Thanks Greg. It's my 4th dory and the keeper/one I was looking for. I added some photos of it after the new paint two winters ago. Boat was built by the late Derald Stewart of Durango and I am proud to have it. Happy trails! BCJ

Thanks Greg, Looks like everything is working now. Can't wait to start on my first boat in the upcoming months.

Greg
Thanks for the welcome note. What a great site! I love finding forum like this concerning interests I may have with like minded obsessive types. I've already posted a description, pics and plan of attack for my new project. check it out...
troy

Thanks Greg. I'm really looking forward to spending lots of time in this boat. Of course most of it will be time fishing or putting others on fish. Lot's of really healthy rainbows and dolly varden on the Kenai, not to mention some really big chinooks and cohos and a run of sockeyes that numders in the hundreds of thoudands. With all of that one of the trips I'm anticipating the most will be just a river float June before the fishing season starts.

Greg,
Thanks for the comments. My favorite time for the MF is around the 1st two weeks of July. Water levels are usually pretty good. You can run from the top with a load so that is a great help.

Hope you get drawn and can do the trip. I would like to go down her again but my schedule in the summer precludes that for a while.

Best wishes,
Herb

PS Bristol Bay is awesome, truly the "Last Frontier" of trout fishing!

Hi Greg, thanks for the words of welcome. I am glad you enjoyed my pictures. I really enjoyed taking them! I checked out your photo album and am very impressed with some of the rapids you are running; Marten's, Blossom, Purgatory Eddy, etc. I was never a real big whitewater runner, although we did row the Deschutes from Mac's down to the Columbia in our first wooden boat, so you know some of the water we rowed. I have rowed Rattlesnake and Colorado. That is about the toughest I have done. Up here on the rivers I run you have to deal with very cold, fast water that packs a little power and a whole lot of rock-picking, and plenty of standing-waves and the like, but nothing that has the potential to eat you lunch quite like some of that Rogue stuff you do! (As long as you are planning a little ahead and paying attention!) Looks like you get out into some great adventures! Talk at you later-

Will

Great photos Greg! I had a blast, can't wait to do it again!

Greg,
Thanks for the welcome. I am an avid flyfisher for the past couple of decades now and I get out to montana, wyoming and colorado at least once a year, and I love boats. I built a drift boat about 9 years ago and after floating the yellowstone in August a guy bought it at the boat ramp from me. So I am starting another one. My brother lives in Oak Grove and I have a brother in law out there as well. Small world.
I have spent a lot of time in St Joe. I think you traded up if you are in Oregon now.

Greg:
Thanks for the welcome!
I ran across this site when looking for the appropriate oil product to refinish the inside of my 20 year old Don Hill drift boat. (I would still appreciate a recommendation)
After reading through the various posts and viewing pictures of member’s boats I began to rethink the extent to which my refinish project would go. Stuff like adding lids to the compartments adjacent to the rower’s seat, rod holders, a holder for the anchor, changing the floor boards etc. To say the least, I was very impressed with what a saw.
I won’t be able to make the Port Townsend show (I’ll be finishing up the prep work prior to oil the interior this weekend) and will hopefully be applying the first coat of oil.
I’ll post a few pics when I complete the project. The fancy additions will have to wait.
Peter

Hey Watchmaker, have you gotten started on the new Obsession yet? I have been working on my garage so that I have a shop to build my boat. Unfortunately I am going to Alaska for 2 or 3 weeks. My buddy has a 30' Fisher motor / sailer and we are heading to Ketchikan to get it in the water. Then who knows, probably north to Sitka, Juneau, Prince of Wales, Misty Fjords and perhaps I'll fish a bit! Ha Ha, I hope to fish until my arms don't move anymore. I can hardly wait!

So while garage is now wired, insulated, sheetrocked, taped, mudded and painted it will be 1st of August before I get started with my "Compulsion". The things we have to put up with to achieve our goals and desires! Do you think four fly roads will be enough?

Rick Newman,
the frustrated perfectionist

Hey Greg, Its great to here from you. It sounds like you have been all over the country fishing and enjoying yourself. I've been hitting a lot of local stuff here in Utah. Mostly high country lakes with the boat and now that it is finally summer here, I just got back from a 5 day trip chasing big brookies in Southern Utah. (I even managed to get one big one +4#s) I am headed to Star Valley, WY this Weds-Sun to fish with the in-laws on the Salt River and surrounding rivers. The salt is a fun little river to float, the farmers place barb wire across the river all over and some places you have to be pretty creative to get down it) One of these days I would love to come up to OR-WA and chase some steelhead with you guys. I have never fished for them and wouldn't even know where to start. Plus you guys have some big river up there were we only have little streams....

PS, I have the bar almost finished and can't wait to put it in this week.

Travis

Hey Watchmaker! Good report. She did a great job of covering the event and getting a sense of what we are all about. Randy picked a good host! Garage is coming along. Wiring is almost complete, putting in blocking and redoing the ceiling so that it will hold up the insulation and the sheetrock. The hang the rock, tape, mud, sand, prime and paint. A lot like building a drift boat.

Keep up the good work! When are you going to start another boat?

Rick Newman

yeah, hope we don't have "northern lights" like that this year.

I think a bar is a must for sure!!! I seriously love all the cool things you have done to your boat to make it easier for fly fishing. One question I saw that you put your oar locks in the middle of your seat to secure them when you travel...So my question is how did you secure them? From the pic I can't see them secure to anything.

Also you should do a pic post write up of how you made your shelves to the sides of the rowers seat. Those are just plain old sweet!!!

Thanks,

Travis

Hi Greg, I have been looking at some of the awesome additions you have added to your boat over the past few months and decided to incorpaorate a couple into my boat. (I hope you don't mind) I added the Lid and fly box and after taking it to the Green River in UT this past weekend I am so glad you posted the ideas. They worked out great...Once again thanks for the awesome posts and I love your boat.

Travis

You are most welcome. I enjoy photography and love to share my pictures. There was a picture of Greg Hurley in today's Spokesman Review. Sounds like it was a wonderful trip.

Rick

Greg, did you get the pho's to open up okay? I use the service quite often and it is free. Let me know your results.

Rick

Cousin Phil here Greg Hows it!!! I was in the room as you informed Bob of your latest adventure. What a riot it sounded like a dream come true,it almost sounded as good as mushroom hunting on M-80,almost. I wanted to drop you line and say hello. I hope all is well with you and yours. I want to get my lil guy and Dad out there to enjoy this it sounds AWSOME! Anyway take care and tell Janet hello I think you will be down in June I look forward to catching up. Great looking boat......Best Regards Phil phatten@markelbmw.com