Shenandory

Shenandory in action

Maiden Voyage

John and Lulu contemplate the best route through a blow down on the North Fork.  This could quite possibly be the first wooden drift boat on the North Fork of the Shenandoah River.

Pulley Block

One of two installed pulley’s for the anchor rope. The bottom of this photo is the fillet where the floor and transom meet.

Finished sanding the gunnels

View of the boat on its dolly. It has amazed us how light this boat has remained – less than 200lbs. thus far. At the bottom of the photo is Lulu – John’s Setter doing a little quality control patrol.

Sanding the Gunnels

Final sanding of the gunnels in preparation for coating them with epoxy.

Measuring for the Foot Brace

We placed the boat on the shop floor to calculate the placement of the foot brace. John got to sit inside the boat for the first time….looking great!

The bow seat assembly with storage bins.

The Oak bow seat framework and storage bins.  More peanut butter and epoxy.

Measuring and marking for the seats

Flipped back to right side up.  Measuring and marking the boat for the seats. Now it really starts to look like a boat.

Upside down at the bow.

Picture of the bow from the bottom.  Notice the holes along the bow/ bottom. Wire and screws are used to keep these together while the glass and epoxy (peanut butter) set up.  It takes quite a bit of pressure to get this part of the boat to come together.  The wires and screws were under […]

Transom View

Working on finishing up the transom and the stem (bow). More Peanut butter and epoxy the roll it over and do it all again.