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New to wooden boats and ready to go

I own a fully decked aluminum GC dory but I recently acquired a fully decked (Briggs-style?) WOOD dory and am ready to get it river ready. …

Started by Mike Crouch in General Forum

8 Feb 1, 2011
Reply by Kelly Neu

one man dory, gunnels are done!

started this project last week.  got bottom braces in tonight.  kind of tricky, everything has a 22.5' angle for the gunnel flare out, w/ a…

Started by justin nicola in General Forum

14 Jan 26, 2011
Reply by Randy Dersham

Steele Drift Boat Project Words of Wisdom

Hello all! Here are a couple of picture of my latest project - a 14' Steele in relatively good shape.  One is pre-pressure wash, the other…

Started by John MacGillivray in General Forum

7 Jan 25, 2011
Reply by John MacGillivray

date on boat show?

Hey Randy,saw that Easter weekend is the 23rd of April,will the boat show be on the 30th then?I'll be getting off the Grand on the 17th and…

Started by Kevin C. in General Forum

1 Jan 24, 2011
Reply by Randy Dersham

bottom shoe

I've  got a 3/8 " ply and epoxy painted bottom on my 14' Ken Hankinson high side. After much pricing of materials and reading,  I've given…

Started by Peter Foster in General Forum

8 Jan 23, 2011
Reply by Rick Newman

Dry compartment gasket material?

For those of you with dry compartments, what sort of gasket material do use use for the seal? Neoprene? Foam? Weather Stripping?  Just look…

Started by Joel Sauder in General Forum

4 Jan 22, 2011
Reply by lhedrick

Deck and floor paint products.

For those who have painted floor boards or decks on boats, what have you used?   The last deck I painted was done with a 2 part Interlux pa…

Started by lhedrick in General Forum

7 Jan 22, 2011
Reply by Lawrence E. Long

Let's hear more about oars.

I have a set of light 9 foot ash oars which I use while drift fishing.  Way to soft for big water but for drifting I like them.  Made by Sh…

Started by lhedrick in General Forum

26 Jan 21, 2011
Reply by Lawrence E. Long

Wooden Drifter/Jet - River Video

Took the new wooden drifter sled out for the second time last Friday, this time on the Sacramento River near Chico.  We did some video-ing…

Started by Don Wakefield in General Forum

20 Jan 20, 2011
Reply by Don Wakefield

Thanks Wooden Boat People

This forum has got to be one of the most open minded, interesting and informative sites on the internet. A year ago I knew nothing about bu…

Started by Troy Nicolls in General Forum

1 Jan 19, 2011
Reply by chris towles

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