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steve nylon 1 inch webbing is what marsh hawk came with it was pop riveted to deck special washer pop wth washer built in an washer under deck still on my hawk 16 years i got olive color that blended nice with boat color ken had bought one of the hawks back in the day the strap was so...

look at product called aqua strip i used it on my tdb 17 to remove old paint over original gelcoat it worked well original gelcoat was not damaged the video on product calls for cellophane over product to seal moisture i had to do some spots twice scrubbing with stiff nylon brush but boat...

the flaps are a mold i built for the marsh hawk boat i would custom make them to southbay size i believe 5 ft the hawks flaps are 7 ft i bring them to duck boat show and sell in pairs some bought complete kits grass rails and hinges the flaps on hawk would extend to just before motor to...

paul did it fire before taken apart if it did take washer you put in out mark fire pin where it is now take washer out dry fire against a spent shell see if fire pin came out farther if did thewasher in wrong or not seeing end of firing pin could be mushroomed or broke. paul if still stumped...

paul no pics of bolt but would think main spring nut main spring washer which way it goes on you have to play with good luck hope it works out I just restored a 1909 auto loader Remington new stock and rebuilt the bolt and springs shoots good

paul strip bolt down again the washer should go to spring side of firing pin has a nut screwed down on going back to bolt handle I believe called main spring nut not positive but worth a look rick

looking for sum help with loads used in blk powder shotgun . I use to use equal equal rescipe lead to powder with a tad more shot good patterns on paper plates at 30 yds. I want to shoot bismuth for ducks would I add more shot to make up the weight of lead that I'm substuting. I'm using rs...

steve, you will have to add me to list bought two copies. the problem with both disc one labeled disc two, both disc are the same and freeze up in don law interview, with color bars running on disc. this is happening on both sets. I tried them on two different players thanks rick

steve , that's why I'm thinking round no edge to catch. it would be able to slide back and forth with out edge pinch. the keel on pod starts at 2 in bottom to about 4 in top with round edge. trail and error. like old timers use to say it aint law so do it great show luv them black duck rick.

steve, you might want to put runners on bottom. notice on my pods the one with a keel pulled easier on dry marsh less surface area in contact with ground equals less friction. I'm going to try putting spring scale on your box with flat to ground and one with pvc pipe cut in half length ways ...

steve thanks big help. I had 14 half by 6 wide by 4 ht. the body looked like a lawn dart. I will cut it some then reshape just glad I didn't cut whole sheet of old blk cork up. the wind on the bay is wicked this am gusting to 50 plus mph. I will play in shop today thanks again rick ps...

steve, I was wondering what the measurements are of the model 63 blk duck. I have 7 heads and bodies were in bad shape so dumped bodies after sandy. I down sized a mac decoy but head to body ratio is not looking right. any help appreciated thanks rick

steve, 1/2 ht. by 1 in I have been using clear cca 5/4 decking been playing around with trex decking leave in sun bends like a wet noodle. I'm doing the same process as you. I'm rounding over top of rail with router but I use belt sander to take edge off bottom just a touch just to keep...

sean, I soak wood a couple of days. I start by laying rail on rub rail flange grain flat. I tie the 2 rails about a foot to foot half apart at bow then go to transom an put another rope around the end. I then draw the ends in slow. you might need to clamp rail in center on both sides to keep...

rick , I hunt my 87 lbs lab and myself out of 10 aqua pod. he lays down along side my legs on right side while I'm gunning off the left both of us are laying down low in boat. I can send u pics off my cell if interested rick