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    Accidental contamination of wood.

    Well, I messed up a spot on my TV build. I was adding motor oil to the lawn mower and not thinking about a little drip on the edge of the bottle I set it on the bow of my TV. I have not fiber glassed it yet. So now I have a spot on non-critical part of the boat where motor oil seeped in and...
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    UJ Pirogue w/o Fiberglass

    Just looking for some friendly advise for an acquaintance. He wants to build a Pirouge with his son but not use fiberglass. I figure the UJ pirouge would work best due to the stems and ribs. But there's a term or technique for using small strips of wood along the bottom so the sides and...
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    Trot line and Jug fishing from the Pirogue

    Just curious if any of you experienced fisherman have tried running trot lines and catfish jugging from your pirouge. I rigged up about 7 catfish jugs weighted at 10 feet and baited 2 feet from the bottom and a 25' casting trot line (whatever you want to call it) and will run these the next...
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    Pirogue repaired

    After my critical failure at Big Alabama Bayou I finally got around to fixing up my pirouge this weekend. I dare this (insert explicative cursing here) to fail me now. 8) If I had used the UJ chair from the beginning I wouldn't have had this problem. I'm going to force myself to...
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    Last minute fishing trip - Big Alabama - Krotz Spring, LA

    Well that was an eventful trip. Nothing much to say about the fishing. I think the local WLF must have restocked it recently given all the inch long catfish I saw along the bank and the 2 or 3 3" long brim and 5 inch long bass I caught. I had a 3 foot alligator chase after my cork and got...
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    CrkdLtr's Touring Pirogue TV

    I enjoyed building the Pirogue so much that I decided to tackle the Touring Pirogue TV. It seems everyone that has built and used it says it's the best boat yet.
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    First time Pirogue Build - picture heavy

    Building the 14-29 from JEM Watercraft... And that's as far as I am right now. Just waiting for those tacks to cure and harden so I can flip it over and start on the outside.