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Old drift boat refurb.

Hello all. I'm new to this site and the world of wooden boats. I picked up a beat up old boat last spring and have slowly been working on t…

Started by Bilbo baggins in General Forum

2 Oct 25, 2012
Reply by Bilbo baggins

Wood Boats on the Rogue W & S

My good friend and fellow wood boat enthusiast, Jayson Hayes and I, took our pair of wood drift boats down the Wild and Scenic Section of t…

Started by Greg Hatten in General Forum

4 Oct 22, 2012
Reply by Chris Patterson

Replacing UHMW bottom to Tatman driftboat

I have a 20 yr old Tatman boat that is in great shape but the bottom is starting to crack in some places.  I don't want a piece to get caug…

Started by Robert Torre in General Forum

11 Oct 20, 2012
Reply by Duane Doran

Stainless Question

Hey guys, Is 304 grade stainless acceptable for carriage bolts/acorn nuts used on a drift boat? I was just reading about stainless grades a…

Started by Jason Knight in General Forum

6 Oct 20, 2012
Reply by Bob bryan

Ken Hankinson

Has anyone here built a Hankinson design drift boat. I know it's not traditional with a free frame hull design, but it's a slick looking cl…

Started by Mark Heskett in General Forum

6 Oct 20, 2012
Reply by Bob bryan

advise on tatman restoration?

I have my old(84) greg tatman 17 1/2' highside guide boat tha I need to restore. The issues I know about are, some chine rot (soaked very t…

Started by Bob bryan in General Forum

0 Oct 20, 2012

Plascore

I've spoken with several wood boat builders who are starting to experiment with Plascore and had a few questions: Is it used in conjunctio…

Started by Duane Doran in General Forum

18 Oct 19, 2012
Reply by Rick Newman

Wooden Boat Restoration in Southern Idaho?

I haven't been to this forum before, but it looks like there's a few people here that might be able to point me in the right direction to g…

Started by Tom Page in General Forum

5 Oct 18, 2012
Reply by Adam "Dutch" Gottschling

Restoration or new build

Hi all I have a few questions for you.  I have been wanting to start a new build on the Rogue Dory in Rogers book for a couple years now.  …

Started by Thomas Hood in General Forum

17 Oct 17, 2012
Reply by Don Hanson

Materials Cost - Double Ender

Hello fellow sawdust producers! I'm considering Mr. Fletcher's 16' double ender with transom for my next build.  My last was on a strongbac…

Started by Michael Rosso in General Forum

7 Oct 17, 2012
Reply by Rick Newman

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