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    Florida Pirogue/dory

    Great lookin boat and great idea! Make sure you post when your gonna put er' in the water I live right hear in town and would Love ta see er' float! Not ta mention I have some ideas I'd like ta bounce off of ya! Keep up the good work!
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    Bending Luan

    Has anyone ever soaked Luan to bend it or had any other method that has produced good results. Or would I be better off with another type of wood that would be more succeptable to soaking to bend to create the bow of a skiff
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    Glades Skiff

    Yeah Matts boat is ultimately the boat I would like to build, and will when I'm ready for S&G building. I went and got the gladesman book and it has just a paper drawing. So I will copy it and try it in a model form first. Also the next time I'm down at my folks in Ft Myers I will head further...
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    Glades Skiff

    Afternoon gentlemen, I am interested in a boat I accidentally ran across and I was hoping someone might be able to shed some light on the subject for me. I am going to start my Cajun Skiff build this winter, but til then I am wanting to try and start my building career on something simpler...
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    Just had a revelation

    Where can you find the plans for that boat ? Also what is the full name of the model ? Im perty sure that cooler mount is not part of the plans, so were there any real modifications that had to be done? Thanks Jon
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    I have started the Bayou Skiff....

    Oldsparkey, it's a little of subject but just how close are you to B&G. Thats a five minute drive for me and I wouldn't mind talkin in person with ya.
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    Bayou Skiff stability.

    That my friend is a absolutely outstanding looking boat. That's what I'm lookin for there is little to no rocker it seems and the flare of the front is beautiful. Now if I just had the scale drawings and the measurements I'd be elated. Is there any kind of template for the sides and what is the...
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    Bayou Skiff stability.

    Bellybuster is correct I was refering to the gunale edge and the chine edge. Maybe I shouldn't have used "perfectly" to describe it. Seedtick, I believe I see what you were talking about from the other post we were talking on. The picture you were referring to it looks to me as the right side...
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    UJ Construction Question

    Kieth, The bottom I hope to get roughly 30"s out of it. It will help with stabillity and two people standing. I'm not real worried about paddlin efficiency as its not a all day trip boat. Its mostly going to be loaded in the truck pulled out poled close by then loaded again and so on and so on...
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    UJ Construction Question

    Seedtick, That skiff is very nice I love the upsweep of the bow. Did you accomplish that by just leaving a little more material on the side and raise the couple front ribs to match the height. That upsweep and a deck on the front is exactly what I would hope mine could look like. I like the...
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    Bayou Skiff stability.

    Thanks for the input guys. See I dont have to worry about setting the hook and falling out cause I dont catch anything I'm just there for quit time and relaxation. Honestly I have purty good sea legs from being on poling platforms and fishing in bad weather, probably another reason I dont catch...
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    UJ Construction Question

    Seedtick Would that same principal be good for the skiff to, just a chine log and no ribs? I want to incorporate a large rear deck and a large front deck roughly 3/4 the way up from the floor for poling and casting, and that would make things easier. One would assume that the chine log...
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    Bayou Skiff stability.

    Sorry I should have elaborated on the whole comfort thing. What I should have said is how tippy was it and could he move around much at all or did he have to be purty careful while up there. The big reason I want the rocker out is so I dont windmill when I'm by myself. I plan on putting runners...
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    Bayou Skiff stability.

    Thats what I've been wanting to see. Any word on how comfortable he was standing up on the cooler. As that is what I will be doing but a little closer to the rear of the boat so I can pole the flats. I am also going to keep the width of the widest rib all the way to the transom to help offset...
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    pirogue X two

    Captaindoug, Glad the snook are still alive on your side of the state. Here in Daytona they are belly up, what a waste and Lord forbid ya net one they'll throw you under the jail. Almost brings a tear to your eye what a GREAT fight that will never happen, we're just to far North for'em. PLEASE...
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    What knife do you carry on or with you?

    Mike that is a very good article. It reminded me every year my family and I go scalloping and sometimes lobstering, and for whatever reason I leave my knife clipped onto my shorts when I swim. I am almost never without a knife even in church. Until reading that article I didn't realize that I...
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    What knife do you carry on or with you?

    I myself are what some call a knife fanatic. If the knife wont shave at all times I dont carry it until I get it back to that state of readiness. I have carried all sorts of knife from fixed blade handmade to Wal-Mart bought folding. Beyond the shdow of a dought my choose of knife is the...