Wooden Boat People

By McKenzieDriftBoat.com

July 2009 Blog Posts (4)

Glue Question

I'm just starting to build a 17' driftboat kit. Does anyone have experience with using a polyurethane glue like "Gorilla Glue" instead of epoxy? The advantage being that it doesn't have to be mixed in batches.
Thanks.

Added by Laurence Whitehead on July 29, 2009 at 12:20pm — 6 Comments

My Baby is ready for the Water!

Well it has been 6 months and minus the splinters was a completely enjoyable project. The whole family is going camping tomorow and even my wife can't wait! Seriously it was a great time all started by my 9 year old daughter. She is ill and when she asked to go fishing like we… Continue

Added by Bryan McDade on July 24, 2009 at 5:39pm — 5 Comments

Needing some help!

I have a beautiful 17' low side driftboat that I need to sell.What is the best way to go about getting this done?

Added by Jeff on July 24, 2009 at 3:09pm — 2 Comments

Noob Boat Builder

Hello

Im new to boat building and have started a Rapid Roberts style project. I have collected several plans off of the internet after reading Roger Fletchers Book really hooked on building one myself. I'm not new to wood just wood boats and dont mind doing my homework before getting started. Despite all that I have found the one measurement that eludes me is the width of the frames at the top of the riser ? .. please excuse the lack of correct terms I'm still learning… Continue

Added by Glenn Gaither on July 5, 2009 at 4:30pm — 6 Comments