EOBOY said:
please explain too much skinny, and boat-gakks?
"Skinny" = "Thin" = shallow water.
"Boat-gakks" = dents, dings, scratches, etc.
If you travel light and are willing to get out here and there, it can be done.
GO EARLY, since by midday or so, the rubber-hatch is in full swing, and there's more K-Mart Coffins than water surface. While the eye-candy is outstanding, the problem is the splash-and-giggle/litterbug crew knows nothing of boating etiquette, and they won't give your oars enough room to get yourself set up to run the deepest water, which you need in a driftboat.
I haven't been on the Clack in a month, but the cops were supposed to be dropping the iron fist on the Idiot Armada, which hopefully cleans that zoo up a bit. If you bring beer to Barton/Carver, stow it well in the boat before you go -- you're not supposed to have alcohol in those parks (no such sign up at Feldheimer's, I believe), and they reserve the right to inspect for it, but grown men in a driftboat aren't who they're looking for.
Should be a few decent springers around, and summers should be spread out everywhere.