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... paddled them in waters full of alligators and cottonmouths!

When I lived in south Louisiana, a lot of people called my little fishing kayak a "pirogue." I used to get lots of wisecracks and free bait shrimp from the shrimp-boat crews.

Louisiana Story is an interesting film. At one point, it ...

And a "pirogue" (Craig I think that was your description of my baby ) got it started.
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Larry... your boat is what is referred to as a "Pirogue" or "Cajun" styled (flat bottomed) canoe correct?

I know you've spent some time over the years with a particular gentleman that hailed from the Delta region... and designed a few really good canoes over the years for whitewater as well.

I see ...

... to confess to two Dagger Dimensions myself, a normal one for paddling tandem and solo and a "cut down" version (13" deep -- looks a lot like a fat pirogue) for solo Iowa flatwater creek paddling.

Oh, yes, also

a 15' cedar stripper (wife's boat)
Prospector 15 (also wife's boat)
Cut down Esquif ...

... Yury
Could anyone give brief descriptions of slalom (glass) C-1 models that are currently in the market? E.g., Fanatic vs Fanatic 2 vs Dynamic vs Pirogue vs Maverick vs Deadfish vs ... What else?

Thanks a lot,
Yury



Posted on Nov 17, 2000, 11:29 AM
Slalom Boat Descriptions one vs another
by DaveM ...