New member-building a plywood boat

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[QUOTE=YotaTruck91;359284] The closest boat ramp to me is Kingwood, but I could be as far up as the Poxono ramp at the Water Gap in about an hour.

By car maybe but you are not going from Kingwood to the Water Gap by boat in an hour. There are some real hairy rapids between Kingwood and the Water Gap. There are access ramps on both sides depending on where you are. There are ramps in Upper Black Eddie, Riegelsville NJ, Easton and Phillipsburg, Sandt's Eddie. Probably one of the nicest areas is the New Smithfield Ramp in PA north of Shawnee. I have been running the Delaware from Point Pleasant PA to Port Jervis since I was four, I am now 52. There are rocks pretty much everywhere and local knowledge is essential. Busting props is just the price of doing business on this river. Even experienced guys hit rocks especially when trying to get in certain spots to fish. Do yourself a favor and buy a spare and a spare set up (lock nuts, cotter pins etc.) If you don't like the idea of prop damage get a jet set up. Google Earth can help but the best way to learn the river is with someone who already knows it and will show you where to run. There is great fishing in the Delaware but it can also be a river that bites. It is the fastest rising and falling river in the country and is the fastest flowing east of the Mississippi. Have fun and be safe.

Doc