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Thought you folks might enjoy a few photos of one of my favorite paddlin' locations. It's a large mill pond/lake at the Red Fez Cabin in Lamar, SC. Great fishing spot as well. The lake is a large open expense of water bordered on 3 sides by cyprus swamp. Never too many people there and it's...

What do you think? Like most of you I enjoy paddlin' my boat, but sometimes it would be great to hook on a little trolling motor and take it easy. Since I made my boat without a transom I'm tryin' to think of a good way to attach the motor. Maybe, some sort of yoke that saddles the back...

:idea: One more thought........ Most people think of pine (construction lumber) as "cheap wood" with little intrinsic value. Not so. Pine is one of the most stable woods. That's why they use pine for instrument molds. The problem is that construction lumber is usually quite wet, dried...

:D Thought I'd post two paddles I carved out of 2 x 4, and 2 x 6 construction lumber. Actually I used left over wood so I didn't have to pay a cent, and I finished with left over spar urethane. The first is a pretty standard single blade paddle from 2 x 6 lumber. No laminations, no...

Finally got my pirogue in the water :!: :D She moves smooth as glass through the water, even with my brother, myself and gear as payload (450+ lbs). I really wanted a boat, not longer then 16', that would easily car-top and carry two adults. I held my breath until I tried her out, and wow...

Finally finished my second pirogue, made just the way I wanted. I can't wait to get her in the water!!!! I'm caring for my mother who recently was in a car accident (she'll be ok) so I have to be patient for another week or two! Thanks again to all you folks who gave me suggections on...

:?: Finally got my new pirogue under way! All the design suggestions you guys gave me have been working out perfectly (widened the bottom several inches, reduced the rocker and raised the sides a bit) . I think I'll end up with a pirogue that can safely carry two adults. When it's all...

:?: Not long after building my first boat I found several bubbles forming where the ply partially delaminated. The bubbles were only on one side panel of the boat. I used standard BC exterior ply which I epoxied, taped and then applied numerous coats of exterior paint. As they didn't...

Greetings to Everyone, I've been reading Old Sparkey's Forum over the last few weeks and this is my first post. Great bunch of folks! And it seems I found you just in time, before starting my next pirogue project. Yes, I'm hooked. I built my first boat last year after moving back to SC...