Recent content by Jim Stumpf

I still have fond memories of our day paddle near your home a couple of years back when I ditched the family at Disney and took a break from theme park hell. I don't know if you remember our friendly argument as to whether my boat was a Pirogue or not, well she was due for a refit and I...

Hey Jack I take offense to that jibe. I celebrated the twentieth aniversery of my twentieth birthday this year :D I think the boonie hat makes me look older. (ya thats it) Decked Pirogues welcome to the 21st century its a brave new world. Camping weather will be here soon and I can't...

We had a frostbite sail this Saturday on the Magadore reservoir just south of Akron Ohio. The lake is about 1000 acres with an island and some finger inlets. It was a good way to blow off the winter stink. It may warm hear in Ohio sometime this spring but it is currently in the 20's. Here is...

Here is a shot of the frame of my just finished Planford Bell 15ft skin on frame kayak. This shot is from January at the Mid America boat show were I built the frame. I just finished painting the the whole boat and hope to launch this weekend. I will try and get some pictures of the finished...