I've added another boat to my arsenal.  I have always been in love with the doubel ender design ever since I caught this sickness.  Roger Fletcher and I talked alot back and forth about the 14' and 16 versions.  I had the pleasure of rowing his Ray Heater built boat on the McKenzie and a few cascade lakes.  The lines are just amazign to look at.

I have been a big proponet for the square ender boats- high capacity, low rocker, great stable platforms for the big wide flat rivers we have out here in Pennsylvania.

I have a 16x48 in the barn that we use in spring time and for the class 1-2-3 river nearby.  We have a section of river that is a bit more techical and challenging, popular with the raft and kayak crowd.  I have always wanted to row a wood boat through there and fish some of the lower sections of river thst other dont frequently get to.

In January 2017, I set out to design a true double ender with a bit tamer rocker profile, short, higher sides and wide bottom.  What I ended up with is a 14' side panel, 48" bottom, 25" side height at the oarlocks.  Designed on paper, modeled four or five times, and built out of some wood that I had in my stash.  This boat is almost symetrical through the centerline, has about 11" of rise aft and just a hair under 10 on the foreend.

I have had two trips on the river and I am please with the result.  drafts just over 4" with two adults and typical day gear.  handles the fast stuff gracefully, but also isnt a dog in the frog water.

specs on it are:

Overall centerline- 13'6"

width across oarlocks- 5'6"

Bottom- 48"

side height- 2'1"

Im very pleased with the outcome. The boat is built in doug fir, locally sourced white oak, galvanized and stainless fasteners, and finished in oil on the interior and my own color- "Greenback Green" on the hull exterior, seat and casting deck.

Let me know what you think.  You can see more at my website: 

www.downhomeboatworks.com/pennsylvania-drifter