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I intended to install the ribs and stems and leave the boat sitting on sawhorses (I have a ladder across the sawhorses, so most of the bottom of the boat would be supported). Can I leave it sitting like that without the outer rubrails in place? I understand the issue of flipping the boat over...

We're getting there, slowly but surely. The last couple of days has been a good bit of work but not much visible progress...I rounded over the edges of the ribs and sanded them a little, then routed some notches in the bottom so water doesn't pool in the bottom sections between ribs. We...

Somehow the two sides of my boat ended up being 16' 4.5" long (top dimension, laying flat...maybe a function of using metric okoume?). I was having trouble locating 16-foot stock for the rubrails but I don't think I stand a chance of finding stuff that is 17-feet or longer. I was thinking...

We've finally hit on a topic I can discuss with some level of knowledge! If you guys want to start talking about Winchester lever actions, I'll really be at home. Papaw always told me that if anyone used BBQ sauce it meant that somebody screwed up the brisket. He also said that the only...

The next big step in building this UJ pirogue will be installing the stems and ribs. Stem installation looks pretty straightforward, but I have an idea on installing the ribs I want to run by the group here. I'm obviously brand new to boat building but it seems like getting the ribs...

When it was time to do the other side this morning I got a good look...things aren't nearly as bad as I thought (assuming everything stays together when it's time to move the pieces tomorrow afternoon). The epoxy/glass job we did this morning is uglier than what we did yesterday, but it's on...

Chad- where did you find the door trim rubrails? I've looked at a couple of our local Lowe's megaplexes and couldn't find anything suitable...maybe Home Depot has better stuff? Also, what were the length of your sides- the full 16 feet or something shorter? I'd expect less, or no, overhang...

I snuck a peek at everything a couple of hours ago (and pulled some of the weight off) and it may not be as bad as I thought. It looks like there's a small gap in one of the joints so I may end up doing a wood filler job when I do the next side...there also seems to be enough twist left in the...

I saturated the edge grain/end grain and one side of what will be my pirogue's sides, then put a piece of fiberglass on (about 12" by 12"). It was a fight the whole way due to the edges wanting to raise up where the butt joint is. I'll be shocked if it all looks okay tomorrow when the wax...

Follow-up: I just saw Chuck's method and it looks like I could skip the wood flour step, saving some sanding (and restaining) time. So here's a related question: can I epoxy-saturate both sides (top & bottom of each board) at the same time as long as everything dries on plastic? I cut a...

A god-awful travel schedule and working for a living are conspiring to keep me without a boat, but I am determined to get the sides butted together this weekend. I'm using the method shown on JEM's website (wood flour mix to get the long pieces together, then fiberglass) but I don't know howw...

Re: boat No, you're right...sometimes it's okay yo make things your business- what we referred to in the Army as an "on the spot correction", which made anyone who was screwing up fair game regardless of rank. We're taking the weekend off for a camping trip and will be back at this next...

I agree that would be the best way to go...just not sure how soon I'll be ready to tackle one of these projects again. I noticed the postage on the UJ boxes was from 2003. The funny thing is this is what we refer to as the "toy garage"- it has my reloading bench & shooting stuff, as well as...

Okay...me and the boys are out of the chute with this project, slowly. Turns out the workspace doesn't meet ADA guidelines so we've had to improvise, but you can really make a 3-year old's day by letting him have some time with a sander and some stain. As of today, we've got two of the...

Slowly gathering steam on this project, and I'd like to order the epoxy & fiberglass so I can get the pieces joined together. Anyone have a recommendation on the quantity of epoxy and fiberglass cloth I should buy? The boat will be built as long as the pieces allow (something a little over 15...

Steve- did you build a 3-rib boat? I looked at my UJ instructions last night and they indicate a 27.5" bottom when a 4-rib boat is built. I'll probably try test fitting all of the ribs and see if there is a way to use all four.

I bought my okoume this afternoon. After weighing the benefits & drawbacks of 1/8-inch and 1/4-inch, I ended up buying...3/16-inch. In what might have been a mistake, I had the shop make 11-inch rips (for sides 1-inch taller than the standard Uncle John plans) on both sheets. I figured they...

No apologies necessary...that's very well written and something Katie is going to be happy to have when she's older. I'm not a very good user of the metric system either- I thought maybe that was common to the boat-building community or something. After doing the conversions: 6mm is just...

After looking at my unused UJ pirogue kit for awhile, I've decide it's time to get off my butt and get it built. To keep it interesting, I'll be getting some "help" from my 3 and 6 year old sons. When I bought the kit I purchased the extra rib so I could do either the 3 or 4 rib boat. I...