: Hi,

: Has anyone built the Guillemot Guide Boat?

: I'm looking for a river craft that can be used for fly-fishing, and whilst
: I'd love a drift boat (such as at www.montanaboatbuilders.com ) they're a
: bit impractical in being unweildy and needing a trailer pick-up at the
: bottom of the river. Whereas a kayak/guide boat/canoe can be car-topped so
: one car can be dropped off downriver with no need to shuffle trailers.

: Anyway, I digress a little...I'm soon to start building a Night Heron and
: possibly Micro bootlegger, but I like th eide of the slightly larger and
: more stable Guide Boat for 2 or 3 people to go fishing in.

: Has anyone got one underway or built? Look like a lovely boat, and stable.

: Another thought is whether the boat could be rowed facing forwards when
: required - i.e. for control downriger, when a lot of pulling power isn't
: required?

: Would be interested in opinions on this as well as build/use reports and
: suitability as a fishing platform.

: Thanks,
: Darren
: Melbourne, Australia

Someone here just recently was talking about building one, maybe do a search?

With a guideboat, being double ended like a canoe, pointy on both ends, it's easier generally to have more boat downstream when rowing, tends to keep itself straight that way, otherwise you spend alot of time with correction strokes to keep it pointed straight. Easy to face whatever way you want since these are rowed with fixed seats.

Bill H.