Driftboat plans/kits/or whatever

jlp wrote:
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"

Ray Heater is one of the world's great people, and I think Ray
build's the best (traditional framed) wooden driftboats ever made.
In fact I know so. 25 years of boat building experience tells me so.

But if you wan to build a stitch and glue driftboat, you either
have to figure it out on you own (perhaps that's what you did)
or you have to buy plans from Jason Cajune or Sandy Pittendrigh.
Those two are the only game in town.

Self promotion is usually a big no-no here. But the subject did come
up and that is the way it is.

To implement Rays' design using "stich & glue" construction I had Ray
build a set of temporary frames out of inexpensive wood. I then
attached
the precut sides and bottom with sheet rock screws then did epoxy
fillet\
between frames on the inside and glass tape a the outside gunwhales....
frames were then removed. Have done several boats this way.

Jeff


wrote:


But if you wan to build a stitch and glue driftboat, you either
have to figure it out on you own (perhaps that's what you did)
or you have to buy plans from Jason Cajune or Sandy Pittendrigh.
Those two are the only game in town.

Self promotion is usually a big no-no here. But the subject did come
up and that is the way it is.

To implement Rays' design using "stich & glue" construction I had Ray
build a set of temporary frames out of inexpensive wood. I then
attached
the precut sides and bottom with sheet rock screws then did epoxy
fillet\
between frames on the inside and glass tape a the outside gunwhales....
frames were then removed. Have done several boats this way.

Jeff


wrote:


But if you wan to build a stitch and glue driftboat, you either
have to figure it out on you own (perhaps that's what you did)
or you have to buy plans from Jason Cajune or Sandy Pittendrigh.
Those two are the only game in town.

Self promotion is usually a big no-no here. But the subject did come
up and that is the way it is.