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    Hi! New Builder

    yes they do, you can get it from amazon https://www.dap.com/dap-products-ph/weldwood-plastic-resin-glue/?m=1161&s=1175
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    Not tiny house..........tiny boat

    I'm probably the only one here swimming countercurrent on any finish discussion. But let me say this, if you're just building (anything) to "good enough" standards, then you really ought to try for a "good" standard.
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    Hi! New Builder

    the vast majority of pirogues that were ever built, that used glue, used Weldwood. Folks tend to use the best available at the time and for probably 40 years (?) Weldwood was the best available. I know one boatbuilder from Plaquemine, LA that still uses weldwood. It doesn't fill gaps very...
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    photobucket decided that they needed to charge for 3rd party hosting of photos. I opted not to...

    photobucket decided that they needed to charge for 3rd party hosting of photos. I opted not to pay the $40 for that privilege photobucket apparently deleted every photo that I ever posted online send me your email and i'll see if I can find the old photos sorry for the late response but I don't...
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    putt putt

    I have a shallow coaming around the engine compartment. On a full sized boat, this coaming could be a 4 or 6 inch board that is proud above the deck by 2 or 3 inches. I've never seen coaming standing 6 or 8 inches proud but let me be quick to say that just because I've never seen it, doesn't...
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    putt putt

    thanks Bee, These boats typically didn't carry passengers, but if you had one, he sat on the side. The person running the boat sat on the starboard side, just in back of the rear bulkhead. This gave him easy access to the steering stick (which controlled the rudder), the flywheel was...
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    putt putt

    haven't stopped building, just haven't posted in a while This is a 12 foot (half scale) model of what we call a putt putt, also known as a Atchafalaya Basin bateau. This was the style of boat that used the "new" inboard gas engine in the early 1900's. For the locals it was a huge step up...
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    Not tiny house..........tiny boat

    half boiled linseed oil and half mineral spirits
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    Raised Beds

    I do tabasco peppers pretty much like they do at Avery Island (Tabasco Factory). Salt down whole, ripe peppers in a sealed containers for a year or so. I use about 25% salt so ten pounds of peppers get 2.5 pounds salt. After fermenting, I pass the mixture through a blender and add vinegar to...
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    Anyone built an 18' pirogue?

    Like most things in life, boat design is full of compromise and tradeoff. You can't have one that's infinitely maneuverable and yet tracks like train. What works for you likely won't be the best for someone else. Having said that, I'll offer my free opinion and you can take it as no more than...
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    A ? Pirogue

    good job Bee might need to bring it down here, 8 1/2 inches of rain in the last 36 hours and it's still raining
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    Favorite Varnish

    epifanes four or five coats of gloss and a couple coats of matte read and follow the directions on the can I apply with a roller and tipout if necessary
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    Not an Uncle John Pirogue Seat

    sometimes they have been known to stray from preaching and go to meddling
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    How cheap can you go for a XXXL?

    depends on how much gear, how much freeboard you're comfortable with, are you paddling in flat water or do you anticipate waves/wakes from other boats, etc. a good starting point is to consider a pirogue's displacement as two triangles whose base is at the midpoint and whose height is half the...
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    Glassing Outside TV 15-32

    I used to have a boss whose mantra was to "try to keep physics on your side" Glassing on an upside down tumblehome would be tough at best. Turn the boat over to do the tumblehome, use two pieces of glass and keep physics (in this case gravity) on your side
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    Perry's Bayou Skiff Build

    I believe a fillet is structural as it adds strength, per the following definition: "Applications Stress concentration is a problem of load-bearing mechanical parts which is reduced by employing fillets on points and lines of expected high stress. The fillets distribute the stress over a...
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    Perry's Bayou Skiff Build

    we do not overlay, cover or try to strengthen scarf joints. a good scarf joint is plenty strong enough glass bubbles are not for structural use and are typically using for fairing solid glass beads are for structural use (just like solid glass fibers)
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    Tales from the Log of the Ruptured Duck

    1000 pound payload - just isn't big enough
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    22 bullets

    I picked up some of those American eagles .22 lr when I was in Houston a couple of months ago About $2.50 a box - box has 40 rounds, not 50 so far about about 20% FTF, makes it even more expensive
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    Gluing strips on a stripped boat

    get a scraper, learn to put a burr on the blade, cheaper than buying a power planer, quicker than sanding
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