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RESORT and Work Boats History Miscelaneous
CUSTOM and SPECIAL Duroboats
Duroboat owners can be quite creative and often use their boats as pallets for self expression. We encourage all Duroboat owners who are thinking of modifying their boats to be mindful of safety. Please don't change the structure in a way that reduces the strength of the boat and especially be mindfull of the weight of equipment you add. It may be necessary to reduce the cargo you carry or supplement the flotation in your boat to stay compliant with Coast Guard capacity limits. Given those limitations lets see what you can do. Enjjoy scrolling through the Ideas follow: _______________________________________________________________________ Cap Sante Marine In Anacortes Washington in August of 07 commissioned this custom Duroboat.It features forward mounted Twin Consoles, deluxe seats, split rails. The repositioning required some revised structural work to accommodate the changes. Contact Cap Sante to see this boat up close..
_____________________________________________________________________ Just in from New Hampshire. Doctor Randy's new 10T. Customized to go after the big bass of Grafton Pond. Randy's changes , two seats, 54lb thrust trolling motor, carpeting, two batteries, Eagle 480 fishfinder, oars, decals, etc. Randy report this boat has been a real head turner at the local launch ramp.
Turbo is a 10D that was modified by our friend Steve.
He drove all the way from Texas to LA, (California not Louisiana) to get his Duroboat. When he got home he went to work rigging it with joy sticks for steering and speed - shift controls. Steves performance comments are included in the owners notes section of the Duroboat Experience..
__________________________________________________________________________ For several years now we have been corresponding with Gary of Green River Wyoming. Gary is a soon to be famous country singer, fisherman and boat customizer. ( His CD is in our collection).
When we first heard from Gary he already had a yellow 12 ft Duroboat. Gary had modified a Cargo trailer to carry the boat and be his camper. His 12S above was already rigged as a fish killing machine that proweled the Flaming Gorge reservoir. In 2001 Gary sent a letter to us that said he was thinking of moving up to a 15W. He did just that and started over. Some of you may have seen Gary's 15 in past Duroboat brochures and on our web site. Gary has added a full suite of electronics, a live well, seats and other goodies.
Here is Fishneedle II. Gary gives the fish no chance.
Not too long ago the unthinkable happened, A big storm hit the Reservoir and while Gary was trying to load the boat on the trailer a couple of big rollers slammed it against the dock. For Gary a scratched up boat became the excuse for new paint.. Here is Fishneedle II as it looks today. Maybe tequila sunrise should be the next Duroboat color. Hot Hot Hot ! _______________________________________________________________________ Hard to beleive but the Bass Boat below is a Duroboat.
Morey sent us this picture of a very professional looking conversion. If your Bass fising does not require a 200 HP screaming ego machine but instead can be accomplished with a cerebral ego machine that is easy on the budget, easy on fuel and gets home well in rough water maybe you should start with a DUROBOAT. _____________________________________________________________________________ Another DuroBass boat.
This one was done by RAM our dealer in Japan for the Japanese bass fishing market.
We read somewhere that bass fishing is both popular and controversioal in Japan. The article said Bass were introduced after a gift of bass to Japan by Chicago's Mayor Richard Daley. The dad not the current Mayor. Now, however, since bass feed aggressivly on young native fish there are people who are critical of bass fishing. ________________________________________________________________________________
Above and below . A 16 ft Custom Duroboat especially made for Fly Fish TV Magazine. John Clark and our other good friends at Broadcast Copyrights Inc.(BCI) needed a boat to tote a couple of big fellows and lots of gear up shallow rivers so they could film wading fly fishermen for their TV series. The boat featured, dual consoles lots of pole holders, fish on seats with deluxe cushions, but most uniquely large fore and aft decks for placing cameras. watch for Fly Fish TV Magazines programs and other special video productions by BCI on the OLN and other metworks. This 16 with only a 30HP 2 stroke gets rave reviews from the boys at BCI
_______________________________________________________________________________ Lloyd from up north in Canada built a custom cover and extended tiller.
