are the plans available

flippinover · Post by **flippinover** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 12:24 pm

hey new to the site here. Been reading it for months now and find it quite worthy to goin so here I am (that was a compliment)

. Anyway if this is a repeat question I am sorry. Are the plans available for the pirogue that hairymick built? I was thinking about a SOT for fishing the shallow inshore gulf. But I got to thinking about weight of the SOT vs. the pirogue. A lighter boat could be thrown into my dorry and motored across the bigger open water to the flats. I weight in at a slim 240 will this boat handle me and gear? Any information asked or not asked as always will be helpful.

Post by **jem** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 12:29 pm

You mean the asymetrical shaped one? Not just yet but give me a couple days and I'll post them up.

The drawings are actually ready so I could send. Just purchase one of these http://www.jemwatercraft.com/proddetail.php?prod=Smpl and make a note to send the asymetrical version.

Post by **jem** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 12:32 pm

Purchase a Sit-Backer canoe seat: http://www.jemwatercraft.com/proddetail ... =SitBacker

and I'll send those pirogue plans for free.

hairymick · Post by **hairymick** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:09 pm

Heya Flippinover,

Welcome aboard mate, and thank you!

I weigh around 200 pounds and take a heap of gear and a heavy cooler (I eat a lot) fishing with me and my boat handles it well.

My boat is a very good fishing platforme, that paddles at least as well as most of the better plastic SOTS, is a drier ride and way more comfortable.

Mate, If I could only ever build one boat, Matts Assymetrical pirogue would be it.

stevesteve · Post by **stevesteve** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 5:29 am

Mick,
Not only is it practical but the one that you built is a pretty boat too!