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As a matter of habit, I've always drafted my work, boats, aircraft, automotive, or other, in both SI and English units, tolerances and related data in GDT (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing). I usually leave the annotated, corrected, clarified, and finalized calculations pages attached...

I thought perhaps the replacement timber should be submerged in 240 degree wax until it stopped outgassing, then removed from the hot wax bath, allow it to cool wet with wax until it hardens, towel off excess wax, and allowed to dry. If left out for a while so that it looks like old, weathered...

So build the ex a shabby house and yourself an excellent yacht. Sell the yacht before it inevitably goes down in value, then drink the profit with a fresh wench. Huzzah!

Ditch the motor and prop and add a J.A.T.O. bottle. And get a good helmet. Just kidding. I'd quit re-inventing the wheel and get a nice electric trolling motor and be happy and catch a bunch of fish. You and I are not going to beat Minn-Kota's or Evinrude's or anyone in the business' years...

Talk to other fly fishermen (GUIDES!!!) who have used several designs of drift boat before you build. Nothing like the voice of experience. My personal preference is the Mackenzie boat, but I fish the US Pacific Northwest, not Montana. Consider the rivers it will be fished in, and the power...