By the time he died, Keith Steele had built nearly 3,000 wooden boats - most of them drift boats of the modern "double-ender with transom" design. But Steele also built several Colorado River ...

LIVINGSTON — Jason Cajune calls it "the phenomenon." Seconds earlier, as he towed one of his handcrafted wooden drift boats to a launch site on the Yellowstone River, he said, "Just watch ...

He’s talking about a new line of high-end, wooden drift boats that he and his business partner, Jason Brownlee, have started handcrafting at their Asheville shop.

He decided to build a wooden drift boat and pilot it down the Class V Upper Gauley River in West Virginia, during Gauley Fest weekend.

LIVINGSTON, Mont. — Jason Cajune calls it "the phenomenon." Seconds earlier, as he towed one of his handcrafted wooden drift boats to a launch site on the Yellowstone River, he said, "Just watch ...

Navigating Marten Rapid, Jayson Hayes took a sharp dive over the class III in his handcrafted wooden boat, splashing his back with an icy wave from the McKenzie River. His vessel was designed for ...

Montana Boatbuilders makes a wooden drift boat that is artwork. Grown fishermen cry when they see it; the guide who helped us launch her and taught us rowing techniques refused to take any money ...

Dimon's wooden drift boats will float in thin water, about 4 inches with one person in the boat. Light weight also makes them easy to handle both on and off the water.

The wooden drift boat really did become a folk art because manufacturers had switched to either fiberglass or to aluminum. Both fiberglass and aluminum can be stored outdoors and became the mainstay.

On this crisp fall morning we’re pushing a handful of wooden drift boats into the current of the Rogue — to head down this classic river in a classic way. The API failed to deliver the resource.

McKenzie River White Water Parade (circa 1947), an annual flotilla of wood drift boats (and others) sponsored by the McKenzie River Guides Association and discontinued in 1972.