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Lawrence E. Long replied to Chuck Gower's discussion Floor boards

"Chuck: Eastern white cedar is my favorite. Cheap,(around here anyway) cut right off the saw to 1/2" thickness, needs no finish whatever, definitely non skid- easy on bare feet for the kids. No maintenance reqired-…"

Apr 21

Robb Grubb replied to Chuck Gower's discussion Floor boards

"Chuck, My question may lead to a discussion inside a discussion, no intent to hijack your post, but weren't floorboards first designed to keep your feet out of the water that was leaking into the boat based on its design? Meaning that in the…"

Apr 20

Steve Jay replied to Chuck Gower's discussion Floor boards

"you mean you used to have your drain plugs right around here? yeah, the bailing/drainage part is something I didn't give much thought to. I did think about keeping the rowers bench pane open and using the rubber mat you'd find at a…"

Apr 20

Dave Z replied to Chuck Gower's discussion Floor boards

"That is interesting. Do you have a system to bail the water that you'll get under those plywood floors? I would love level floors in a drift boat like that, but two things have always deterred me. We use boats mostly for…"

Apr 20

Steve Jay replied to Chuck Gower's discussion Floor boards

"i am using 1/2" cheap ply on my floor boards. I have a 14' tatman kit and have sliced the floor boards into 6 pieces; 3 horizontal pieces are then halved. This way they are removable. I am in the process of epoxying the boards to seal them…"

Apr 20

Dave Z replied to Chuck Gower's discussion Floor boards

"I use either fir or WRC for my floorboards. I plane them to 1/2" and oil them. I would advise against boards that go all the way to the hull sides, as it makes it really hard to retrieve things that fall beneath the boards, and…"

Nov 2, 2011

Chuck Gower replied to Ron Shealer's discussion Scarf Jig / Fixture w/router

"Made a similar jig last July. It worked out fairly well, but there were a lot of passes with the router especially when I was scarfing along an 8' edge. By the time I got to my last scarf for my boat I had scrapped the jig and was using a…"

Nov 2, 2011

Chuck Gower replied to Tyler Johnson's discussion Custom Cabinetmaker wants to built a Custom Drift Boat..

"I started my Don Hill 17' Fly Fisher last July, right now I'm finishing up the rowers seat and all the little things at the end. I did not discover this site until I had the hull basically completed and wish I would have found it…"

Oct 27, 2011

Chuck Gower replied to Dave Z's discussion First trout in the Flyfisher Skiff

"Sweeeeeet !"

Oct 24, 2011

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