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another another pirogue similar to the other one I built "its posted on here" , this one is for my 9 year old nephew......he has a birthday coming up soon and they have a small pond on their farm, thought I would get the long man started off in the right direction with his own boat....

thanks Jem, any Idea on the cost per sheet?

Thanks who might carry the Okoume Mahogany BS1088 ply and what can i expect to pay per sheet? I am in Atlanta, the only place that has and special woods is Peach State Lumber here and man or they high, I been buying a little cypress from them and they think a lot it....

Starting a new boat today, last one I used birch underlayment that was put together with exterior glue, then i covered it with a couple coats of epoxy resin, paint and poly....I was wonding if regular plywod would hold up if it is done the same way.... and suggestions?

looking good nice work, looking forward to seeing it complete

thanks I like the flared sides on your boat, is there anywhere I can get a plan or measurements to cut out the sides?

boat finish I couldn't tell by the photos if the boats were glassed or painted, can you tell us...if painted can you tell me how as far as primer, paint type etc...I would like to build a few for my nephews but the one I built I glassed and it get to be a little more than I need to...

to bad It would be nice to do the pipe thing and be the wise old boat builder and you right they are easy to build, I was thinking about if the numbers worked out, which it doesn't look they do, I would build 5 or 6 at one time and that way you could save on time, material, kinda do the henry...

may high end is the way to go I have some friends, that are brothers and they make knifes, high end knifes and they have a waiting list, granted there is not alot of buyers in the market for $500 to $1500 knifes, but apparently there is enough for them to stay busy and make a living......I am...

yeap and they were nice to look at

maybe a disclaimer maybe a disclaimer, something that says " use of this boat may cause anything from a broken nail to death, and if it kills you, you problay had it coming anyway and should thank the boat builder for speeding you along your way" make them sign it and you are covered...

was just thinking out loud When you glass them, the cost goes way up, you have a lot better boat, but it may be the differnce in someone being able to afford one and not.. my thinking was something that was a good boat, that you could sell and build in the $300 to $ 400 price range, if they...

I was just wondering if anyone here thinks there is a market for pirogues. The one I built I did a lot of extra stuff on, I was thinking if you could make a profit on them it might be fun and a way to make a few extra bucks. second question, can you build a good boat that will last without...

might try that, anything would help thanks

great job nice looking boat, did you glass the outside?