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Finally finished my second pirogue!

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aprayinbear

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Feb 9, 2007
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Finally finished my second pirogue, made just the way I wanted. I can't wait to get her in the water!!!! I'm caring for my mother who recently was in a car accident (she'll be ok) so I have to be patient for another week or two!

Thanks again to all you folks who gave me suggections on design. She measures out at about 15 1/2'. I reduced the rocker a bit and also made her a little wider then my first boat. She should be perfect for two paddlers now. And since I've lost about 40 pounds recently, I should have room for gear.

For those who know SC, I'll soon be headed down to Sparkleberry swamp, for a bit of R&R and all the sweet black water I can handle.

By the way, the other boat is a Jonboat I made after my first pirogue....... I guess we all backslide from time to time.

Happy Paddlin'!
Duffy

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oldsparkey

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Making one has a habit of having a person think about making another one. It is a vicious cycle but a person does end up with some good boats to have fun with.

I like the way you did the bow and stern pieces , never have seen that done , but makes good sense.

Chuck.
 
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islandpiper

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Jul 6, 2006
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dNice pirogue..and nice looking Jon Boat. Where did you get the jon boat plans? wouldn't ever build one of course........never have one of them things in my yard.........Jack and Yakker , well, they'd have me for breakfast if I ever built one of those square, heavy fishing machines......no......I won't do that........but, I'd sure like to just look at the plans for a while......maybe I have some scrap around I could add to a little and come up with one, not to really use of course, just for the fun of building it......ya........so where'd you get the plans? If you mentioned it then I forgot......so, just remind me, OK? Thanks, Piper
 
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aprayinbear

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Feb 9, 2007
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South Carolina
Jonsboat

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I started with the Jonsboat plans, but like everything else, I couldn't leave well enough alone. I had to pinch in the nose a bit and fiddle with the details. Nice boat for a boat you can't paddle!

Hey I like to eat fish, and I still prefer my pirogue. Helps me sneak up on the big ones!

Thanks Guys,
Duffy :lol:
 
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