17-foot McKenzie drift boat

I'm deep into building my McKenzie drift boat using the Don Hill 17' Flyfisher plans from driftboatplans.com. The previously documented builds here have been a tremendous help, answering many of my initial questions. I'll certainly have many more questions as I progress, and hopefully the community can continue to guide me in the right direction.

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Permalink Reply by Art Page 11 hours ago

African Mahogany for the frames...

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Permalink Reply by Art Page 9 hours ago

Frames were pre-varnished with Total Boat wood sealer...

Permalink Reply by Art Page 8 hours ago

Next up was making the scarf cuts on the 1/4 ply for the hull.  I ended making a router jig on linear bearings which worked pretty well...

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