The email letter that accompanied the photos above:
Hi Ray,
I built this 17' Rogue a couple of years ago. Just got off of two low water Rogue River trips and wanted to finally send you a letter to tell you how much I love this boat. I am not a fisherman, but built it purely for running whitewater. It is simply wonderful. I am always amazed by how well it handles and how tough it is. I use this boat on the North Umpqua (the pictures attached are in Pinball, class IV) and the Upper McKenzie all the time and it is a joy to row. In the course of these runs (and on this recent very rocky Rogue trip) I have had some pretty hard hits, and the boat just takes it. In spite of the fact that this was my first woodworking project of any kind, the kit went together easily and turned out beautifully. In every group that I went by last week, at least one person would stop and say "Beautiful boat, did you build it?" (my favorite question). Thanks for allowing me to make such a great boat!
Michael Schlax
