Recent content by Bob Hayden

We used a 9 hp Evinrude. Worked well!

Sam built a 12" boat with sailing rig and shipped it to Los Angles for me. Spent some time in N J watching him built my boat. He built a 10 boat for Tony Hillman at the same time. Yes he loved to dance withe ladies!

Fritz Meck, of Lancaster Pa. made those boats in the late 70's. They were great boats and had a hull that could handle some speed. I had him ship me two to Los Angles and shipped him 2 Scull boats. Had my boats until 2011 , when I had the big garage sale. Super boats for bigger water! Bob

Hi Mike!! Hope to make the trip the week of the show. Would be fun to see your new boat. It looks great! Yes, you need to attach the bow ring to the bottom of the hull.Say Hi ! to your Dad and Brother. Bob Hayden

At my peak, had 100 Bluebills , 72 Brant,32 Canvasbacks. 30 Mallards,20 Golden eyes, 10 Wood ducks,26 hollow Canada Geese,20 Buffleheads. These were all part of the hunting rig my sons and I hunted over. Carved many more that we sold or gave away.My boys always were telling Dad that we needed a...

Hi Mike ! Good looking boat. It's a Delassmut model #1, made by Wade in Eureka Ca#. Have done a lot of sucessful hunting with that model boat. Have a great season !! Bob Hayden

Decoy stamps. Doug Snow had a set of feather stamps made for me back in the early 80's. Still have them in the tool chest They are hard steel and will never wear out. There are a variety of sizes. They work well! I'm not doing much carving now, so might be interested in getting them to someone...

Hi ! I have made many Sculling oars over the years and have used Titebond # 3. Have never had a problem with any separation in the glue joints They've been used in both fresh and salt water. Some have been used for 20+ years. Titebond #3 is good stuff!! Bob Hayden

Hi ! Made a typo mistake, The sanding belt is 1 inch ,not 1/2 inch. Sorry! Bob Hayden

Hi Paul ! I made quite a few bow Sanders just like the ones that the guys have pictures. They work well! But about 20 years ago I desided I needed a motorized one, So a friend of mine made one for me from my rough design drawings. It uses the 1/2"sanding belt .The belt is 120 inches in diameter...

Hi Captn. Were these fish Redfish? Carved a few a number of years ago. Have one left. But didn't put that many spots on them. What 's an average number? Bob Hayden

Hank ! please check your PM file. Thanks ! Bob Hayden

I've been real happy using FAMO WOOD #1 Professional Wood Filler Water Based Formula. Harry Jobes introduced me to it back in 1982. Been using it since then. Works great ! Because it's water based it easy to clean up around the glass eye with a damp Q-Tip Harry dosen't use it for eye setting...

Hi Jon ! The article about Lou Tisch describes the process very well.We've been building and hunting with scull boats for over 40 years. It is one of the most enjoyable forms of waterfowl hunting there is. There are different type of boats that are designed for different conditions but they all...

Hi . The boats we made had a slanted front for easier towing and rowing. We always use the take apart kayak paddles for paddling. If the wind isn't real strong it's easy to unhook the boat from the mooring anchor and paddle to retrieve a cripple that's pretty close. Bob H