Wooden Boat People

By McKenzieDriftBoat.com

Ed's boat is back on the water.

Those folks who attended last year's McKenzie River Wooden Boat Festival might remember an old green boat that was missing a transom that sat atop an old open wheeled trailer. LeRoy Pruitt recognized the boat as having belonged to his friend Edsel Chase. The boat was built in 1953.
On Thursday March 19th 2009 Ed's boat splashed into the Snake River. Floating the river in a wooden boat doesn't usually happen at this time of year in Jackson Hole but the day was right and Ed's boat was willing. Never mind that we had to break ice to get into the eddy at camp or drag the boat a quarter mile over snow to get home, a good time was had by all.

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Comment by Randy Dersham on March 20, 2009 at 10:23pm: Fantastic job A.J.!
The bolts at the rail look period in these photos. Did you clean up the originals or match stainless? The anchor arm looks very unusual too. I don't think I remember it but the last time I saw the boat it didn't have a transom.

Can you share what you did to keep the restoration authentic?

Comment by Mike Dearing on March 20, 2009 at 9:20pm: Great story Aj,

I've seen people drag kayaks over the snow, I personally launched my raft down a snow covered slope on the North Umpqua new years day this year, but I can honestly say I have NEVER seen anyone draggin a driftboat over the snow before now.

Very Cool,

Mike