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For sure Jack. So little was know of the far west that they actually thought they might run into Mammoths. Now that would have been something.

Thanks for the great info Seedtick. I am in the middle of my first pirogue (UJ) and am trying to visualize how the different dimensions change the geometry. Your info is very helpful. I think I will be building some models before I try and customize a boat.

Would you do that by raising the bottom centerline even more than it is? If so how much do you think? Oops, great minds think alike. I see Bill has just asked the same question.

I think I read somewhere Jack that the problem was the buffalo hides they used to cover the frame. They rotted or leaked I forget which. I suspect green or poorly cured buffalo hides don't take kindly to being immersed and then dried out. I am thinking if they had used a canvas covering with...

Funbun, after considering the matter for a week I have come to the conclusion that a tilt up motor off the the stern would probably work best from the standpoint of maintaining the shallow draft of a pirogue. It seems to me that shortening a trolling motor is a fairly simple matter in that as...

My sanity went with my first (and only) wife and best dog, oldsparkey so indeed this is the perfect place for me. Headed out for a dolphin watching cruise on a sailboat in the Gulf so I will catch you all later.

Yeah FB I think I have found my new hobby. I have always had an interest in boats and have owned a few but this is my first foray into building from scratch. These type boats suit me to a T. Quick to build and customize and inexpensive enough to experiment. Not to mention it has this fine group...

The moss would be a problem alright. One solution might be a pedal to raise the motor straight up but that would entail building a boxlike enclosure for the motor to recess into the bottom of the hull when in the raised position. I notice the Glen L Design only calls for a 30 or 35 lb thrust...

Powering a Piro with a trolling motor Glen-L makes a set of boat plans for an electric canoe called a PowerYak that features a trolling motor that has been mounted inside the boat in a well and the control head removed and adapted to control the boat from the paddler position. Steering is...