About 10 years ago I built a pirogue (sp) and it's been damaged, but it gave me a lot of info on building a boat. Since it's dead now I've been thinking about building something a little different. My best description would be a canyak. The bottom won't be flat but will have a slight curve (not rocker) to it. The bottom would be 30-32" wide with a slight tilt on the sides that are roughly 8 to 10" tall so I can sit higher in it. The last one had a habit of being tippy and was 15' 6" long so I was thinking somewhere around a 12' one which would be easier to handle on and off the water. Front would be enclosed with a hatch for storage and I'm debating on whether I should do a square stern or pointed.

Material is the other debate. I've already got the plywood if I choose that but to make it lighter I'm thinking about using foam core. Just wanted to see if anyone else had done something like this and see what they built.

Would love to see pics once you get started , I've never seen a hand made boat.

There are some VERY NICE hand made yaks out there. A lot of them have been posted here, maybe they will show up again in this post.

Here's mine built by my brother, Preacher.

Can you give me any specifics Jerry? The one I'm thinking about will be wider, but that's the idea I'm thinking about.

There's a few guys on here who've made some. I forget who it was, but one even has the Hobbie Mirage Drive, or the one the the propeller, can't remember which. Maybe they'll chime in.

12' 9" long, 35" wide (at the mid point) weighs approximately 46 pounds with the seat in it.

My latest is STRIPER:

Thanks Jerry. From the pics it looks a lot narrower. I figure I'll en up around 40" wide at the beam since the base will be over 30".

Is "Striper" a kit or one you designed?

wow
is that wood?
nice

STRIPER is made out of sheet Styrofoam and fiberglass with wood trim. 15' X 28" and 40 lb hull weight. It has a Mirage drive with Click and Go mounts. A Hummingbird 597ci HD DI fish finder, custom cooler and rod holders set up for trolling.

I like the seat!...I've got two just like it on my power boat bass rig, and it's not bad for comfort!

Where'd you come up with the drive unit and how much was it? I was thinking about something like that but want a prop rather than fins under the bottom.

Mariner Sails lists the Hobie Mirage drive on their website for $609. They don't list the Native Propel drive but I would think you could still order it.

Those are awesome....thanks Jerry and Striper !