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Recent content by Wimperdink

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    Mesquite knife

    Good looking hardware.
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    Boat & Motor build.

    I could probably save you some trouble and advise you that weed eaters are very underpowered as outboards but I'd hate to ruin a project lol. I found that my two HP was way over propped with that weedless prop so I changed to a used trolling motor prop I had. It too was too much prop for the...
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    building a sok kayak the old timey way

    This is a long watch but it was very cool to see. It makes me appreciate my tools a LOT. http://www.christinedemerchant.com/boat-styles-skin-on-frame.html
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    Little experiment

    Was your preference due to blade length or the design?
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    Another Pirogue

    That's my kind of fishing. Love the pirogue. I started jug fishing out of mine when the fishing gets slow. Not much more fun than paddling after a jug that's leaving the area at a fast pace. You have to get it on the first grab cause it takes too long to turn around and reset.
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    Boat & Motor build.

    The prop is from a 60's model 4 HP johnson outboard and the motor mount is from a trolling motor that had some problems. To be honest though, I will probably change that prop out for a plastic trolling motor prop as the screw hole makes it easier to center, which also balances it better. I had...
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    Boat & Motor build.

    I've been drooling over Matts plans for ages now but as you well know, these little boats are a disease. You can't just build one and I wrestle over whats next. I built a minimax first, 3 pirogues next, then a rebuild on a 10' wooden speed boat, now this one, and I'm eyeballing the SOF kayaks...
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    Boat & Motor build.

    Heya folks, Its been awhile since I've been around. I don't know if its appropriate to bring a build like this here but since its small (though cantankerous) and home made, I thought you might enjoy some pics. This is a two part project; a home built boat, and a home built motor. First a...
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    Glue problem

    very cool.... I just got a new education. :)
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    Glue problem

    I dont mean to take away from the post at hand but i have to ask Seedtic, what do you pull with that boat that would require a pulling post?
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    Texas piroque

    better tie some balloons to the ends of your bow if your shooting from a pirogue. :D I mastered using a bait caster standing up in a pirogue but i'm not sure I would want to sink a $300 bow because of a boat wake while firing from a pirogue. :)
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    Fishing

    not a foot control but its a trolling motor nonetheless http://www.neilbank.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3653
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    Not a paddle craft but still boat building.

    timber prep was already finished... I put down a coat of epoxy, then i've already filled the cracks and the screw holes with dookie schmootz to smooth them over.... just have some gentle dips in there now that need more filler... but was just concerned as to weather the glass needed to be as...
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    Not a paddle craft but still boat building.

    that red 35 your looking at is a 1957 model and is the motor for this boat. It runs like a champ. Last time out I pulled 43 mph before I spun the hub on the prop. Took in about 2 gallons of water in the 20 min I was out which is why I tore the boat down to nothing to start over. :) The one...