Recent content by Allen | SouthernPaddler.com

Recent content by Allen

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    secrets to a light fiberglass boat

    no epoxy here. if i could get it for under $20 a gallon -- then sure! :roll: this 40 lb boat is the 14' i call th "scout" you seen some pictures of it Justin the fiberglass version of th buc is ganna be sold locally as the "expedition" ( get it? the scout is a one man , the...
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    secrets to a light fiberglass boat

    i aint told yall bout the bad news i got th other day.. my source for industrial resin has dried up. fortunately i can still get the high quality cloth i love so much , but no more 5 gallon buckets of lay up resin for 35$, im payin $18 a gallon from a retailer now like anybody else...
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    Sea Runner '17

    hey bud , any links where i could take a peep at your new boat? ~ al
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    Blue Springs

    yea , but im still an understudy... aint worked up to being an accomplished geez yet :lol: im an apprentice geezer :D
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    Blue Springs

    hahaha ! yall are nutz :lol:
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    Blue Springs

    made a lil run with the kiddies out at Blue springs this afternoon. it sure is pretty out there , and that crystal clear spring water is the perfect way to get out paddling and beat the heat at the same time. 8) i followed the main road for the park all the way to the end where they have...
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    Material griping and braggin

    nice... too bad there isnt service like that at any supply houses around here :roll: the way it was going - i was waiting for ya to tell us she brought the stuff over herself with a six pac and a pizza :lol:
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    Swamp Girl -- a quick view

    yup jack , i was ganna say - whose that kid putting his grubby paws all over sparkys boat! :D she is a real beauty chuck. only thing i ever made as purty as that has a pony tail and freckels and is in the 5th grade. :wink:
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    Allen's boat

    howdy swampus , looking forward to wetting a paddle with you on the st marys coming up here pretty soon.. i only have a single bench seat glassed permanent on that boat. i bolted the high back seat to a peice of plank with lag bolts , then i use a couple 2'' c-clamps to bolt the highback...
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    My practise boat. Now I'll take on building the Swamp Girl.

    nice one gary ! you can go after just bout anything in a center console like that. cant wait to see how your swampgirl turns out! ~ allen
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    Allen's boat

    she sure shaped up to be a beauty in my opinion! i think the 16' is a decent size for 2 men and gear i want to build a one man version ( 12?) then a high capacity version ( 18' ? ) as far as being a sit on top , im going to make these boats in two different styles - one would...
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    Allen's boat

    thanks for posting those pics for me Matt ! i couldnt figger out how to get em up there for the life of me. well , there is the $50 boat i layed up for the boy. see what happens when a good ol' boy is broke and has to come through for his kid? country boy can survive...
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    Another JEM boat

    Matts design yeppers , i cant wait to get building on this one! :D me and the boy gonna take her out on lake Disston, real nice lake in these parts that has cypress trees come out into 5 - 6 ft of water. can sit in the shade and pitch shiners all day, Disston is full of bass! also fairly...