Wooden Boat People

By McKenzieDriftBoat.com

Jason Knight's Comments

At 3:37pm on December 23, 2008, peter a boucher said…: Hi Jason, The Penobscot and the Kennebec are the two primary rivers that I float. They are both great for salmon & trout. If you plan on coming out , let me know and I'll steer you in the right direction. I built the Rapid Robert last winter and I am now going to build another, but make a double ender out of it.Pete

At 7:56am on December 23, 2008, Daniel Paull said…: Hi Jason,
I just found your pictures. Nice work on the boat and the pictures. They are very helpful to me in preparation for assembling the passenger seat which I hope to do today. I am sure you will enjoy your Forester. I picked up my kit and a new Baker trailer in Vida, OR and towed it up to Seatle with my old Subaru Legacy wagon through a bunch of snow and ice. Except for acceleration I couldn't tell the trailer was there. The unusual amount of snow we have in Seattle at the moment has really made me appreciate the Subaru. You have motivated me to take some pictures of my boat construction.
Dan

At 7:12am on December 23, 2008, Daniel Paull said…: Hi Jason,
Yes, I am in the early stages of building a 16 foot Tatman McKenzie drift boat with my son. We are still putting epoxy on the sides, and doing the other preparatory steps. I have already made several mistakes but I am optimistic about the project. We hope to finish in time for winter steelhead fishing on the Olympic Peninsula.
I am figuring out this interesting but complex web site. Are you building a boat at this time?
Dan Paull

At 8:13am on December 19, 2008, Greg Hatten said…: I would love to have a "proper" shop as well - it's on my Christmas list, but I don't think it will fit under the tree. Just as well - I would probably never come out... but I'd have a whole fleet of Boats!!

At 7:45am on December 19, 2008, Greg Hatten said…: Hey Jason - thanks... it was a pretty cold and wet winter & I couldn't get the epoxy to set up right in the garage, so I had to "expand" the shop a bit. Not sure I would recommend it - I kinda asked for permission "after" I had the first coat of epoxy down.

At 4:43am on December 16, 2008, Craig Simon said…: Hi Jason, nice to see another Michigander, indeed. This is my second DB. Finished if a few years ago and am in the process of refinishing - which isn't nearly as exciting as the building phase. Perhaps we'll see each other on one of our fine trout streams this summer - should be easy to recognize! Any questions, don't hesitate to ask.

At 1:25pm on September 30, 2008, Christine said…: Actually, let's say tomorrow is DB day! I am very excited!

At 2:14pm on September 24, 2008, Christine said…: I'm so excited about a new boat for Ivy! She'll need a life jacket before she goes on her first real fishing trip.

At 5:19pm on September 22, 2008, Greg Hatten said…: Nothin like a wood boat on the river... particularly if you built it yourself. Good luck - let me know if you get "stuck"... be happy to help.