bob welsh

https://duckboats.net/community/attachments/83a72be2-cdc6-4661-bcc3-67d6457d9b8b-jpeg.40703/ heres a pic of my boat

The planking on the shell lake duck boats was standard wood canvas canoe style. 3/16 by 3 inch wide planking clinch nailed( brass...

I Would bet it is a Mallard Queen . Based on the pics, it has the correct oar locks, interior shelf shape and standard wood/canvas...

The original position of the wood oar chocks with the rowing position forward of that position should give you ideas on what end is the...

Steve dont start hoarding midwest boats. stay in your lane, stick to scooters. wont be any left for me.

Shows that even in the 1960s duck hunters were trying to add motion to the spread. Nothing is new just refined and improved(maybe).

Need some measurements for a positive ID but a great lakes sneak for sure.

rare that the documented history of a boat surfaces great story

Great pic of the Nor West Freighter Canoes. Unfortunately the factory burned to the ground a short time ago.

That's the one.

Feb 22 2008 posted by Howard shows his new boat and donated to auction. Spent an hour looking for this . Interesting story that follows...

Nice you got on it right away otherwise more damage might happen if left unattended.

that's right Ed the man was building them and donated one to a DU chapter i can remember the guys avatar it was of him sporting a knit cap

My where are you located?

This was a boat built by a duck hunter from plans in the old popular mechanics or one of those. If you search svensons or dngoodchild...