"GAZ" wrote in message ...
I'm thinking of building a small (2 person) sized drift boat for use on
westside Olympic peninsula rivers in Washington state.
Needs to be light and strong. Any recommendations?
Thanks
Gordon

I think what got me thinking on my previous post was the idea of a
"small (2 person) sized...". If you look at the links suggested in
this thread, you will notice that most of these boats are also very
wide. I am also guessing that some weight is good in a boat designed
to work in those kind of waters. So a small, 2 person, lightweight +
driftboat, to me does not work. So, a small two person light driftboat
would probably be, in most instances, 14 feet plus, 6 feet at the
widest beam, and over 250 pounds. I will accept the fact that it could
be considered a "smallboat" to many, of course I think of smallboats
as something you throw in the back of a pickup and portage down the
boatramp ;-) Scotty