Wooden Boat People

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Progress Report 12.27.08

Happy Holidays everyone. Hope you all have some time off to relax and enjoy time with friends and family.

Well the busy holiday has kept me on the go... but I have been able to sneak in some build time.

Worked on the front passenger seat - getting the hinge fit and screwed together. I will probably not attach the lid permanently to the seat frame until I decide which finish I am going to use on the interior. The seat backs are glued and rough sanded as well.

The weep… Continue

Added by Jason Knight on December 27, 2008 at 3:00pm — 7 Comments

Fly fishing the Deschutes

Last Tuesday my friend from Bend and I fly fished the Deschutes very close to the Warm Springs junction. The weather was very cold, but clear. We parked in a camp site parking area and hiked a few hundred yards to the river to begin wading and fishing. My friend forgot to load his waders into the truck and decided to fish in tennis shoes and shorts anyway. I was cold in my chest waders after ten minutes, yet he fished on enjoying every minute. There were five fishermen in the 50-yard stretch of… Continue

Added by Kenny Kent on December 10, 2008 at 8:42pm — 1 Comment

Pack's Progress

My boat is pretty much a Roger Fletcher product. I built his model, read his book and had lunch with him to further pick his mind.

Have currently finished assembly of ribs, and milled all 16' Ash to size. When i manage to get my workshop up to 60 I will epoxy ribs-they are Alaskan Yellow Cedar. Trim is Oregon Ash. Stem is whie oak and transom is Honduran… Continue

Added by Packard Phillips on December 10, 2008 at 11:30am — 1 Comment

Boat Progress 11.30.08

Hello everyone - Hope you all had a nice holiday weekend.

I am happy to report I found some time in between family functions to get some work done on the boat.

Most of my work has been on the interior appointments thus far - as well as the frames.

Managed to get 7 of 9 frames rough sanded in the past week, basically getting them cleaned up after I glued them and sanding the excess glue out of the angles on the interior side of the frames... they look decent even though I… Continue

Added by Jason Knight on November 30, 2008 at 5:34pm — 4 Comments

my boat

This is the object of my obsession...

Added by Dan Burr on November 29, 2008 at 7:45am — 3 Comments

Boat Show Poster

Earlier this year I was asked to illustrate the latest poster for the upcoming wooden boat show. Randy let me do what ever I wanted for the design, I chose to paint a wooden boat (duh) from the inside or looking down into the boat. that is what I find myself looking at when I am just standing looking at my boat, I love how these boats are put together, and that inspired me to do this poster, I used a photo of my boat and one Randy sent me for the reference to paint from. Hope you wooden boat… Continue

Added by Dan Burr on November 29, 2008 at 7:23am — 5 Comments

Recovery photos of the wrapped boat in Whitehorse.

Only two days after I posted the YouTube video of the Whitehorse Rapid boat wrap Sanderson was contacted by Robb Sipler. Robb was cruizin' the net and found WoodenBoatPeople then realized he was part of one of our blog posts.

Robb helped in the salvage of that boat and I hope will post a bit more of the complete story in the near future. He joined as a member on this site and then forwarded me these photos of the salvage. Right now he's still booked up with fall guiding trips but… Continue

Added by Randy Dersham on November 28, 2008 at 12:00pm — No Comments

bottom replacement

here is the quick bottom replacement. the owner of this boat was fishing a few days before i got it. the reason he brought it to me is that it was leaking slightly. at first look there was no damage. when i started poking around my hand went through the bottom. the only thing holding the bottom together was the UHMW shoe. anyway if your boat is leaking you have a bigger problem than you think, but it's not the end of the boat. i would recommend that if you have a leak you take care of it before… Continue

Added by sanderson on November 26, 2008 at 9:23pm — 5 Comments

C rock... also called Oh Sh#$%... on the Deschutes River, Oregon.

I had to post this YouTube video of exactly what not to do in Whitehorse Rapids on the Deschutes River in Oregon.

