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I don't know if this helps or not but the Inuit people of Alaska have what they call an; "Umiak"
Try looking that one up!

They sit down into it, wrap the string around the waist. It can be Rolled completely over as well.

IMHO, build a boat big enough to sleep 2 or more. Fishing deck in the rear and maybe a fishing deck (sun deck) up forward.

Lowka I don't know a Black Locust from burnt Peanuts.
I haven't seen anything from Ras in a long time. He's up in East TN somewhere.

If anybody on the forum converses with him, tell him his tree is ready to be picked up.

Jeez you have patience!
I helped cover some Rag wings, and realized then that I do not have the patience and stick-to-it to build a Plane.
I've built boats, but you win the respect of this experienced builder.

Roberta only a Super-Tech would use a big word like "Epifanes" on simple-tech's like me.

I'm still wondering about PE instead of Epoxy.

Oh I made out good.
I got a heckuva Catfish meal with Shrimp.
Then at the Daughters house they fed me again.
There I got two sets of Shirts and Shorts suitable for downtown wear.
The really good thing was a new Dremel tool.
Yup, I did OK.

Winds blew the top out of it. It's yours if you still want it.
PM me.
Dick

I put an outboard bracket on my 24' for a 15 Hp trolling motor. That idea, the bracket and the slow trolling all worked as planned. However, in rough water or crowded waters, the little outboard on the bracket got DROWNED repeatedly from Waves and Wash. When not using the little motor I pulled it up...

That's good news for me. I know nothing of paint etc. I like to hear about something that will do the job without a lot of Doing from me!

Boy that 18 brings back some memories of Salmon fishing Puget sound. We could get that 18 to Idle down pretty good. Them er' the good ol' days!

I told the BASS guys I could build a good 18' BASS boat of wood for $5000 or less.
No Reply of course. They want Fiber glass I guess.

I wouldn't be afraid to take any of our long boats to Alaska and up the rivers there.

Of course NOT! I'd bet any of us could beat that price and feature's with some of the GlenL designs. Something 16' of more with Live wells, Gob's of Power, and Power Poles etc. I looked in the Catalog and didn't find one listed as a BASS boat. Or even a CRAPPIE boat. The Mr. Jon is a good Catfish Bo...

altering the boat don't seem like too much of a problem to me. I'd be willing to bet a lot of Bow Loaders started out as Pointy Bow boats. Make his Chin good enough to withstand the atrocity of a forced beach landing. Keep the Cargo Deck level, and remember to do all that landing on the incoming tide.

I saw lot's n' Lot's of tourists around AK with that arrangement.
Looked like it worked pretty well too.

I went over Tehachapi pass one moonlit night in 58. I didn't see a sign of water anywhere.