Have built several diftboats, the last one based on Ray's design (his
shop is in my
neighborhood). Instead of conventional frame construction I used
"stich & glue"
techniques. No frames/ribs mean a lighter / roomier boat yet still
strong. Boat has
surivived some big water including several trips on the "River of No
Return"..(Salmon)

Jeff


Dabear wrote:
I had a great 16 ft. wooden drift boat built from a kit supplied by Rays
River Dories (I think the link is www.raysriverdories.com or something
similar. Things went together well. The hardest part was getting used to
working with the marine epoxy (I used West Systems epoxies...and it's good
stuff). It was the nicest handling drift boat that I've had...but I have to
admit that there is more upkeep with a wooden boat. I sold it a couple of
years ago...and could kick myself for doing so.

Barry

"SRW" wrote in message
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Any suggestions as to where I can find driftboat plans to build from
scratch (or kit) a driftboat for use on New England and Upstate New York
rivers?

Thanks...

Steve