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Drift Boat History

I am doing a project for school about drift boats, also how to make them more efficient by adding a shark skin like texture to reduce drag.…

Started by Jacob P in General Forum

9 May 8, 2013
Reply by Jacob P

McKenzie River legend heads to Wyoming

Happiness is returning to Wyoming with more boats than you brought to Oregon. Dutch loaded up Prince Helfrich's "Trapper" into his 1957 Bo…

Started by AJ DeRosa in General Forum

2 May 5, 2013
Reply by Randy Dersham

Friberglass the sides of boat or not

Frist time to post.iam refinishing my boat it's do to bare wood should I friberglass the sides or spar varnish the sides ? I want the wood…

Started by John norris in General Forum

2 May 5, 2013
Reply by tungsten

How much epoxy?

I'm restoring a 17x54 framed boat. Maybe a Don Hill kit(?). I'm planning on glassing with 6 oz. Cloth on the sides and 20 oz. cloth on the…

Started by Rojo in General Forum

13 May 4, 2013
Reply by Terry E Walsh

Building outdoors

Im going to start a framed drift boat project this summer. My dilemma is all my indoor space is full and there is no way I could fit a 16'…

Started by sweetbrair in General Forum

10 May 3, 2013
Reply by Terry E Walsh

Best paint to cover an old oild driftboat

I have 16x48 drift boat made from a tatman kit that will be turning 30 yeas old this year.I originally varnished it but after a few years b…

Started by Richard Bunse in General Forum

5 May 3, 2013
Reply by Richard Bunse

Big Wooden Boats

A few days ago CJ Watson was asking if you could build a boat outside.  My response was yes- as many large wooden boats have been built her…

Started by Lawrence E. Long in General Forum

0 May 3, 2013

It's time.

Well, I have determined that the time has come restore my wooden drifter. It's approximately 20 years old, and is showing that the sidewall…

Started by Brad in General Forum

11 May 2, 2013
Reply by Terry E Walsh

Finally painting my boat

For those of you that have followed this long drawn out build of four plus years and for those new to new WBP site I finally painted my boa…

Started by Rick Newman in General Forum

59 May 2, 2013
Reply by Rick Newman

The rest of the story . . . .

The story began . . . So what would be your first thought if your boating buddy, who forgot his lead rope and instead runs the anchor rope…

Started by Roger Fletcher in General Forum

5 May 2, 2013
Reply by Rick Newman

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