"I need to fine a professional photographer to take down on my next Grand Canyon trip! All my photos pale in comparison to yours. Very impressive variety as well."
By McKenzieDriftBoat.com
Paul Wackowski's Discussions
Decked McKenzie project questions
4 Replies
I have a vintage fiberglass Eastside that I am going to deck in a manner similar to the layout of the DC10 from boulder boat works with the raised rear hatch and combined passenger seat and storage.…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Paul Wackowski Aug 5, 2011.
Paul Wackowski's Page
Latest Activity
Paul Wackowski commented on Ukulady's blog post The Zizumara Runs Lava Falls
"What a great video! Wish I the time to edit footage... if I did I'd buy a gopro! amazing quality and views!"
Dave Z commented on Paul Wackowski's blog post Decking Progress
"Paul, awesome site. Wait till you see my stable of freak bikes too... I have a pile of SS, fixies, geared 29ers and old lugged steel frame bikes. love em as much as I love boats!
my latest is a full rasta surly cross check SS."
Stewart Cross commented on Paul Wackowski's blog post Decking Progress
"Tractor seat is awesome, use it!"
Paul Wackowski commented on Paul Wackowski's blog post Decking Progress
"It sure is!! Check out wackosgarage.com or wacko's garage on facebook to see what I normally build!"
Dave Z commented on Paul Wackowski's blog post Decking Progress
"Nice work! Is that a "Long Haul Trucker" I see in the background?!"
Ukulady left a comment for Paul Wackowski
"Hey, congrats on your progress. Do you have any pics up? Those clamps are called pinch dogs. Hope the blog is helping ya. Cheers! -Kelly"
Stephen Markley commented on Paul Wackowski's blog post Boat name and stripe
"wow nice!
*remembers that*"
Jeremy Christensen commented on Paul Wackowski's blog post Decked Mckenzie Build
"I was just talking about for your boat, not a system for other boats... You could add false ribs, with a slot running the length that would accept a plywood (or whatever material) bulkhead, that could slide in and out, almost like a headgate or…"
Paul Wackowski commented on Andy Hutchinson's photo
Woody
"Are these being manufactured by anyone or are they custom made? I'm a metal worker so I suppose I could make my own... do you know the angle between the oarlock and the plate face? My original stands have way too much flex to them!"
eric stevens commented on Paul Wackowski's blog post Boat name and stripe
"Good job, that came out great !"
Paul Wackowski commented on Paul Wackowski's blog post Decked Mckenzie Build
"Jeremy, the biggest problem I can see with making removable bulkheads and decks is the need to custom make them for each boat. there just isn't enough standardization out there. It would be cool to be able to lighten up and…"
Ron Bakken commented on Paul Wackowski's blog post Decked Mckenzie Build
"
Nice boat! I'm building my first. I'm interested in your anchor system. Please email me at ron@ronbakken.com to discuss further."
Jeremy Christensen commented on Paul Wackowski's blog post Decked Mckenzie Build
"How are you planning to attach the decks? Are you going to add thwarts/bulkheads?
Would be the perfect opportunity to design some sort of bolt on removable decking system. Sandy at montana-riverboats.com has been talking up the idea for a…"
Paul Wackowski replied to Paul Wackowski's discussion Decked McKenzie project questions
"The sides are 24" at the gunwales so it's not a low side. I understand the lack of big water potential but my goals are to be able to run smaller flows and runs that I could canoe but with the ability to carry my family.…"
lhedrick replied to Paul Wackowski's discussion Decked McKenzie project questions
"I can't send my phone or email until all the "friend" stuff gets hooked up. I sent a request so if you accept I'll forward my contact info.
---
The photos of your boat show it to be a standard looking, open…"
Profile Information
- Hometown:
- Dinosaur Land
- About Me:
- White Water Junkie. My goal is to run as many different boats as I can.
- Website:
- http://www.wackosgarage.com
- Boats I own:
- Eastside Drift Boat (soon to be decked), 18' Avon G.C. rig, Mohawk Rodeo OC1, Original Jim Snyder Projet Squirt Boat, and assorted plastic kayaks
Paul Wackowski's Blog
More Dory Progress
Well I went ahead and skipped some of the boring pictures (I took a bunch) and went right in to the good pictures with noticable progress. I got all the bulkheads cut then went to work sanding the inside of the hull down so I could epoxy them all in place. Once the bulkheads were in solid I took out the original seats. I left them in to help hold the hulls shape throughout the work. I also got to work fitting the rear deck and starting to work on the most forward edge of it's connection to…
ContinuePosted on May 8, 2012 at 9:30pm
Gutter Work
These posts are a little picture heavy but I'm on a roll and don't have much time for chatter... please comment or ask questions though!
so here's the progress at the end of the last post. I like it when stuff fits where I wanted it to go!
Here's the framework for the gutter system. …
ContinuePosted on April 11, 2012 at 1:41pm
Decking Progress
Finally getting to work on the decking. Ordered some marine plywood and started out glassing the whole thing. I did some scale mockups of the pieces I wanted to cut and messed around on some scale plywood so I could get maximum use and waste as little material as possible.
…
ContinuePosted on April 11, 2012 at 1:27pm — 4 Comments
Boat name and stripe
I worked today on painting the boat name and the stripe on the boat today. Almost finished but the weather threatened rain and I had to roll the boat back inside. The stripe has some taper to it... 1/4" every 30". The name is the Jenny Lind. Named after Jenny Lind Rock in Echo Park, Dinosaur National Monument. The process is time consuming but it's pretty cheep and technically easy once you can visualize the paint and tape layers.…
ContinuePosted on September 4, 2011 at 6:33pm — 2 Comments
Comment Wall (1 comment)
- At 9:37pm on November 6, 2011,
Ukulady said… - Hey, congrats on your progress. Do you have any pics up? Those clamps are called pinch dogs. Hope the blog is helping ya. Cheers! -Kelly
© 2012 Created by Randy Dersham.
