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re: The second pirogue build is on
Posted on 5/23/14 at 3:43 pm to fishfighter
Posted on 5/23/14 at 3:43 pm to fishfighter
So today we backed up and countersunk all the bottom nails and almost forgot to fix the 2 split ribs...(done) and replaced all the steel screws with brass...we have a nephew/couisins graduation to attend so we broke for the day...tomorrow a.m. we will countersink all the side nails and any inside nails that the putty wore through when sanding...
NOTE: the plastic wood in the tubes are the way to go!!! easy apply means faster working time and a whole lot less waste...we didn't even use a half tube on all the bottom nails...
NOTE: the plastic wood in the tubes are the way to go!!! easy apply means faster working time and a whole lot less waste...we didn't even use a half tube on all the bottom nails...

Posted on 5/23/14 at 3:56 pm to hogdaddy
If I'm going after catfish, it's all in. Still waiting on bait. Getting a good buzz.
Posted on 5/23/14 at 4:09 pm to fishfighter
At least you catching something, Drink a couple cold one's for me. 

Posted on 5/23/14 at 7:48 pm to hogdaddy
if you put the wood putty in the freezer, you cqn get much longer working time out of it.
anytime I use epoxy I put it in the freezer firsttoo
anytime I use epoxy I put it in the freezer firsttoo
Posted on 5/23/14 at 7:54 pm to greasemonkey
Yeah. Now I know. We went through some putty.......
Posted on 5/24/14 at 9:58 pm to choupiquesushi
Finally got a chance to work on the pirogue today. Ribs repaired, handles installed, seats refastened (think they were installed with pretty dry glue and they popped up so I re glued and added a brass screw to each side of each board), steel screws replaced with brass, excess glue chisled off, everything planed and sanded, nails set, and about to go putty holes.
This post was edited on 5/25/14 at 12:10 am
Posted on 5/24/14 at 11:50 pm to Bleeding purple
So how much paint and primer am I going to need?
And which kilz do you use, fish? I have an extra gallon of kilz original interior oil based here.
And which kilz do you use, fish? I have an extra gallon of kilz original interior oil based here.
This post was edited on 5/25/14 at 8:11 am
Posted on 5/25/14 at 12:17 pm to Bleeding purple
The oil base will work, but takes overnight to dry. It takes around a qt to prime, maybe more.
Posted on 5/25/14 at 7:04 pm to fishfighter
]Initial sea trials a success! Handled 6'2" 175 lbs of twisted steel and sex appeal and 6'1" 230 lbs of dead weight fine....
Tracked well.....
Tracked well.....
This post was edited on 5/25/14 at 7:07 pm
Posted on 5/25/14 at 8:15 pm to choupiquesushi
whoever is in that picture makes a 13'6" pirogue look small... 

Posted on 5/25/14 at 8:21 pm to Pepperidge
That's me...son didn't want his picture took today....
It handled both of us pretty well.... Really glides with one person....
He is really regretting not being there for the build.....will make the next one...or two...
It handled both of us pretty well.... Really glides with one person....
He is really regretting not being there for the build.....will make the next one...or two...
This post was edited on 5/25/14 at 8:23 pm
Posted on 5/25/14 at 8:27 pm to choupiquesushi
Puttied sanded and primed today. Gonna caulk some of the small gaps around the seat supports before letting it sit overnight. In the am it gets a coat of light olive green. And some camp stripes.
Posted on 5/25/14 at 8:28 pm to Pepperidge
quote:
whoever is in that picture makes a 13'6" pirogue look small.
Imagine my big arse in it...

By this time next year, I should be down to a weight that the pirogue can handle.

Posted on 5/25/14 at 8:51 pm to cdaniel76
Theirs handled 405 today CD. So you are well under that. I bet it would handle 500 OK honestly.
Posted on 5/25/14 at 8:57 pm to Bleeding purple
quote:
Theirs handled 405 today CD. So you are well under that. I bet it would handle 500 OK honestly.
Ohhhhh... Didn't realize they were both in it at one time. Wow...
I'm hoping DaHammer and I will be able to finish up all the wood working on ours next weekend. Mine is still over at his place after I picked up both of ours from Fish's on the Monday after the build weekend.
Posted on 5/25/14 at 9:09 pm to cdaniel76
We are going to test ours with max load soon
Posted on 5/26/14 at 1:06 am to choupiquesushi
Ces bateaux semblent bonnes! 

Posted on 5/26/14 at 2:58 am to choupiquesushi
quote:
We are going to test ours with max load soon
Should carry around a max weight of 650-700 lbs. But, it's going to be very close and gets tipsy.

Looks good choup.


Posted on 5/26/14 at 8:00 am to fishfighter
Thanks fish....
Yeah we gonna do a summer run w us loaded for duck. W dog...
Son was paring down weight left my gun and shells off list
It handled remarkably well with one or two people!
And it didn't leak...
We both stood up easy and got right in and out
Yeah we gonna do a summer run w us loaded for duck. W dog...
Son was paring down weight left my gun and shells off list

It handled remarkably well with one or two people!
And it didn't leak...
We both stood up easy and got right in and out
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