Recent content by Tom Riegel

Hey Mo, After years of being out of the quail fields I decided I wanted to get back into upland hunting, so my search for a good upland dog was in order. I had been an avid reader of Gun Dog magazine for years and read plenty of articles related to the German Shorthair and just how versatile...

That was the problem. A rag, towel, hot water and a lil elbow grease did the job. Thanks Tod! i have just finished up lightly sandng with 80 grit and wiped her down. Just giving it a lil while for everything to settle and then I'll give her another wipe down with a tack cloth and I'll be on to...

Ok, well all of these answers make since. I live on the coast of NC and humidity here rarely falls below 50%. In fact, I ran a dehumidifier in the garage before and during the application just to get it down but never got it below 55%. As far as the temp in the garage I tried running an electric...

Had to redo the bottom of my Hummer layout this winter due to moisture and laminate separation. Started the fiberglass layout this past weekend using US Composite's 3-1 resin/hardener. I used it in the past and had 0 problems. Well, it setup withing 36 hours but had a slick sticky film on top...

Hey Folks, looking for a half sheet of marine plywood. Nothing special, its for the front decking of my buddy's jon boat. If you have some scrap left over from a build and don't need it just email me at Triegel63@gmail.com. Thanks!

John, Just read your posts.. I do like the look of your extended Cackler. Do you think it could be extended to 16'? I'm sure the beam would need to be extended along with the sheer. What's your thought? I'm still looking hard at the Devlin Honker but the 18' hull is still cramming my...

Hey Brad, thanks for the tip.. You would think that with as many marinas and boat repair shops that I would have plenty of marine plywood vendors in the area but not so... I basically only have one and you usually have to have them order it through their supplier and then you end up having to...

OK, those weren't finished weights those are the displacement weights... My bus... The Honker's displacement weight is actually 475 lbs. not 450 lbs, Phil, I hear ya... that's why I am doing my research and askin questions... I'm pretty sure the Honker is going to be my pick.. Like you said...

OH....another reason I am looking at the Snowgoose is due to limited build space. I only have a 12' x 21' single car garage but it is filled with a freezer, washer and dryer and cabinets, etc.... Now, I have thought about erecting one of those 10' x 20' canvas garages' which I could pick up for...

Phil, I thought your Honker had more freeboard than what the specs show. Any particular reason why you added another 7" to your boat? The Honker is already 8+ inches... As far as the Snowgoose it is less than both the Honker and the Cackler but if I add more to the length of the Snowgoose I...

Phil, Thanks for the reply.. Phil, is your Honker the one with the whale tale? Anyway, so $4500 for 2006 material cost. Even f it would cost an extra $500-$1000 because of increase in costs for the past 9 years, still not bad and I have a feeling I probably won't have as much material in mine...

Hey Folks! I know it has been awhile since the building of my Kara Hummer layout boat but now I am back looking at building another boat for a lil different use. While the Kara is great for cruising the sloughs and creeks here in the NC coastal areas in search of ducks, it is limited to just...

Nate, Thanks for the reply... Yep it was stored outside with a tarp covering it. I don't remember having a hard freeze this past Winter but who can remember. It just isn't something that we experience here in the South but it does happen. Okay, either way it looks like I have alot of work to...

Hey Folks! I know it has been a while since I posted but I decided to start getting things ready for the soon to be here duck season. Went out to the Kara I built a few years back to unviel her for the season. When I pulled the tarp off look at what I found. When building her I first epoxied...

Great story Dave... My season ended last weekend hunting blue bills and Buffles...my daughter had a baketball tournament this weekend so instead of being in the boat I was in the stands. Even though they lost their second game my 5' 2" buzz saw did pretty well putting on one heck of a defensive...