Driftboats: A Complete Guide

By Dan Alsup

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571881891
• ISBN13: 9781571881892
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Frank Amato Pubns
• Length: 95 Pages
• Weight: 1.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.3" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

GREAT GIFT!

I bought this book for my husband who, had never driftboated B4. It was DETAILED & a "complete" book right down to all the checklist of items... BUY IT TODAY!

Driftboats - Review

I found the book to be very informative on philisophical, historical and practical levels. Alsup does a great job providing the history of driftboat designs and designers. I enjoyed the thoroughness of his "how to" explanations of rowing tactics, risk management, and trip planning issues. I am about to build my own wooden driftboat and I definately feel more educated about the history of the boat I am building, why the design is the way it is, and some strategies for its use upon completion. Moreover, the pictures and drawings were clear, helpful and enhanced the written portions of the book. Well done.

Great Intro to Driftboat book.

No book can replace actual time on the water, however a good book can speed up the learning process. This book covers the basics of reading the river, buying a boat, history of driftboats, safty on the river and a nice checklist of stuff to have on the boat to remain safe. Plus it has some incrediable photos of river boat disasters and an explaination on what to do to avoid them.Read this book before you buy a drift boat.

Complete "how to" manual for driftboat enthusiasts & anglers

Driftboats have a long and interesting history in their native Oregon. Commonplace on Pacific Northwest waters, the popularity of driftboats is now enjoying a national popularity and are to be found in every state. Dan Alsup's Driftboats: A Complete Guide is a comprehensive guide to driftboats and their operation, covering such issues as their history, their controversy, contemporary boats, purchasing and outfitting a driftboat, rowing basics, reading water, drifting a river, solutions to common river problems, checklists, the future of driftboating, and a great deal more. Driftboats: A Complete Guide is a complete "how to" manual for the acquisition and safe operation of driftboats for boating enthusiasts, outdoorsmen, and anglers.