tod osier

Now that duck season is over, I'll be starting this winter's project. The restoration of a traditional van sant style sneak box. She...

My experience with a long tail on the Potomac is that they mostly hit rocks when you are idling. There is enough flex in the shaft that...

The hybrids can be cool looking birds. I've seen a couple of strange looking ones that I didn't know where they came from. Of course...

Out of all the hybrids I've shot, I've only got 2 of the 50-50 blend black x mallard cross. The nicest thing about the ones I've killed...

I don't think freezing alters DNA. Rather, I believe freezing preserves it. Remember, they dig mammoths out of glaciers after 15,000...

This exactly. By moving my bulkheads around a little I changed finished heights a touch, which became visible once I dry-fitted my...

Quick day trip with my bride today up to Lake Mattamuskeet. This is a place both of our dad's used to duck hunt (didn't know each...

You seem to be suggesting that Eric and I have a peer.

I think we just did. :)

We should publish a paper and put it in the Journal of American Duckboats.

My theory :) :

My experiences are similar. At one time my bunks were black polyethylene plastic. Besides the boat nearly sliding off the bunks and...

I added UHMW to the last 3 foot of my bunks at one time. Until I noticed accelerated hull wear in that area. 100% carpet for me from...

I've seen reports of slicks trashing glass over wood hulls (sand getting in there and the low friction coefficient of the plastic allows...

You describe they way they say to do it in their materials, so that is what I'd do. I like all the padding I can get, I'm trailering on...