Hi, my name is Cliff. And I am an addict! I saw a pirogue on the side of the road for sale. $800!!! I said, "I can build that!" So off to the research I went. I looked at probably hundreds of pics and came up with my own design. Once I started cutting it out, I came accross this site and the UJ. Exactly like I designed except that I have a VERY narrow flat transome. Just wide enough for a trolling motor bracket if I ever decide to add one. I got the stem cut out. I only cut one. I'll stitch the rear since it will be cut off for the flat transom anyway. I also have the side panels cut and scarfed (but not glued). Then up came some family matters and some extra work at the ol job, so the pirogue has been put to the side for a week. Damn, job ruins all my fun! :-( I'll be back on the project this weekend and hope to have the sides glued, cut and attached as well as the bottom panel scarfed.
I kayak pretty regularly in my plastic boat and have introduced my new girlfriend to it. We are tired of wasting $30 a pop for her to rent one for the day. I guess she will paddle my plastic since she is looking at this whole plywood boat thing with a grain of salt. She says that I get to do the Coosa FIRST in it! hahaha. I aint skeered! I'm thinking of making a snap on spray skirt for the front and rear. Kinda like the Native Ultimate skirts. I'm also gonna make the front and middle ribs on the right side out of 1X2 or 1X3 so that I can drill a couple of 1" holes in the front one and cut a cuple of slots in the middle one to make some built in rod holders. You know I gotta fish out of it! I'll be posting pics as soon as I get past the same-o same-o stage of some plywood cut into 10" strips...
After this test run to see if I can build one of these. I think I am going to tackle the UJ row skiff. With a few mods, so that my GF and I can fish together. My 17ft Center console is just too much to deal with on a regular basis. WE like to get on the water few an hour or so after work every few days. There goes that damn job getting in the way of my fishing again.
Anyway, it's good to find somew great like-minded people.
I kayak pretty regularly in my plastic boat and have introduced my new girlfriend to it. We are tired of wasting $30 a pop for her to rent one for the day. I guess she will paddle my plastic since she is looking at this whole plywood boat thing with a grain of salt. She says that I get to do the Coosa FIRST in it! hahaha. I aint skeered! I'm thinking of making a snap on spray skirt for the front and rear. Kinda like the Native Ultimate skirts. I'm also gonna make the front and middle ribs on the right side out of 1X2 or 1X3 so that I can drill a couple of 1" holes in the front one and cut a cuple of slots in the middle one to make some built in rod holders. You know I gotta fish out of it! I'll be posting pics as soon as I get past the same-o same-o stage of some plywood cut into 10" strips...
After this test run to see if I can build one of these. I think I am going to tackle the UJ row skiff. With a few mods, so that my GF and I can fish together. My 17ft Center console is just too much to deal with on a regular basis. WE like to get on the water few an hour or so after work every few days. There goes that damn job getting in the way of my fishing again.
Anyway, it's good to find somew great like-minded people.