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Row, Row, Row your boat... I filled the gap between the inwale and the hull solid and put a top plate on that with the oarlock set in the top block. Epoxied it all up, and it seems plenty strong. The beam of the skiff dictated 5'-6 oars using the formula given by several oar salesmen. I...

Well Chuck, look on the bright side. Some of the reviews I've read about those oars, they had different colored wood, actually different dimensions, so if you just have to do some finish work, it sounds like you got one of the good sets. What length did you get, and are you going to tack down...

Well alright, I remember you said you ordered plans. Glad to see you have started. Looks like you have inlet the ribs for a seat rail, or am I guessing wrong? I also like how you put a different boat next to the skiff in each picture. It is like, "Hey wait a minute, wasn't that a canoe sitting...

Thanks for the response Chuck. I am getting ready to cut the shaft on my trolling motor for my skiff "Lite" and I wanted to make sure I leave it long enough in case I end up building the Bayou Skiff. A guy on one of the other harbor tugs is trying really hard to talk me into selling him my...

Looks really good so far Chuck. The sides on the Bayou Skiff are 12" correct? What is the transom height, 14" , 15" ? Just wondering if a filler block will be needed to get the cavitation plate level with the bottom of the boat when using an outboard? You could always make a baby jack plate...

I have to agree with you Jammy, we are having a blast with these boats, and after paddling for a little over 3 miles last trip, out and back against the wind, (uphill, both ways). Just kiddin', that's my dad's old joke about walking to school. Anyway, pumped up the old muscles a bit, that can't...

I will have trade boats with the kid and test the theory: wetted surface, weight, youth and exuberance, to try to find a baseline to work from. I know for sure my boat is very Superior stability wise, and although the photos didn't turn out to prove it, even loaded as she was, my two inch...

The bamboo poles are poor man's push poles. I put a slot in one end and epoxied a foot (3/16 x 6") piece of cypress to make a tee so it won't stick in the bottom, and the other end I filled with epoxy so it won't split and you can stick it into the bottom to stake - out in shallow water...

Setting up the skiff for the first fishing trip, still need to finish the inside but the weather isn't co-operating. Also a pix of the simple wall rack I put together, both boats nest together on it and then the blue tarp to keep them out of the sun and weather

I made my seat a little wider than the plan, so I made the swivel the same "beam" as the chair. Other than that I like your plan.

Chuck, I got that swivel in the boat parts near the seats, pumps, lights, etc. It swivels 360 degrees, I just meant that in the boat I won't be able to swivel all the way around, due to the beam of the skiff. I sprayed it with white lithium grease on the bearings, and Corrosion-X on the rest of...

I wanted to raise the seat up a little and the skiff is wide enough to have the seat rotate, not a lot, but 10 to 15 degrees either way. The seat ended up being just over 4" higher. I used one of those pedestal seat bearings from Wally world $9.00. I figured I could twist the seat a little to...

Got some paint on the outside of the skiff, used some two part stuff I had left over from various old projects. I mixed powdered graphite in the bottom coat and the sides are and off/ blue white. Looking for suggestions on varnish for the inside. Never had much luck with that Min wax stuff...

I notched the top of my ribs so my inwale would be continuous. Now that mine are done I suppose you are gonna show me a better way to do it? After I put the second coat of epoxy down on the inside, it filled the weave of the cloth and really made it slick, what are your thoughts on non-skid to...

Dad gum Chuck, that oak plywood is really coming "out". I am afraid you will have no choice but to Varnish. Check my post about the weight, but when looks that pretty, who cares about about a few pounds?

I got the inwales made up and installed and decided to see how much the Bayou Skiff "Lite" weighs. Slung it with some straps and put it on my bow tillering scale (spring scale 110 lb. capacity). Survey says, "65 pounds". I guess the name should be Bayou Skiff "Fat Girl". Lesson to be...

Hello and welcome, Billy. By your comment, "stationed in Germany" I take it you are in the Military. Let me first say, Thank You for your service. Myself and everyone I know are truly thankful for your sacrifice for us here at home. We all hope you finish your job and come home safe. You are...

Looks like it is coming together nicely. I am really glad I tried my hand at "sorta copying" that style for my Bayou Skiff "Lite" The more I get to use it the better I like it, and I'm sure you will too. It just seems so versatile. So...., my questions are; what are the final dimensions now...

Dadgum it, Jack, I resemble that remark. I thought we were supposed to be nice on this forum. I'm gonna havta start hangin' with a little nicer group of characters from now on!

The boats kinda nest together, not as good as originally planned. I think we are going to need to invest in some Kayak paddles for up wind/ current work. Of course the electric motor option is still there. The pirogue is faster upwind, but that has gotta be a combination of factors, weight...