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    Im a newbie to boat building and need advice!

    Hey Texas River Rat who makes the T-V design and yes I really like the improvements you made on it. Im not fond of Kayak designs, I like the open top of canoe or pirogue. Did cutting the top off yours affect the strength?
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    Im a newbie to boat building and need advice!

    OK Im getting lots of good imput and I guess theres no perfect boat for every application. I guess if I had to rate everything I would say weight and stability above all else. Im looking for something solo so I can handle it easier. Id prefer the flat bottom but videos Im watching make them look...
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    Epoxy over paint?

    Just curious, I don't know the first thing about boat building but would the off the shelf truck bed liner (Rhino Liner????) you buy at Autozone work on the front of the boat. Not the whole bottom, Im sure it would add considerable weight and the rough surface add considerable resistance...
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    Im a newbie to boat building and need advice!

    All good information although I'm not intimidated by the complexity of the build as long as its not a strip built boat. I am actually pretty handy. Im just asking if you had to take ONE design out of the pirogues and canadian style canoes out there for fishing shallow creeks and waters which...
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    Im a newbie to boat building and need advice!

    Recently I watched a show aired here in Ky called KY AFIELD, its the longest running outdoor show in the U.S. something like 57-58 years??? Some local guys were on the show with their homemade wooden jon boats. It reminded me of the one we had when I was a kid (Im 37 years old) and the show and...