Brace yourself for a LOT of pictures and and video! (I pity the person who's still on dial-up!)
Fair warning, all the pictures are included in the video.
Loading up to go was fun! It was a LOT easier than horsing that 15 ft+ Glade Skiff. Thought I was about ready and then remembered I did not build the push pole included in the design, so I loaded up the pole from the Skiff and then had to find a flag for it. Seems its just a tad longer than the boat.
And I did remember that I wanted to take a couple of crawdad traps that I've been wanting to try out, so I tossed them in. Of course, I then had to hunt down a couple of small rocks to weight down the traps, as they are build out of plastic fencing and they kind of float. And the anchor. I need an anchor. Don't intend to use it, I just can't take out a boat without an anchor! Found it, loaded it too.
So, here's what she looks like now, a bow shot:
Side view showing the varnished inside:
I'm using the same cart I built quite a while back, I just shortened up up about a foot so I could stuff it in the truck cab while I'm off floating about. And another side view, so you can see the hull shape:
Loaded up and ready to go! (See what I mean about that push pole being a little on the long side for this boat?)
And well, why not? Same shot from the rear:
The full load out, except for the fly rod and the mud bug traps:
Now on to the water:
Standing up:
Haven't fallen in yet. . .
And this is about where the video starts. . . And I'm STILL standing!
Hopefully, this will work, here is the video on YouTube. This has been one whole HECK of a lot of FUN!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMy9SGMUrts
Mike S.
Spring Hill, FL
Fair warning, all the pictures are included in the video.
Loading up to go was fun! It was a LOT easier than horsing that 15 ft+ Glade Skiff. Thought I was about ready and then remembered I did not build the push pole included in the design, so I loaded up the pole from the Skiff and then had to find a flag for it. Seems its just a tad longer than the boat.
And I did remember that I wanted to take a couple of crawdad traps that I've been wanting to try out, so I tossed them in. Of course, I then had to hunt down a couple of small rocks to weight down the traps, as they are build out of plastic fencing and they kind of float. And the anchor. I need an anchor. Don't intend to use it, I just can't take out a boat without an anchor! Found it, loaded it too.
So, here's what she looks like now, a bow shot:
Side view showing the varnished inside:
I'm using the same cart I built quite a while back, I just shortened up up about a foot so I could stuff it in the truck cab while I'm off floating about. And another side view, so you can see the hull shape:
Loaded up and ready to go! (See what I mean about that push pole being a little on the long side for this boat?)
And well, why not? Same shot from the rear:
The full load out, except for the fly rod and the mud bug traps:
Now on to the water:
Standing up:
Haven't fallen in yet. . .
And this is about where the video starts. . . And I'm STILL standing!
Hopefully, this will work, here is the video on YouTube. This has been one whole HECK of a lot of FUN!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMy9SGMUrts
Mike S.
Spring Hill, FL
