Wood boats

[Jim]

Was rereading the wood drift boat post and realized that I had failed to mention something I saw 2 weeks ago. I was waiting for clients and pulls a home made wooden sled. This thing was gorgeous! He worked on it for 2 years in all of his spare time he said, but was it worth it...later on in the day we pulled into a spot and there he was...so I took my clients over to get a better look...what a thing of beauty!

Oh well...thats my input for the day.

Jim

[Wog]

Jim,

Thanks for the updated thoughts. I have been researching this project for quite some time and thought this would be the perfect winter project in-between steelhead fishing trips. From all the information I have gathered I've heard more positives than negatives especially if you have the time and space to build one. I will let you know how thing turn out.
Thanks again for all the comments,
Wog

[Steve]

Wood boats definately have their place, warmer, quieter, slower to be pushed by wind, paints up better, easier to mount attatchments...my first was a open Dillabough I think I spelled it right. Fished it until it was so rotten that my dad sold it as a lawn orniment...