolution was kind of low, so I fixed them and re-uploaded them. The movie biz is tough! :) Mike S. Spring Hill, FL

Yes, I went and did it again. I know I should be ashamed of myself. But I can quit anytime I want too! Besides, I washed my hands when I was finished. I decided to make another video, this one being sort of a report on how the gear I took on my Everglades trip worked out. Some of it was DIY...

Glad you were able to get out there! (And, apparently, back in, as well.) I'd almost forgotten what it was like, myself. Getting out into it is just plain, good therapy. Good for YOU! Mike S. Spring Hill, FL

Navigation wasn't a problem, I kind of touched on that, here: As for the big snakes, I have to say I was concerned about running up on one of these. In fact, I had absolutely no worries about large gators or cotton mouths. They are just a normal part of being down there. The big, non-native...

Me too, Bob! I've only seen the other video on a small screen. It's being mailed to me on a CD, should be here soon. I think there's also another short vid and a number of still shots that were taken that I didn't know about. I think they will be coming on the same CD. The Jones family of...

As promised, Part Two! (Better a little late than a little never.) First off, I'd like to correct myself on the proper name of the boat I built. I guess its because the origin of the boat, the Everglades, I keep referring to the design as a "Glades Skiff," when the actual name is "Glade Skiff."...