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With 80 years on the planet only a day away, I’m finding that physically some things are just more difficult .This has encouraged me to build more stable lighter weight boats, easier to load and move and a higher seat has made getting in and out easier. I’ve been working on two modifications...

Welcome our new member J Pirhalla 1170. Let me introduce you to him. John is my son-in-law. He is Building a boat utilizing my expertise and advice!! He is by no means a novice woodworker and this is about to be fun. Stay tuned one of us will be posting pictures and notes. Oh, I about forgot the...

Welcome our new member J Pirhalla 1170. Let me introduce you to him. John is my son-in-law. He is building a boat utilizing my expertise and advice!! He is by no means a novice woodworker and this is about to be fun. Stay tuned one of us will be posting pictures and notes. Oh, I about forgot the...

Pirogue Component Relationships, how they affect each other and boat handling characteristics.Length, width, depth, rocker, flare, stem angle and shape , bottom shape. Length Generally longer equals better tracking, faster, easier to paddle, more stable.If other components remain the same, any...

I was trying to track down the manufacturer of Bee Keepers exterior Luan plywood and came across this chart. It doesn’t replace a calculator, but handy to have on the side of my tool box w.jansjewells.com/content.php?content_id=1003

I was hesitant to make this post, but the forum has been pretty quiet so here it is anyway. I have over time donated cedar strip pirogues to organizations that support outdoor youth programs,then at tax time the accountant wants me to put a value on the boat for tax purposes. I usually don’t...

Pictures Disappear I need some tech knowledge about posting pictures. I use google photos for storage and organizing. When I need to post a picture, I move it from Gallery or photos to an app called Photo Resizer to resize the photo and post it to the forum from that app. This is workable BUT...

Hopefully this post will start a discussion and I’ll learn some more about our little boats.Below are pictures and specs of a boat that I built by copying a 9’6’ Water Moccasin.The boat turned out much like the original, except much lighter, which was the idea. I like and use this boat a lot. Of...

Sliding Pirogue Seat My seat in the concave (inverted V) bottom pirogue sometimes would slide off center, and it was hard to get it back to center while I’m sitting on the seat. so I thought two ¾ “ sticks on the bottom would keep it centered. I decided that was too simple, and went for a...

I have been slow answering the question about graphics under fiberglass, so they are part of the surface. An example would be the Ichthus Symbol I have put on several boats. The process is as easy as it is simple. Any image from an inkjet printer can be embedded. Text, photos, and internet...

Water Moccasin Copy 3rd Try I thought I would take a building break, BUT I had to have a short truck boat for the Kansas creeks and sloughs. So armed with my newly gained knowledge of rocker, flair, stem angle, and whatever else makes the shape and function of a boat “what it is” I tried again...

A picture of my TV15 32 and Happy Hour Kyak. Summer brings young folks to the lake. We are so blessed with the lake and kids.

Pirogue Repair, Refurbish. We are back in Kansas, settled in and thinking about boats again. About seven years ago, My firsts stitch and glue was a JEM TV 15 32. It was Luan, and planned to be a learning experience in preparation for building cedar strip stitch and glue. It has been stored...

Some of you may remember about 5 years ago I built a camo “17 lb” pirogue with a luan or maybe sandeply bottom, no fiberglass. Of course being stored outside the bottom didn’t last long. My Bride has a vivid imagination and an eye for colors, she took over the boat. It now is the main attraction...

Another “no plans stitch and glue build” Recall that a while ago, I “copied” a water moccasin pirogue. I built undersized hoping to make it very light weight, it’s lightweight at 14.8#, but just too small, cramped, and tippy for this stiff 77 year old. So this build will attempt to make a boat...

Chuck, I may have failed pictures again? I noticed the pics from this post are gone.https://www.southernpaddler.com/community/threads/stitch-and-glue-no-plans.10784/. I think I reduced them to 800x 600 about 160 kband then posted them from my computer.... so there shouldn't be any half dressed...

A couple of items that might interest builders. My shop in Texas is a portable building 12 x 20 so space is at a premium. I originally stored my table saw, planner,etc on shelves and carried them outside to a table.The days of carrying heavy equipment are probably over. Just before my bypass...

Chuck, could you post pictures of your strip built. They apparently aren't available on forum. Thanks

Been a little slow lately, more reading than posting or commenting. 3 weeks ago, I had open heart surgery 6 bypasses. At 77 it took some careful consideration to decide to do the surgery. But I did it and I am happy with the decision. I know some of you have had this procedure, I salute you it...

This short 2 hour aternoon trip was to much fun not to share. Gilmore creek isn't a real bayou, but it's pretty, fishy, and 10 minutes from the house. This picture was my attempt to get a picture of a nice bass jumping O'well there will be a next time