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Recent content by PA Pierogie

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    PA Pierogie Launches with Pics

    Took the newly built Pirouge back to my folks home about 2 hours away and launched it on the Wilmore Dam this past Sat. This was my first boat and 1st time in a canoe so when my dad pushed me off, I lost all the instruction oldyaker gave me. I floated around aimlessly for about 5 min. till I...
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    PA Pierogie finishes his 1st

    Old yaker, about that last one, I'm just kidding but I got to get them in when I can. Plus, I learned from the best! old sparkey, He takes his boat rack off when he comes to work and goes to sophisticated suit and black tie dinner parties. He doesn't want "everyone" thinking he's a redneck...
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    PA Pierogie finishes his 1st

    If my boat goes as slow on the water as it did with Old Yaker pulling me around the hangar, then I may need plans for the installation of a trolling motor for my pirouge.
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    PA Pierogie finishes his 1st

    Yeah, it is just paint to cover up all the defects and voids that I made. Far from a perfect boat, but with alot of paint and viewed from a distant angle in the dark. . . . It looks OK. Unlike, you guys down there who require the graphite to cruise right over logs and gators. I don't think...
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    PA Pierogie finishes his 1st

    I finally finished my first pirogue and am ready to launch this weekend. Old Yaker pulled me around the hangar today so I could get a feel for how it will handle. We also had to have a small photo shoot with it. The pictures were taken with my camera phone and are not of superb quality. More...