Recent content by T-boy

I sincerely appreciate your advice. Looking closely, it appears that the bottom is not original. Once my daughter uploads the Christmas pics from her camera to the computer, she will be able to take some of the boat. Not gonna make on the 13th. "Floated" the idea past my wife and she blew a...

Thanks to my 14 year old daughter. She set up the photowhatever account and is going to help me post some pics. Son has a basketball tourney the weekend of the 12th. What exactly is going on on the 13th? I'm an asst. coach but maybe I can get sick or something !

Okay, do I take that you don't think I need to fiberglass anything ? There is no paint remaining on the bottom of the boat. I will need to sand the sides a bit. Do I need to put primer over the dried epoxy b4 I paint the pirogue ? I'll try the photos, can't promise anything, I'm 42 but still...

I have read that using fiberglass tape and epoxy is a good method to seal the joints in a pirogue. I'mwilling,however, to try anything that any of you believe will help preserve the pirogue. Will simply applying epoxy work ? Can you paint over epoxy and/or epoxy and fiberglass ? Re the...

No it was built about 100 years ago. It has been painted over the years, but no paint remains on the bottom.

Greetings and salutations to you all. I live in south Louisiana, approximately 25 miles from the Gulf of Mexico as the crow flies. Recently moved to a house on a small lake (big enough to support the 3# bass I caught Christmas Eve !). As a result, my wife's family turned over custody of the...