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Capt. JJ
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My wife and I had our first child this past October. Of course, I had to build my son a boat. This is his all cypress Lafitte Skiff rocker. He seems to enjoy it, I enjoyed building it, getting to use some old tools I don't get to use so much anymore building aluminum boats, and hopefully it will be around for him to be able to use for his son.


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Thu May 16, 2013 8:34 pm
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Few more pics of it complete


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Wow. That is fantastic. Good job dad.


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Very cool!!!!!

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Thanks for the kind words! It was one of those labor of love projects. I had less hours in the last real aluminum
boat i built then I had in building this rocker, but it was well worth it.
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Good stuff
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That's a damn good looking rig. Hell, that's way nicer than dguidry's real boat.
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Sure is original, I like it a lot man good job!

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Wow that is awesome!


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Sweet pic with the decoy on the back deck and the JJ guitar on the wall...that's badass
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Very nice!

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Nice boat.. Sure will be one happy kid

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That thing is Nice!

Fine looking lucky little man! Congrats!
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Awesome stuff! That ones gonna be in the family awhile!
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Woooooooooooden boat !!! Good work.

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Awesome job and congratulation with ur son


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Awesome work
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Very neat. Did that idea just come to you?
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Thats awesome man

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Beautiful!!
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That's really cool.

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Absolutey Incredable !!!! Great Job Dad !!!!! :D

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I've seen this build firsthand, and it made me feel bad that I didn't do something of similar scale for my kids. Justin is a great guy, who married a great girl, and had a great son. I'm jealous of his skill set that allowed him to build, not just an awesome crib, but an heirloom and a legacy that will be seen, used, and cherished by future generations of his family. There's a lot wrong with the world today, but this is one of those things that is right.
Long story short, I second the compliments.
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Very nice build, and congratulations on your son.

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CaptJJ, AWESOME work for sure. fine looking young man you got there too, congrats!!!
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thats awesome

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X2 with it being awesome. Looks great!

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That's nice stuff man. Very unique!
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Dude! That's way cool! Your a master wood worker fo sure
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That's bad assed, I need to do something for my boys now.

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Your one great dad!

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