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I purchased your pirogue plan in October 2010. It was completed
in January 2011, took me about 80 hours all together to build (it
was named Tintin after my son's favorite cartoon). It is my first boat.
My eight year old son, Ringo, helped me a bit, but I did all by myself
(Tintin is Ringo's boat) except for cutting the stems which
my woodworker friend helped me. I haven't seen any other pirogue
in Australia and may be mine is the first one here. Few self-build canoes
here. Everyone around me says it is beautiful and I am happy I built it.
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I really have very little actual wood working experience. I observed the many boat builds that have been posted to your web site. While the basic elements seem to be the same it was clear that some of your builders incorporated interesting and very creative design into their projects. I studied these successful builds very carefully in order to learn what design elements could be adapted to my own boat. I really didn't want to send you pictures of a boat that did not contribute in a positive way to what many other guys have accomplished in their interpretations of what an "Uncle John's Cajun Pirogue" should look like. |
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I took my pirogue to the Coalition of Historical Trekkers National Gathering at Fort Osage in MO just 2 weeks ago. I got so many really nice comments.
David
Gilbertson |
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Jeff Taylor didn't send us any comments other than "The boat works great". But, he did send some great photos of his Pirogue. We always love to see how folks 'trick' out our design to make it their own. |
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MonsterQuest Pirogue I have been using this boat for five years in the streams, rivers and bayous of Texas and Arkansas. I love it! I built it for research I do with the Texas Bigfoot Research Conservancy (www.texasbigfoot.org). I had the privilege of being on one of the MonsterQuest episodes on the History Channel entitled "The Swamp Stalker".
Jerry Hestand, |
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My completed pirogue built from your very good plans. She is 14' 3" with 1/4 inch sides and 3/8 bottom, weighing 55 lbs. The plywood was scarfed using your method and are quite strong. I fiberglassed 4 " up the inside and the entire 30 " wide bottom with 3.25 cloth. I did quite a bit of looking on the internet for plans and yours are by far the best. My father and I built the boat and had a great time. This is a great project that I recommend to anyone who wants to give it a try. We spent a lot of time trying to come up with the "ideal" dimensions for a duck hunting boat and applied two layers of cloth to the bottom front and back. We installed the handles and carrying thwart and used exterior paint with Cabelas grass and bark pattern overlay. A 96" kayak paddle is highly recommended. Thank you again for the well thought out plans and all the advice and support.
Eric Stuart |
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This was a strait forward
build for my uncle and I we had a great time
building it will be a life long memory, thanks
again I have a video Joel
Johnson |
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I'm quite pleased with the results and look
forward to building another one soon. |
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I had a blast
building it ! although I
got jammed up a couple of times , I chaulked it
up to inexperience and kept on truckin. I
strayed from the plans a little. the bottom is
3/8 ex.plywood which has caused the boat to become a two man carry.The
boat is actually a year old already and I'm
still obsessed with it . I'm having a great
time, thank you. Gary sent us a great set of photos, click here to view his Pirogue. |
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Just a short message to thank you and share a couple of photos of the 1st of 2 boats I am building. It was a very enjoyable build and I look forward to each time I can get in it and go explore the tidal creeks all around Savannah, Ga. It is a perfect boat for my fishing needs. Now to get more time to go fishing more often!! Once again thanks and hope you enjoy the pics. Kelly Kolman click here to check out Kelly's photo site.
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I built my pirogue over a week. The
glassing was the biggest challenge. Steve Wesstrom |
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Your plans were clear and straightforward and made it easy for a first time boat builder like myself to build something I’m extremely proud of. I’m going to do a few more things to it but I just couldn’t wait to get it on the water. I’ll be adding inwales this winter as well as a few other modifications. I’m still working on the chairs from your plans but a beach chair has worked out as a nice substitute until I’m finished with those. I used luan plywood for the bottom and sides and poplar for the ribs and stems. I used 4 ribs instead of 3 because I wanted it to be a little bit wider. I glassed the entire inside and outside with 4oz fiberglass. Instead of the scarf joints for the sides and bottom I just did butt joints and joined them together with fiberglass. I had one big problem where a scarf joint on a rub rail came apart (you can see the repair in the complete photo album) but I was able to repair it without too much of a problem. It did make me nervous enough to add screws to the other rub rail scarf joints though. The total length is 15’6” and weighs in at 52lbs. The complete photo album that includes many steps of the build is here… http://s664.photobucket.com/albums/vv10/bluegrasslover/Pirogue%20Build/ Thanks for the great plans! Greg |
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