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 on Wednesday

Walnut was laminated to the square tops to add a little more counter-balance...

And routed in a couple of inlays to help position the blades vertical when you first grab them, i.e., as long as the inlays are on top the blades are vertical.

Permalink Reply by Art Page on Wednesday

And after a few coats of varnish, the oars are done....

Permalink Reply by Bennett Yarbrough yesterday

Those oars look great! 

Permalink Reply by Art Page yesterday

Thanks.  Keep in mind I have zero rowing experience...I just hope they perform well.  Reading up on oars made me realize oar design is a science all its own!

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