Lets see your paddle machines

[emcast5500]

Mine is a 16' Pelican

Gets me from A to B safely and never had a problem with it ever.

[MN BassFisher]

Here is my new favorite fishing boat...

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[emcast5500]

That is sweeeet!

[Duffman]

[emcast5500]

Nice setup Duffman

[MN BassFisher]

That is sweeeet!

Thanks, I put some time into it so I appreciate it! I bought it late last Winter so it's been a very fun change of pace the last few years.

Duffman, I really like that setup of yours!

[Stick in Mud]

That's a sweet set-up, Duffman.

[Might_B_A_Pike]

My Adirondack Guide Boat, built it in 2010

[emcast5500]

You build that yourself?

[ted4887]

That's a beautiful ride!

[Might_B_A_Pike]

Yes, I did build it. got the plans from Sandy point boat works. fun project.

[emcast5500]

great job!

[itchmesir]

that is one sexy canoe

[Duffman]

Yep, those strippers are easy on the eyes.

And thanks for the compliments guys, plan on paddling tomorrow, I don't think the spray cover will be needed. (It rarely is, but still looks cool)

[emcast5500]

Just curious..what did it run you to build and what would you charge to build one for someone? Im sure it was ALOT of hours put into it

[Might_B_A_Pike]

quote: “Just curious..what did it run you to build and what would you charge to build one for someone? Im sure it was ALOT of hours put into it”

let me first start off with saying its not a canoe, it’s a guide boat. Do a Google search on Adirondack Guide Boat and read all about them, you will want one too.

I really don’t remember the total cost, probably around $1000 - $1500, there are a lot of variables, mostly depends on how you get the strips, I cut, planed and routed my own. The nice thing is you can space out the cost and buy the materials as you need them.

I would love to build one to sell but I only have a one stall garage and it has 16’ aluminum boat with my wooden boat stacked on top of it so I just do not have the room.

I would encourage anyone to build one, I started in January and finished in September. It is not hard, lot of steps along the way that show big progress so it keeps you motivated. I am in no way a perfectionist and it turned out really nice.

The performance of the boat is awesome, Very stable, very fast. I can row it with my wife just chilling in the back on her easy chair faster than any 2 man paddle team in a canoe.

Here is a link to the plans I used. http://www.sandypointboatworks.com/adirondack.html

Not endorsing them, its just who I went with.

But I cannot stress enough how easy it was, the sanding gets old, but other than that it was very enjoyable, and to take out a boat you built is a lot of fun.

Here are a couple pictures of the process.

[emcast5500]

You did an awesome job! Wish I had the time to do something like that...and the room in the garage.