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I'd like some dry/waterproof compartment(s) in my Uncle John's pirogue. I have inner and outer rub rails the full length of the boat with spacers between. I do not want to increase the height of the boat at all or make anything that low limbs can snag. I'll appreciate your suggestions on how...

Hello all, With a bit of help from my sons and everyone on this forum, I built my pirogue last winter/spring. It's a 16 footer and built out of cheap Home Depot luan plywood, one layer of fiberglass cloth on the inside, one on the outside, and a second layer on the bottom extending from the...

Went out today and bought another 30 clamps, and started in on attaching the inner rails. I just finished. 5 inch spacers cut at a 45 inch angle on each end with 3" gap (consistent spacing courtesy of a 3" paint scraper as a guide). I didn't know what to do next to the middle ribs, until I...

Can anyone recommend a readily available varnish to go over and protect the epoxy on my pirogue? I still need to finish my inwales, but that's about it, and hoping to finish in a couple of days. Thanks much - VTFogg

We just couldn't wait! It's not done yet, but it was such a nice day today that I took the boys and the boat to a small pond in our neighborhood. There were quite a few people there fishing, and it took a while to get it launched with all the questions about where we got it. There was a fair...

This boat building is addicting! I took the day off today to work on it. I applied a second coat of epoxy to the cloth on the bottom with what started out as a brand new soft plastic spreader. Wow, that glass cloth is abrasive with just one coat on. By the time I was done with the bottom the...

It's been quite a while since I worked on the boat, but I finally made time to lay the glass cloth on the outside today. I did it in one piece, and initially it was a bit nerve wracking. Once I got into it though, it all was good. I used only a soft plastic "bondo" squegee, and it worked...

Hello all, I'm ready to get back on the horse and start my fillets. The boat is 16'. Can anyone tell me how much epoxy I will likely need to make to fillet the seams including the front and back of the ribs? Actually, I'm thinking about doing this in stages to avoid making too large of a...

My 11 year old son Matt, and I attached the bottom last night. I'll tell you what we did if you promise to never do it! We fitted the rough cut bottom with a 1" overlap, and secured it with screws in the ribs and ends. Then we penciled lines where the sides met the bottom on the inside and...

I rough cut the bottom tonight leaving a couple of inches extra around the entire boat: http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s283 ... -07001.jpg My stem and stern extend below the sides, and I believe this is correct so that the tip of the bottom will but up against the stem. You can see...

Okay, now I'm worried. I saw Scooter's post about wavy bottom edge, and decided that mine was a different issue. Not a "wave", but rather the bottom pinches in at the butt joint which is where the center rib is attached. You can clearly see it here: http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s283...

Hello all, Here's an update and a couple of pictures. We dry fitted everything, and last night I epoxied the stem and stern on. http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s283 ... ils002.jpg http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s283 ... ied001.jpg Hopefully I can get the ribs epoxied to the...

I've only recently joined with this forum, but that's long enough to know there are some creative, resourceful, and frugal members. When applying epoxy to bond the stem/stern to sides (or similar areas) what do you use to apply the it besides a paint brush? It just seems like a waste to use...

My UJ Pirogue is approximately 15' 11" long and the bottom of the widest rib measures 24.5" wide. Uncle John's plans show the wide rib place at the center of the boat when using 3 ribs. Is 24.5" too narrow for this length, thereby adversely affecting stability while increasing speed? I plan...

I'm in a fog (pun intended) about the position of the sides on the stem and stern pieces for an Uncle John's pirogue. Is it right to move the side down to the bottom of the stem piece so that the bottom of the side ends where the narrower piece of the stem meets the wider piece like this...

Hello everyone, I purchased Uncle John's pirogue kit 3 or 4 years ago, and after failing to scarf joint the sides the kit was set aside and largely forgotten. I have three sons, and they kid me with "remember how you were going to build a boat dad?" Well, we are very active hikers and...