Having sufficient pre-cut parts on hand, however ... Demand for wooden drift boats waned as the more-easily maintained aluminum boats grew in popularity during the 1970s and thereafter.

Like all good drift boat captains, Allen Moudy has his share ... “I’ve even found body parts out there.” It’s been that way ever since Moudy’s late father, Willard, bought the boat ...

Not the sci-fi version you might imagine — with the flashing lights and whirling gizmo parts and mish-mash of ... known as the iconic McKenzie River drift boat. Like any time machine, this ...

Making a bamboo drift boat is just like making a bamboo fly rod – times 10. “Instead of 700 hours, this is about 70 hours,” Ron Knowles said of the handmade fishing gear he makes at his home ...

A documentary on one of Oregon’s most famous creations, the McKenzie River Drift Boat, is coming to Stayton, Astoria and Springfield over the next couple of weeks. The film, “Oregon’s Boat ...