The Madoc duckboat is a bit of a mystery but grabs the attention of duckboat aficionados. Below is information @ChadW compiled. In addition to being made by Madoc Inc. the boat also appeared in the Old Guide Catalog and where it was called the Old Guide Duck Boat and reported to be built by Golden Era Boats based in Noank, Connecticut and in business from 1976 to 1997.
The "Additional information URL" provides a link to a forum post of a Madoc being repaired and restored.
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Alviso scull boat plans from the historical Aeolus Boat Shop, Davenport, California. Click the orange "Download" button to download the plans in pdf format. The below pictures were submitted by duckboats.net members or scraped from the internet and serve as reference material on the Alviso boat for anyone wanting to build this highly respected scull boat. The shop where these plans originated is considered a historical landmark and the owner and developer of the plans, Grunwald, William...
Mullins Pressed Steel Boats Catalog 1912 . Click the orange "Download" button to download the full catalog. The pictures below were scraped from the internet. The link below is to an Instagram reel with pictures from the catalog and elsewhere.
Boat offerings from Herter's Inc. Click the orange "Download" button to download the boat section from their catalogs. The below pictures are the catalog covers.
Aquaduck from How To Build 20 Boats, Fawcett Book 211, by Fawcett Publications Inc.. Submitted by @Richard Lathrop. Click the orange "Download" button to save the plans in their entirety in pdf format along with high resolution images of the drawings.
Mallard from How To Build 20 Boats, Fawcett Book 211, by Fawcett Publications Inc.. Submitted by @Richard Lathrop. Click the orange "Download" button to save the plans in their entirety in pdf format along with high resolution images of the drawings.
H.A. Hannum and Company's Hunting Boat introductory literature and patent. Click the orange "Download" button for the pdf file of Henry A. Hannum's inventive duck boat and his 1886 U.S. patent.
Bob Keeney Jr.'s excellent paper on the history of the Barnegat Bay Sneakbox and its various modifications and designs over the years. Click the orange "Download" button to download the paper in pdf format.