I've been told this boat had to be cut off the rock. I'll try to find out more about the actual story and post more… Continue

Added by Randy Dersham on November 22, 2008 at 10:28am — No Comments

Progress 11.21.08

Here are a few pics from the work shop...

Been contending with a vehicle issue - blew up the transmission on my van... ouch

But on the brighter side I did get a new Forester with a tow package for the boat!

But in the meantime I have been getting some work done on the boat.

Here are a few pics.

Have the passenger seat under control - glued up the backs today.

Have all the frames glued and will be sanding those out next.…

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Added by Jason Knight on November 21, 2008 at 10:08am — 3 Comments

"Office chair"

This is a prototype of a my new front seat for our drift boats, but it makes a good office chair too!

Added by sanderson on November 16, 2008 at 8:03pm — 5 Comments

McKenzie float

Fellow Boaters;

I just sent a message to montanaboatbuilders forum that I was planning on a McKenzie River float for this coming McKenzie River boat show in April. I would like some advice about floating the upper river. I have launched from Paradise in the past. Would like to do above. We will have 2 days at that time to do the float.

Ray Heater

Added by Charles Ray Heater on November 10, 2008 at 6:25pm — 2 Comments

Holiday Event at the Oregon State Capital to Feature the book

I and my book, Drift Boats and River Dories, will be one of the features at the Holiday Open House at the Oregon State Capital the evening of December 3, Wednesday. The event begins at 4:00 p.m. and concludes at 7:00. Other authors will include the likes of former Governor Betty Roberts (With Grit and by Grace), Steve Arndt (Roads Less Traveled), Gerry Frank (Where to Buy It, Find It, Eat It in New York) and Jerry McGee (A Long Way to Oregon). It… Continue

Added by Roger Fletcher on November 10, 2008 at 5:13pm — No Comments

New Flicker Photo Upload area activated

If you are a Flickr user it is now easier than ever to share photographs with everyone else here at wooden boat people. Simply click on the PHOTOS button on the navigation panel. In the new page that load you click on the ADD PHOTOS link on the top right. It's kind of small and text only so don't miss it. Once the new Add Photos page loads notice the new Flickr logo near the center right of the page. There it is! Click on that and follow the directions to allow your WOODENBOATPEOPLE account to… Continue

Added by Randy Dersham on November 7, 2008 at 9:00pm — No Comments

2009 McKenzie River Drift Boat Poster to be illustrated by Dan Burr

I was lucky to meet up with Dan Burr earlier this year during some business with the boat shop. I asked him if he would be interested in illustrating the poster for the 2009 Boat Show at Eagle Rock Lodge. He said yes... I feel pretty fortunate. He is working on the poster now and we should be able to share it with everyone in a month or so. Below are a couple of Dan's Illustrations.

Please remember that I asked for a quick poster. I'm sure it… Continue

Added by Randy Dersham on October 27, 2008 at 9:00am — 3 Comments

The fishing is great at Eagle Rock Lodge

Here's a shameless plug for Eagle Rock Lodge. We sponsor the McKenzie River Wooden Boat Festival the fourth Saturday of each April. Look for it next year on April 25, 2009. We will have the new poster up soon.

Fishing has been very good this season and fall is a great time to be on the McKenzie. The October Caddis is starting to hatch and… Continue

Added by Debbie Dersham on September 21, 2008 at 9:30am — 5 Comments

Nice job

Good job with the Wooden Boat People, Randy. I think that when this gets up and running it will be a very nice complement to what's already out there.

Added by Roger Fletcher on September 17, 2008 at 6:50am — 1 Comment

First Blogs are always exciting!

This is the first post on the new Wooden Boat People social network. It is my hope that this form and social site can be used by boat builders to ask questions, advertise business, help each other, and generally help us all be better builders, better boaters, and better friends.

Enjoy, sign up, and spread the word.

Added by Randy Dersham on October 18, 2007 at 4:00pm — No Comments