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I'm puzzled by your statement ", I have not been able to get enough flare" . The pics show you building around two jigs (forms), one in the center and one at the stern. Increasing the flare on the jigs will increase the flare on the boat. Especially if you put in ribs to hold the flare once...

Just a suggestion...……. Typically you want the side of the board that was facing the outside of log to be the outside of the boat. Once you've picked out the two boards that you want for the sides, lay them flat, side by side with each end supported - say on a 2X4 or larger. Put a weight in...

scarf with a belt sander, much safer than circular saw rough cut you panels to size be sure to allow for the scarf overlap. It's much easier to scarf panels that are narrower than four feet. This is the way I do it Lay a strip of metal on the edge of a table, put the first piece of...

I don't know of anyone (else) that attaches the sides to both stems then jacks the sides out. Not saying it can't be done, but seems like it would put a lot of stress on the stem pieces. My stem pieces normally have two to three inches of flat surface touching (glued and nailed) each side. If...

I would not hesitate to build a pirogue with 5/8" thick sides using old growth cypress I have built with 1/2. Never heard of yellow cypress but guess (and looking at the growth rings) is that it may be what we call "grow back" or new growth. My experience with grow back is that it is stiffer...

Theoretical hull speed for a displacement hull in knots is 1.34 times the square root of waterline length in feet. The caveat is that the 10 Hp is more likely to get you on plane which dramatically increases speed for a given Hp. Once on plane I believe that speed factor varies the cube root of...

pass by a place that sells boats and see what the recommended horsepower is for your size boat, or conversely, see what size boat will handle the size motor you are contemplating. Be sure to take into account the weight of the older motor vs. the newer ones.

that what happens when the illustrator and ad agency do not know what they are advertising. Obviously there has to be some case below the shaft or it wouldn't go round and round. Do an internet search on "palmer inboard engines" for more realistic photos. At this point in time, there were no...

guess it depends on your definition of heavy, I was comparing to modern engines. 3Hp weighs 220 lbs. A 1 1/2 weighs 140. I was wrong on the rpm's fpr Palmers, other engines of that era ran a bit faster

I like those old inboards, but remember that they are heavy and run at low rpm's (600 to 800) so they need a large diameter prop for you to make any headway. Putt putts around here with those old inboards will run a 12 or 14" diameter prop on a 4 to 8Hp. Not sure what a 2Hp would run but...

some folks put the bottom chine on the outside, makes it a lot easier I prefer to put the inside chine on the sides before I bend them others build from the bottom up and put the chine on the bottom panel options, options, options

Looks like you're doing pretty good. Grandpa was a carpenter and used to say that knowledgeable folks would ask "Who built that ?" Not "How long did it take to build that." Just a thought, be sure to kill the mold before you put any kind of finish on it Another thought for your next build -...

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Try tar paper (roofing felt/underlayment). Remember that neither the top edge of the side nor the bottom edge of the side is likely a straight edge, so don't try following either edge with the straight edge of what ever material you're using as a pattern. The sides of my boats resemble a...

whereabouts in south LA are you? close to baton rouge?

label on the container says 45 degrees minimum. I'm too old to build boats in 45 degree weather, I prefer closer to 60

" pirogues usually have thwarts made if wood" dunno Jack...never seen a pirogue down here with a thwart, maybe y'all have different ones up north The top rails usually do a pretty good job of keeping the sides from flexing in or out

You are absolutely correct - it's chocolate and vanilla but for me, I'm also showcasing the old wood, I would not varnish plywood. I typically hot coat the first 2 or 3 coats of varnish, then do a good sanding. After that that it's scuff sand and a coat of varnish. Takes less that 20...

I didn't say it was good, just that it was the best they had at the time Remember also that these boats were built with mechanical fasteners as well as glued. The first boat I built back in 1970 used weldwood and the wood started to rot before the glue gave up. However the label even says for...

Not trying to drift the thread too much but we're talking two different glues. The one I referenced is a ureaformaldahyde glue and the one you referenced is a resorcinol formaldehyde glue If I remember correctly the resorcinol glue required a tight fit (higher standard of workmanship) on...