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I am finishing up a pirogue, very first build, so if you want to trust a newb with it I am game to test.

So I went out and got me some Luan, working much better now.

Now my question is this...flotation foam?

There could be spaces where it may be introduced, should it be?

Thanks Gentlemen I am using 6mm (1/4") birch plywood and was considering making the ribs by laminating the same into 1/2" ribs two inches in width, The weight increase should be very minimal. The problem is I got the plans not from here so I am concerned that they are incomplete. Point of ...

What is the listed capacity?

:help: I am a "big dude"..the Cheap canoe will be my first attempt at a build but I think it needs some support. I was thinking of ribs at the 4 1/8", 8 1/2" and 10 3/4" points. The problem is I do not know what the length or distance between the gunwales should be at these ...