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Skiff in action, still chilly here.

OK, gonna try that segmented deep knee bend method. Like I said, I wasn't trying to get into the old guy comments, I'm not 60.....yet. Three more years. Gotta a coupla questions. How to attach the inwale. Do you put the spacing blocks on the rail, epoxy the inside of the inwale, and then...

I have a 36" tiller extension so I will be able to sit up in the middle of the boat more to balance it out. I am also modifying my "oldsparky" folding chair. I bought an $8.00 swivel they make for those pedestal bass boat seats. I am mounting the chair on a piece of 3/8" ply, then the swivel...

Let's see....me 245, battery 50? (27 series), OldSparkey's Chair 5, Ice chest w/ ice 20, motor 15, rods, reels, tackle 15, anchor 3, boat 50, = 403 lbs .... I could get by with 5 lbs. of motor thrust by those calculations, Oh wait, 25 lb Snook, 15lb Redfish, coupla Mangrove Snapper, some trout...

Yes sir Jack, that 55 lb motor would indeed work as far as the thrust factor is concerned, but I got that motor to use on the bow of my flats skiff and the shaft is way too long for this little boat, plus the weight of the motor is another major consideration. I've never weighed it but I gotta...

G'Day Mick, Thanks for the kind words. This little boat should have been a bit longer, 14'-0 or so, but she turned out 13'-6 due to my previous thoughts on what it should be,(Pirogue). Me and the boy took them out this afternoon for a short float and a real test drive. He is happier with his...

Got the glass on the outside hull, built my folding chair, and put some gear in the boat. "test Ridin' " I tried my 55 lb thrust Minn Kota Riptide on the transom, whoa, talk about overkill. If I put a trolling motor on this one I need one of those 30 lb thrust wally world or Bass Pro Shops...

As Chuck has been dealing with "too cold to kick epoxy", so have I, but today in Tampa Bay we saw 60 degrees,(for 12 minutes) the Bayou skiff Lite needed the coat of glass on the hull. I was concerned that I worked so hard to make it boat shape, and then if I didn't get it sealed up, the whole...

Thanks for the info guys. Matt I was thinking it would need a cross member system something like you drew and I could put the bench to sit on at level of the bottom of the brace and tie it together with glass and epoxy. That was also my thinking about the one piece decks. Kayak Jack, you have...

I have been thinking of a little different boat, and after contacting Matt at JEM watercraft to ask permission to use his pontoon boat plan, this is what my first proof of concept model looks like. although I think I would lower the center trunk a few inches and add one piece decks fore and...

Found a neat little roller and tray at Home Depot, was able to coat the entire boat, inside and out with two coats of epoxy and the little roller made it through the whole job with very little fuzz or lint coming off, and almost no runs, nice even coats. The best part, $1.97 per each.

Are those pads the same size as the transom, or are they just the size of the motor bracket? I was thinking of just putting a couple more layers of cloth to deter the "crushability" factor when you crank down on the mounting bracket. Of course I don't have any oak plywood like you are using...

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nothing less than 12 years old.

We are getting ready to epoxy / graphite the bottoms of the "yachts" this week and my question is this, does the graphite protect the epoxy from UV deterioration, or do you still need to put a UV inhibitor / varnish over the bottom once all the graphite mix is on :?:

Hello Capt. I live in Saint Petersburg. I don't know where in FL you are going, but I have one under construction and one ready for paint. See pirogue x two thread. I'll be off my tug boat this coming wednesday for 7 days if you are coming this way, be happy to show you my projects. Capt. Doug

Ahoy Capt. You are right about the belt sander making fast work of the scarf joints. On mine, I had to try again, because I ate through the ply so fast with the sander, there was nothing left of my "scarfs". Go very lightly with your new toy, and you'll be alright.

Just so I get what you mean, you both start out with 16' (2x8-0'=16'-0). Now you butt joint them, but Uncle John scarfs his. Using his 2" overlap method to make the scarfs, he loses 4" due to the scarf overlap = 15'-8, while you get the full 16'-0. Either gets you plenty for a 14'-0 boat though...

Looking at all those gussets standing in a row, up until now I thought each of the Bayou Skiff's rib sets were at a different angle. I guess this is indeed a lot like the pirogue, just a bit wider.

Well, Chuck shamed me into taking a little more time and putting a bit more care into this, after reading his posts on his skiff build. I decided to add a bit of reinforcement to the transom so when I get some power (a trolling motor) I fish a lot of combustion exclusion zones. I also added...