SJ Fairbank

Thanks. Blue ribbon patterns met Steve Sanford paint scheme. Oldsquaw are not the brightest ducks so I have resisted the urge to go...

Those are nice drake Old Squaw. I think those will work just fine, a little mistake just adds character. Somebody will pepper one when a...

Yes, vertical plate like the volvos. I didn't want conventional tabs in the way hanging off the back to tangle things up. I had wedges...

I like a bow high attitude in a heavy boat. As you say, it takes the big stuff much better. I'm not familiar with interceptor plates. It...

I thought you finished your boat? When are you installing the trim tabs? :) Henry will be done with his boat before you.

Those are some nice black ducks. (y) (y)

Jeff, You mentioned Prince...Did you mean Princecraft? I have an 18' utility that I bought in 93. They no longer make it as a utility...

Hammock is a word used for high ground in a swamp, so you were correct even if you misspelled it. :) My family owned a part of town...

Tump is a new one for me. In addition to all the aforementioned names, "clump" is a term sometimes used for a really small grass island...

Looking like a boat!

Rough-sized deck pieces, tacked down in a few places so I could use the hull to draw the exterior lines. I'll cut a 1/4" or so outside...

I never get around to it in my boats either. (y) Do you have any experience with laser welding? I have very little experience with...

For anyone following, here's the finished product minus the spray/grassing skirt. That will have to be in another video. Oh, and I did...

I'm guessing weight at around 300#. I bought 320# of aluminum, I still have some left. The floor board is 1/2" ply. Two men can lift...

Super hard to gauge the appropriate metal thickness as a builder, go a little heavy and it would get heavy fast. Many aluminum builds we...