mick, been following the above: to get the best use of a flat-bottom boat, one should first have a flat bottom....... :lol:
Jack lives in the Southern end of Michigan, but still mostly streams and rivers that actually MOVE, and manueverability is of primary importance, and on the larger bodies of water a North wind popping up can build a chop you have to see to believe. And, the water is too cold to enjoy sitting in it for long. When I lived in the Upper Penninsula, about 500 miles north and west of Jack I enjoyed my Dennis Davis yaks, but hip-joint flexibility was not the issue it is at times now either. Having one's legs inside, out of the weather was nice.
Beside that, if you get Jack to build a pirogue, then we'll have to listen to him brag about it, look at all the pictures, hear about how Katie's is borrowing it all the time, all the other things he can use it for, like serving chips and dip at the Lodge, etc etc.........hey, hearing all that would be fun!!
ya, Jack.....I'm with Mick. You NEED one of these. And there's a Home Depot right there in E. Lansing where you can get all the wood......Build a Cajun Pirogue, you already have the Cajun Spice to go along with it.
heh heh heh
Piper
