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"That is a cool rig, got anymore pics?can never be too many pics."

"Rick, great job. How was the fishing? Rick Newman"

"Great looking boat -  you give me hope that I too will be done one day... Greg"

"Looks great. Congrats from another PA guy (lancaster). Where was the first float?"

"Nice work Rick... I just got home from the river.  were you up there this weekend?  Boat looks great. Perfect timing, spring is earlier and so are dry flies."

"Thanks Guy"

"Congratulations!  Well done, that's a great looking boat."

"Rick, What setup did you ultimately decide on?   I'm pretty much where you were a year ago on my own Spira build.   The more I look on this site and read Fletcher's book, the more I think Mr. Spira's plans,…"

"Duncan thanks for the response. I agree I think that I am going to eliminate the 2x6 and go with the same material I used for the frames. I'll double them to make a 1 1/2" x 3 1/2" stem then add a block on the insides from the chine…"

"I've got the same Spira boat I'm working on at the moment.  Just fit the keelson the other day, milling up chine material and stuff now.  There are few details, but you can look through some of the pics on the Spira website and…"

"I simply took an angle finder, found the angle where the sides marry at the stem, set the table saw angle and made intersecting cuts.  You then have a five sided piece.  I then made my top and bottom angled cuts.  You will also want…"

"Buy Roger Fletcher's book Drift Boats and River Dories. See River's Touch.com for details.  There is a vast difference between the Spira designed boats and the True McKenzie River Drift Boat. When you look over the book you will see a…"

"Jordan any tips on how you built your Steele/Fletcher design? Not real confident in the original spira design."

"Looks like you have a Spira design...  I had one two but didnt install a keelson and used a Steele/Fletcher style of stem.  Very easy to make out of 4x4 stock and much more pleasing to the eye.  If you are curious on how to cut yours,…"

"Rick, take a look a John's postings. Link below. I think that he has a picture of exactly what you are asking about.   http://www.woodenboatpeople.com/forum/topics/unlikely-boat-builder-20-days?xg_source=activity   Happy Waves to…"