Not sure what to make of this. Note the tall seat that let's Lloyd peek over the top of the cover while running. Lloyd may get the most unusual Duroboat award. We are told his dog understands. _______________________________________________________ Jeane sent us this picture from Yellowknife in Canada's Northwest Territories.
Some neat little custom graphics were added to the side. Jeane arn''t you cold?
___________________________________________________________________________ The Helberg Fishing machine runs on the Columbia and its tributaries..
Lots of goodies on this boat. Mrs Helberg made a full set of canvas to enclose the sides.
The oversize decal is usually reserved for our demo boats but some customers request it just to strut their stuff. _______________________________________________________ Jim P has been with Duroboat off and on for over 20 years.
This is just one of the custom Duroboats Jim has bult. When Jim builds a boat everything changes. He cuts new bottom and side profiles to create a new boat from scratch. Using the Durojoint technology Jim built this dual console river jet for his Dad. It runs with a 60 HP Yamaha pump.
__________________________________________________________ If you are ever near American Lake near Tacoma WA. keep an eye out for this beauty. John N stopped by at a boat show with some pictures and asked if we wanted to see what he had created.
It was his first major project in retirement. John built teak consoles and windscreans which he moved forward up against the front seat. He added seats to the walkthru boxes and replaced the standard floors with teak. The craftsmanship was outstanding. _____________________________________________________________________________
Candy stopped by the factory with this boat that also features twin consoles moved forward and a modest little custom cover.
What we liked best about Candy's boat is of course the name.
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Through boat shows, phone calls, letters and e-mails we meet lots of Ladies who are really in to their Duroboats. This one, named "Mellow Yellow" was built for Laurie in Santa Barbara.
Like guys, women love the durability, practicality and technology of the Duroboat but they are really pationate about the small touches. In the early days of Duroboat all of the boats were yellow and they all had small covers at the bow. Laurie said she had to have yellow. No Problem. Then she said I have to have a Bonnet on the bow like the old pictures we said " Duro don't do dat no mo " Laurie persisted and eventually this bright yellow retro Duroboat was built. We thought Laurie's friend was named Buster, but now knows he prefers Petey. He still looks like a Buster to us. ____________________________________________________________ Walter called one day and said he got a deal on an older Duroboat hull that needed, parts, paint and a whole lotta love.
Excluding the decals this is not custom as much as it is a complete restoration faithful to the original. Walter said normally he restores older military vehicles but that since he found this Duroboat and it had the quality of a military vehicle it was worth fixing up. Here is the made fresh Grandma Duck. ______________________________________________________________________________ Speaking of Ducks .... Daffy, Donald you best keep your eyes peeled these guys are serious. Duroboat sometimes sells boats with a flat brown or olive paint to provide a base for duck boat camo. We don't know if these boats were from our base or if the artists did the camo from scratch but these are a couple of nice Camo jobs. We think these are New England boats but our records are sketchy.
_______________________________________________________________ Crimson is the color for "In The Red". We spotted this boat for sale on Craigs List. The ad add said they needed to sell the boat since a new baby was coming. We called to congratulate the owner and tease a little about selling such a great custom when it would make a priceless heirloom for the little one. He said not to worry he had two other Duroboats he was going to keep. His wife said at least one had to go. Whoever got "In The Red" got a great boat from a real Duroboat family.
____________________________________________________________ This 15W sports the Lake Sammamish Yacht Club burgee mounted to the rail. That's Duroboat's Business Manager Katie at the controls and her buddy Lisa . They are off to distribute popcicles at the LSYC 06 4th of July Party. Lisa was in charge of scaring children on the shore with her overhand delivey of 85 mph fast cicles.
This Duroboat with smooth running 30HP Tohatsu 4 stroke, bimini top split side rails and custom grahics featuring pink script Duroboat, and palm trees was built especially for the Seattle Women's Show. Out of towners note: It is the 4th of July and everyone is wearing heavy coats. |
