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    my new canoe build

    put up pictures of the work i have done today.
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    Dental adventures

    well i am lucky to have all my teeth. but unlucky enough to have had major work done to all of them. I am not sure if I should call any of them real. I think the roots are the only parts left, but thank god for insurance.
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    my new canoe build

    ok so i decided on a design bought some wood and got to work. and after a few hours i have her cut out. day one: cutting i have done more work now and i have her stitched up day two: stitching
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    Best fire wood ever!!

    I just recently went on a "camping" trip. (curse my parents for buying the RV) any way I still insist that we hive a campfire, and try my hardest to make them cook on it instead of the grill. well normally I just scavenge wood from empty camps. now normally I don't get very good wood but this...
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    new guy here wondering about pirogues in large lakes

    because that makes too much sense. but any way i decided to go with a canoe.
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    trying to build a lake canoe

    sounds like a fun idea :twisted: . although it would suck for throwing water out of the boat.
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    trying to build a lake canoe

    well hopefully not all the waves will be that high. consistently i am looking at 1-2 feet. i just want one that can handle 1 or 2 5-6 footers in case some power boater thinks he likes to sink the little guy :evil: . I guess i could keep a bucket with me if i have to :wink: .
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    trying to build a lake canoe

    its the page i am using as my starting point
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    trying to build a lake canoe

    hi I live in Kentucky, and visit a large lake (green river, and Cumberland) about every other week. i am looking for a canoe design that will handle 6-7 foot wave (boat wakes) and tracks well. I have a design in mind, but i am going to have to make its sides higher, at least around the cockpit...
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    new guy here wondering about pirogues in large lakes

    i could not agree more. although when i tent camp i do miss the air conditioner.
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    new guy here wondering about pirogues in large lakes

    I also forgot to mention that i love canoing and did it all the time back when i was in scouts. but i could not afford to buy a canoe so i quit. then i found out how to build them, so now i am planing to get back in to it. i also love camping though i feel that the camper has spoiled my whole...
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    new guy here wondering about pirogues in large lakes

    Kentucky , so many large lakes (Cumberland lake, green river lake, Harrington lake, etc.) also many rivers(Cumberland river, Kentucky river, green river, etc).
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    new guy here wondering about pirogues in large lakes

    i like this idea, but just seams like i get the short end of the stick any way i found designs for a partially covered canoe that i like. thanks for all the warning.
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    new guy here wondering about pirogues in large lakes

    i live near lake Cumberland ky, on the wave here can white-cap. i need to know if one of these boat can cut it in high waters. and if i need to change anything. i think it will need higher sides i think its OK to post this link http://text.lsuagcenter.com/NR/rdonlyre ... irogue.pdf