I had an opportunity to sneak over to Roseburg Wed. PM to drop off my anchors and sneak a few pics of the new vessel in pregress.

Once again the NR guys are so great to work with... Brain, Jay, and Gary and the crew have really made this fun!

Myboat was actually in the "top shop" and hopefully if a couple zippers come in tomorrow it will be off to paint and rigging.

Here's a shot of the custom alum. frame top...



that'll keep the kids warm and dry!



and the welded anchor chalks...

Thanks again Jay!

hmmm if only it was an Alumaweld

Thank goodness it's NOT

Very nice ride, Travis!!!

Don't worry about the alumaweld guys. They might not realize that the bottom hull thickness of your NR in thicker than any other river boat, that I know of anyway. A full quarter of an inch if I'm not mistaken. Compared to the .190" of an AW, and the paper thickness of others.

Nice ride!!!

Nice boat you should have plenty of good fishing in that one. Jaydee My alumaweld has .250 bottom You can order it that way if you want. Besides the fish dont care what your boat looks like.

Sweet boat. I have a Northwest Jet and it has the 1/4 inch bottom also. Be sure and put the Hamilton 212 on it. Thats a 21 footer I am guessing ??

Absolute awesome boat TH.
Those North Rivers are sweet!
Chrome

Very nice Travis, a true fish killer !

Ok, I was told by an AW owner friend of mine that all were .190".
I stand corrected.

They come standard as .190 but it is available as an option. If I really had the money to spend I would have purchased an Almar.

Do they even build true river boats anymore? I'm familiar with the deep vee's. Actually, I grew up fishing out of one as a kid (Dads). I was under the impression that they'd configured all their hull models for the ocean/big water market.
They're quite an aluminum boat.

It is actually 24'x78"

Nice lookin rig TH. What color you putting on it?

TH,

so what made you go with th NR rather than the Willie Raptor?

both are great boats!!!

dc

we are actually painting is 2003 Ford dark metal flake blue to match dad's new powerstroke.

As for the Willie Raptor, great boat! Mike and Jim are great to work with, but the finish of a North River is second to none.. I was able to get a couple more options on the NR that I couldn't on the Willie, (custom polished alum trailer, custom alum frame top, see inclosed pics, custom anchor brackets welded anchor chalks, and color match zolatone interior paint, advanced trolling system)
Just to name a few.. plus the NR was about $4K less than the Willie..

TH when will be done so you can get fish blood in it?

it should be done in the next three weeks..
just in time for some early springer and gator action!

Nice boat again, TH.

Ya gonna put a soft top on it and is going to be removeable like the other one ya had.

Outboard prop or ?

Looking forward to seeing the finished product.

fp

yes it will be removable.. covered in canvas

it will be powered by an inboard jet!

What model NR is that?

All that extra weight comes @ a cost though, more weight means you need more power and slower handling.
BTW, Nice boat TH.. (you should get a diesel inboard )

It is the North River Commander

Your right WRO, I agree. I also believe that most AW's are great, and have some outstanding fishing features.
I kinda like the idea, that if I'm gonna make the purchase on a big river boat, that it will be built on the strongest platform in the industry, (such as a .250 one peice hull instead of a .190" or thinner). Strongest, is a relative term ofcourse.
Any way, nice boat TH. Hope it works well for you and you kids.

Off to fish.

Great boat ,i recently purchased a 21.5 ft commander x and am super happy with it.
The North river boats are extremely popular with guides up here on the Fraser river.

Heckuva boat Travis. Do your clients get a ride? LOL. And again thanks for that great rod you built me. The finest rod I own.