Recent content by Tim Speight

Looking for a Mudbuddy or Beavertail pop-up blind for a 1648. Send me a message if you have a blind you are ready to let go. Thanks Tim

Super! Thanks Eric!

Site member Brad Taylor recently left his position as an eighth grade math teacher to become the Shop Teacher at South Rowan High School. Their first class project will be to build a duck boat! How cool is that? Due to school budgeting constraints Brad has set up a GoFundMe account to raise...

So sorry for your loss. The stories of your adventures with Steve have been wonderful windows into a very special friendship. Thank you for sharing.

Thanks Eric This page was an inspiration for the videos that Pat and I put together. Tim

Hi Steve Here's the URL to a video I made to outline how I tie up longlines Tim https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1jlPo55VSE

Hi Dennis Reach out to Bob Welsh (Duckboats member from the Chicago area). I believe Bob took measurements off a Dan Kidney boat with the intentions of building one. Don't know whether he ever did. Tim

Thanks Dave Tim

I really like using the StarCraft v-shaped hulls for tender boats...very roomy, handle and ride well. However, their original construction utilized a 1.5" thick wooden transom which is about 70" wide. The combination of the transom span, a four stroke engine that weighs in excess of...

Hi Steve The vessel is a 1974 StarCraft Holiday 21 I purchased from an older gentleman in Wisconsin. I thought the deck,transom and motor were in better condition than they turned out to be, so once I started digging I kept going until there was only a bare hull. The hull paint was questionable...

Eric has an extensive explanation in the help area. But here's my brief description: Save your photos to your computer using a file name that has no spaces (make sure your text and photos are going to be smaller than 100 KB) Then in the posting area click on the Browse button and select the...

Hey Frank how about some photos of that Dan Kidney boat?

I've been bringing this project along, slowly, the past couple of years. Sandblasted, painted and rewired the trailer. Stripped the hull, inside and out. Flipped the beast over (with help from friends) to coat the bottom with slick epoxy bottom product. Flipped it back over (with...

Thanks Steve Quite the talented group of gentlemen mentioned in that piece. One of Gromme's illustrations was used for the 1945 Federal Duck Stamp, a Black & White wash painting of Northern Shovelers in flight. Enoch Reindahl was also an accomplished artist, and I didn't even mention Jospeh...

In this interview Jim Wierzba shares his knowledge of Wisconsin decoys and the artists that made them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koxUumfsDLo Tim