Hi All,
I started this build quite some time ago. Things were going pretty well with the exception of a few challenges that ended up working out. But when I ran out of epoxy and time I strapped the boat up against the ceiling of my garage and proceeded to ignore it for over a year. A few weeks ago I decided it was time to get it done and do some fall smallmouth fishing out of it. I must say that I'm very happy with how it turned out and how it handles in the water. I even have landed a few fish already with here. Here are a few pictures.
Hopefully I did that right.
Happy paddling and good fishing!!
swamp girl complete
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swamp girl
Sawdusty,
Great looking boat, is she the 16 foot one? What do you think she weights?
Thanks
Great looking boat, is she the 16 foot one? What do you think she weights?
Thanks
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weight
I was a little surprised to find that she weights about 55 lbs. But I guess fiberglassing the inside and all the thickened epoxy I had to use to fix my mistakes added up Ash gunnels, seat and decks helped add some weight too. I can still move it around pretty easy though.
Forgot to mention this earlier, but I stood up in it and was comfortable enough to make quite a few casts. Then I thought, hmm, what if I get hammered set the hook like a and fall into this cold Michigan water. I better sit back down on this nice comfortable rope seat I made.
Forgot to mention this earlier, but I stood up in it and was comfortable enough to make quite a few casts. Then I thought, hmm, what if I get hammered set the hook like a and fall into this cold Michigan water. I better sit back down on this nice comfortable rope seat I made.
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Re: weight
What part of Michigan are you in? I'm in the East Lansing area.sawdustysneeze wrote:... and fall into this cold Michigan water. I better sit back down on this nice comfortable rope seat I made.
I like the wide caned area on that seat. Some have way too small a caned area and leave paddlers sitting on the edges of a seat hole that is uncomfortable.
Kayak Jack
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Liking what you do is HAPPINESS
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thanks!
Thanks for all the kind words.
Kayak Jack, I'm in Kalamazoo.
Kayak Jack, I'm in Kalamazoo.