"Hal - My apologies--I haven't been on this site for a while. My dad and I have decided to build a new boat this winter, so the prospect of a restoration has faded for me. Best of luck finding a good home for that beauty - as…"
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hal arneson commented on hal arneson's blog post Help w/ repair of an older Ray's Boat?
"Hi Taylor- I have someone from Salt Lake who's interested, and has promised to call this weekend.
If they end up passing on it, then I'm putting it back on the market.
I'll let you know after this…"
Taylor commented on hal arneson's blog post Help w/ repair of an older Ray's Boat?
"Hal, is this boat still for sale?"
Jake Van Noppen commented on hal arneson's blog post Great project boat for somebody
"Hal,
I'll get a hold of my brother today and see when he is available. Thanks for letting me know and i'll get back to you as soon as possible. Also do you have any more pics of the boat? Thanks!!!
Jake"
hal arneson commented on hal arneson's blog post Great project boat for somebody
"Hi Jake- The folks in SLC have elected to pass, as their schedule won't allow for a visit anytime soon.
So. If you have someone here in Bend who would like to take a look at the boat, please have them contact me, and well arrange a time to…"
Jake Van Noppen commented on hal arneson's blog post Great project boat for somebody
"Hal,
Let me know, I have family in Bend that could look at the boat for me. Also would you be interested in selling it without the trailer.
Jake"
hal arneson commented on hal arneson's blog post Great project boat for somebody
"Hi Jake- Yes, I still have the boat. Someone is thinking about coming out from Salt Lake to look at it, but it's been a few days and I haven't heard back. If I still haven't heard from him by the 5th, I'll be putting…"
Jake Van Noppen commented on hal arneson's blog post Great project boat for somebody
"Hal,
Do you still have this boat?"
Mike Baker commented on hal arneson's blog post Help w/ repair of an older Ray's Boat?
"Hey Hal,
You can e-mail me at my website if you want when you get back.
Mike"
hal arneson commented on hal arneson's blog post Help w/ repair of an older Ray's Boat?
"Hey Mike- Thanks so much for checking in. I'll be out of town until the middle of next week, but as soon as I get back, I plan on flipping her over and inspecting as suggested by Kevin and Rick below. I'd love to be able to have you take a…"
Mike Baker commented on hal arneson's blog post Help w/ repair of an older Ray's Boat?
"Hey Hal,
I am in bend in the Deschutes Junction area.
Mike"
Rick Newman commented on hal arneson's blog post Help w/ repair of an older Ray's Boat?
"Hal, Kevin has exactly the right advice. He, AJ, and Dutch have done an amazing job of restoring some old beauties. Until someone makes an xray machine for boats you've got to do a skin deep inspection. You will have to remove the paint to get…"
hal arneson commented on hal arneson's blog post Help w/ repair of an older Ray's Boat?
"Thanks Kevin-
Sounds like a plan. I'll post images as I proceed, to get more detailed feedback.
Thanks a ton for the advice!
Hal"
Kevin C. commented on hal arneson's blog post Help w/ repair of an older Ray's Boat?
"flip her over on a set of low saw horses or some blocks to stabilize it ,remove the chine caps along with any of the loose paint(looks like some bubbling above the rock guard too) with a heat gun and scraper,remove the uhmw and poke around with a…"
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- Hometown:
- Bend, OR
- About Me:
- Semi-retired. Love to fly fish and love wooden driftboats. Now that I have a little more time, I'm looking forward to diving into the restoration of my 16 footer.
- Boats I own:
- I own two Ray's River Dories- A 14ft kit boat, and a 16ft boat built by Ray in 1985.
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Great project boat for somebody
I'm just too busy to put any time into this, but someone with the time and skills could have a very nice boat in a pretty short time.
I'm selling my 1985 16ft Rays River Dory.
This was built by them, it's not a kit boat.
It has some rot on a section of the floor and on one of the lower chines, but I've pulled off the UHMW, and it looks pretty sound otherwise.
It's on an older flatbed trailer, and I'm asking $850. for the boat and trailer.
I'm…
ContinuePosted on June 20, 2011 at 12:48pm — 5 Comments
Help w/ repair of an older Ray's Boat?
I have an older boat - A 16ft 1985 Rays River Dories Rogue River Model, with some rot on the floor as a result of an inadequate seal between the original bottom and the UHMW that was attached at some point.
The outside chines are in pretty bad shape as well, so will need to be replaced.
I'd like to repair it without replacing the whole floor.
Is there anyone in or around Bend, OR with some experience in this, that I could go to for help in repairing this little…
ContinuePosted on April 25, 2011 at 1:43pm — 8 Comments
Comment Wall (4 comments)
- At 10:17pm on September 25, 2011,
Taylor said… Hal - My apologies--I haven't been on this site for a while. My dad and I have decided to build a new boat this winter, so the prospect of a restoration has faded for me. Best of luck finding a good home for that beauty - as I'm sure you will.
Best - Taylor
- At 6:44pm on June 24, 2011,
J Hammer said… - Hal,
I would be interested in talking to you about your boat, please would you contact me when you get back into town either through this forum or via email ,my address is :
jhammertime7@aol.com
Thank you
Jean Hammer.
- At 4:22pm on April 17, 2011,
Rick Newman said…
Hello Hal, you don't have to float to bring your boat. The majority of the boats are simply displayed on the lawn. Check the photos on my page from the past events. We can see first hand your boats issues and you can get options for repair than Carter's Liver Little Liver Pills. Well maybe not that many but you will find almost all the experienced Wooden Drift Boat builders and you can get some help.
If you want to get some ideas on your own before you come down, use the search feature and look for chine log repairs. If you haven't yet seen Roger Fletcher's book Drift Boats and River Dories (River's Touch is the name of his web site) it very well explains the construction of these boats. Roger will be at the show too.
Looking forward to meeting you too.
Happy Waves to You!
Rick Newman
- At 6:21pm on April 16, 2011,
Hello Hal, will we see you next weekend at the McKenzie River Wooden Boat Festival? It would be nice to meet you and see one of your boats.
Rick Newman
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