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Bbeekeeper replied to the thread Shouldered Flare."trade offs" and adjusting the design to the "individual person and their preferences." is the challenging part of designing and...
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Jjdupre' replied to the thread Shouldered Flare.Shouldered flair is a great design. My preference is for a narrower bottom, less overall side flair and lower sides. It amounts to...
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Ooldbuffpilot replied to the thread Shouldered Flare.Thanks for posting. It is interesting and thought provoking.
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Ooldsparkey replied to the thread Shouldered Flare.Normal canoes from a lot of manufactures are what they show as the # 5 , Bubble. #4 " Shoulder Flare " looks more expensive to make but...
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BMost of my builds have evolved into having the side panels turn inward at the gunnels. I considered the sides to be tumblehome, based...
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Bbeekeeper replied to the thread Bayou Dorcheat Pirogue #4.I tried to reduce the volume and rocker of the bow end, to keep the front end down. The widest beam being farther behind center should...
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Jjdupre' replied to the thread Bayou Dorcheat Pirogue #4.Bee, that looks like it should work well. Only so much you can do with a short boat. The bow looks much sleeker, too.
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Bbeekeeper replied to the thread Bayou Dorcheat Pirogue #4.One unexpected change is, this boat weighs (43 lbs.) 3 lbs. more than the last one (40 lbs.). I did use 5 mm luan for the tumblehome...
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GLooking back when I was younger I had a Gheenoe and to balance it I would place a 5 gallon bucket in the bow filled with water. That...
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Ooldsparkey replied to the thread Bayou Dorcheat Pirogue #4.Looking back when I was younger I had a Gheenoe and to balance it I would place a 5 gallon bucket in the bow filled with water. That...
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Bbeekeeper replied to the thread Bayou Dorcheat Pirogue #4.The test run will have to wait a little while. The bayou is running a couple feet above flood stage right now. I could go to the lake...
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Ooldbuffpilot replied to the thread Bayou Dorcheat Pirogue #4.Was number 3 widest about 15" behind center? Can you tell much difference? I'm slowing down some. Hope to visit Bossier in the next few...
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Ooldsparkey replied to the thread Bayou Dorcheat Pirogue #4.Curious to see how she handles which should be just about right. Plus if you get to land a Bass that would make the experience even...
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BThis one has a couple of tweaks. I have about tweaked this size and design to the max. The main change is the widest waterline beam is...
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Ggrandpa paddler reacted to Gamecock's post in the thread Wishing you all a Blessed Christmas and a Happier New Year. with
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Keeping Christ above All is most important in these days. It makes it easier to cope.
