"Anybody know anything about the Dave Scadden boats (Skykomish Sunrise)? "

Personally, I'm not a fan...though they seem to have a pretty good following. My 12 footer is a Skookum Steelheader II Guide Model, and it looks pretty much exactly like Kevin's, only a bit smaller...I had Maxxon tubes with an XStream custom frame on my last boat, and while the Maxxon's are reputedly cheaper Chinese knockoffs of the Skookum or NRS tubes, I honestly couldn't tell the difference...they were perfectly good tubes at a lower cost than the American made ones.

Besides being able to get in and out of the water in places where it is difficult, if not impossible to do it in a drifter, they are awfully fun to fish out of...get real driftboat oars and a real anchor system...I use 9 foot Cataracts, and a full side pull anchor system with a 35# anchor on mine.

If you're looking to get a one man boat, look at the Skookum 10 footers...Dan S. and Tony D. have a couple, perhaps Dan will chime in and let you know more about 'em. A $1000 budget might not get you all the way there at full retail, but they do show up in that range, and cheaper, on CraigsList every once in a while...but if they do, strike fast, as they go really fast on there.

Fish on...

Todd