Fly Fishing Out Of a Wooden Drift Boat That We Got For FREE! | BLC Project: Wooden Drift Boat
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- čas přidán 20. 05. 2024
- You might remember a post from our Instagram page about a year ago asking if any fans out there had a wooden boat they would be willing to part with that needed some work. A fan from north Carolina hit us up and said he would trade some BLC flies for a boat he had been working on. When Adam was back in Alabama guiding for a month he decided to pick this boat up and get it back to SLC to rebuild it. BLC Project: Wooden Drift Boat was born.
Stay tuned next week for Episode 2 where we rebuild the boat and Episode 3 where we take the final product out on the water and get a review from a famous western guide.
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Good to see you back on the tube! Looking forward to seeing where this project takes the crew.
Wtf no hobo steve?!?!? No trooper?!?!? No red beers?!?!? I think someone hacked your BLC account!!
Ugh hobo Steve s a legend
Haha! But a shitty drift boat is on brand... I think?
You guys rock. I enjoy your stuff.
The “tippiness” could be the result of a few things: 1. Design 2. Additions. But ultimately it’s about your center of gravity being too close to your center of buoyancy; in other words you need to drop your center of gravity because there’s not much you could do about the hull design. Some things you could do are: 1. Lower the seats (as mentioned) 2. Use lighter seats (rope maybe?) 3. Add a plywood shoe to the bottom of the hull 4. Add rub rails 5. Use lighter oars 6. Replace the line deck with lighter materials 7. Make sure distribution of gear is low and evenly balanced.
Done and done.
So they used pirate bathtubs as drift boats back in the day.. What legends..
I think it’s a diamond in the rough… a few tweaks (mainly a plethora of cup holders) and it’ll be fantastic!
yes awesome haha
I can see Steve swimming a lot, but in true BLC fashion you guys will prevail!
Haha! Steve wouldn't get in the boat.
Looks like a good candidate for some TLC, if y’all could make the shortbus livable y’all can do this!
It turned out well in the end! We are actually pretty happy with it.
SLC based finish carpenter and have built my own boat Hit me up if you need any resources… I won’t even drink your beer 🤔
hobo steve would flipped it for us
Hopefully you register this with antique tags
Haha!
DI Y rebuild would be in order. But you have broke it in.
Wood is the way...quite ...and takes more skill ..you can't CLANK them on rocks ...A section Dutch john.
Well. Guess where we took it? A section.