Rogue River Seven

Randy and I had a little adventure together this past weekend down on the wild and scenic Rogue.  He took his Susie Too for a maiden voyage and I took my Obsession... both wood boats were loaded to the gunnels as we danced our way through some pretty terrific rapids.  It was unforgettable, as always.  Hope you enjoy the video highlights

GH

Rogue River Seven

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Permalink Reply by eric stevens on October 26, 2011 at 5:07pm
That was great, it got my blood preasure up just watching it.
Permalink Reply by mitchell on October 26, 2011 at 7:11pm

Greg,

what a friggin hoot.

thanks for the views

Permalink Reply by Greg Hatten on October 26, 2011 at 7:16pm
Ha - thanks gents.... my heart was beating a little fast in Mule Creek - it looks even skinnier on video... yikes!!  Thanks for watching!!
Permalink Reply by Mark Jones on October 26, 2011 at 7:52pm

Thanks for sharing Greg, beautiful adventure, hope to experience it next year.

 

Permalink Reply by Greg Hatten on October 26, 2011 at 7:57pm

It'll take your breath away... and maybe an oar - ha ha.

GH

Permalink Reply by lhedrick on October 26, 2011 at 8:19pm

Maiden voyage of the Susie Too?  Are there 2 Susie 2s?

 

I have been down the Grand with a Green and White Susie 2.

 

Great video,  too bad snow is moving in here in Park City.

 

L

Permalink Reply by Greg Hatten on October 26, 2011 at 8:31pm
Randy and I are building the Portola and the Susie Too "replica's" as close to the original framed boats that Keith Steele built in his McKenzie shop in 1962 for Martin Litton and Pat Reilly.  I'm a pretty slow builder so my Portola isn't as far along as Randy's Susie or I would've taken it instead of my little wooden "obsession".  GH
Permalink Reply by Randy Dersham on October 26, 2011 at 9:18pm

That's right Larry,

The original was white with a green stripe.  The front inside of the cockpit should be black.  PT Riley owned it and built out the interior.  He later sold the Suzie Too to Martin Litton for his GC tour business. Some time later Martin changed the name of the boat to Music Temple and changed the paint scheme.  Martin says that the Suzie Too was the first dory to run Lava Falls.  Martin owned it at the time and the run was made by Francois Leydet.

The Music Temple is available to view at the East Rim. 

There are park plans of the Music Temple and Brad Dimock and Tom Martin (both members here) each took some measurements and a lot of photos for me to make this reproduction. 

The back deck is not on the boat and it is a simple primer white.


Permalink Reply by lhedrick on October 27, 2011 at 7:38am

Here are 3 images of Kyle Frye's Susie Too from our 2010  Grand Canyon run.

Looks like a lot of folks are building old time boats.

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Permalink Reply by Rick Newman on October 27, 2011 at 8:13am

Greg, as always your production is top shelf. I applaud your skills and dedication to not only doing a tough float but to take the time and expend the effort to document the activity. Once again thanks for sharing your life with us.

 

Rick Newman

Permalink Reply by Greg Hatten on October 27, 2011 at 8:32am

Once again... you are too kind !!  Thanks brother.

GH

Permalink Reply by Randy Dersham on October 27, 2011 at 8:35am

Yup, that's a great reproduction.

The canyon plans had the lower splash guard like this person made.  PT Riley had a huge high guard that is kind of a pain.  Martin, or one of his guides cut it down in the boats later years.

 FYI, having run the boat I'll say that I prefer the Briggs Dories.  Keith Steele made a radical flat spot on this boat and made the front wider than the back.  The boat gets very heavy push from the side that I didn't expect.  Especially behind the rowers station which is very far forward.

Keith Steele's build out of the Portola was the same hull but put the rowers station a bit farther to the back.  That would eliminate the push behind the rower but it would require passengers up front or loading the boat front heavy as we do in the West.

 

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