Well, Noah has nothing on the crew at A Marblehaed Flyfisher. Terry, Rick, my son Tyler and I took on the task of assembling the shop's Outcast PAC 13 drift boat. We spent a fun Sunday afternoon assembling the NRS frame and attaching it to the boat. A very smart and user friendly design. I am confident now that we have done it once the next one would take half the time.
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Here we are inflating the raft section. We got this cool little pump that hooks up the the car battery. It only took 7 minutes to
inflate all 4 bladders on the boat.
inflate all 4 bladders on the boat.
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Here is the bladder full of air and ready for the frame.
Shop friend and Rat Squad member Lee Powers found the perfect trailer for sale in lower Delaware. Terry and Lee rode down a week prior to the build to pick it up. We had a concern about weather the boat would fit between the rack system on the side of the trailer, but as you can see it looks like they were made for each other.
Shop friend and Rat Squad member Lee Powers found the perfect trailer for sale in lower Delaware. Terry and Lee rode down a week prior to the build to pick it up. We had a concern about weather the boat would fit between the rack system on the side of the trailer, but as you can see it looks like they were made for each other.
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We pre-assembled the frame in the shop. At first the directions were a little vague, but a quick check of the NRS web site and we were back in business.
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As Rick and I were finishing up the frame and getting ready to strap it down on the boat I made the comment that it was really just like a large Erector Set. We all got a laugh when my son, who is 18, said what is that? I then realized he has never seen one before.
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After securing the frame to the boat it was time for the seats, oar locks, and anchor system. Mary Ann showed up at the perfect time with lunch as we were just finishing up when she came in. Thanks for the food MA, it really hit the spot!
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Well, here she is. The Marblehead Flyfisher / Outcast PAC 13 Drift boat. Please stop up during our open house on Saturday, December 15th as we un-veil the boat to the public. We will have all of the details about the float trips available then. The grand prize raffle during the open house is a 6 hour float trip for you and a friend in the new boat this summer. Who knows, you might be the first to catch a fish on the new drift boat...see you on the 15th.
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