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It floats with me in it anyway. Showed up at the Neches Race at 7:30 this morning with the pirogue. There were 60 + people there registered to race, with a total of four wood boats. I've decided there are three kinds of boat people: Aluminun, plactic, and wood. The Aluminum people are a...

Tomorrow is the big day, headed to the Neches Wilderness canoe race. Yes, I'm taking my pirogue. I won't race, it's 22 miles, the river is down and not moving fast, I'm just not ready yet. The pirogue is as much of a boat it will ever be. I have 3 coats of epoxy over all the glass, not finished...

Today marks the 28th day of construction. Got the bulk heads installed, inter gunnels. Also epoxyed a 1/2" copper pipe through the bow and stern to run a rope through. Yes, I'll cut them off flush with the sides ( I know how yalls minds work ) Added an extra block for strength. This Saturady is...

This Sunday I had some help so we fiberglassed the inside of the pirogue. We used old credit cards to spread the epoxy, worked great, even thought of sealing my old drivers licence in the epoxy for identification. The East Texas cedar looks pretty good, don't ya think? I...

I read and gave a lot of thought to all the ideas about my boat without a bottom. I even asked my wife what she thought. I know I married the right women, she's always "right". So I put a bottom on her today. Next week I'll start fairing the hull and fiberglass. Can't hardly wait until she;s in...

All I need is a ride to the Neches River.....maybe a bottom, fiberglass, epoxy......did I mention sanding

Been a full day around here, first to the doctors office, ever notice the certificate behind their desk to "PRACTICE" medicine. I'm sure tired of him practicing on me, between him and the drug companies I'm going broke. Got home in time to finish sanding on the two sodes and this evening put...

Hey yall, Russell Powell (papachoochoo) here. I've been read'n yall's site for a long time now and decided to join in on all the fun. Bought a UJ kit, cut down a cedar tree two years ago. Started ripping up the cedar into strips last week, plan on making a strip pirogue something like...