Higbee Pond box
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I really liked mine, and as I noted on FB, and posted here on DBs, made several changes to make it work better for me. I used it for taking more decoys when I had only my BBSB and wanted to layout hunt. I could fit a few more dozen decoys and once deployed, I simply anchored it off where I didn't want birds to land. I sold it a few yrs ago because I had not been using it. Needed space and funds to fund the next project at the time (AA Blackjack).
Dang. These things must grown on vines in your area. Neat find.
CaptBobKeeney
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They must but we are fortunate for all the original Duck machine then higbee’s were all built in south jersey.
Steve Sanford
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Good morning, Bob - and Dave~
Sweet little vessel! As you know, I draw a distinction between gunning boxes (coffins) and pond boxes. I have never built the latter - but did own one built to Zack Taylor's design many years ago. I never hunted it - just used it to tend my gaff sloop which was moored in Bellport Bay briefly.
At 7'3" LOA and 3' beam - your Higbee is close to some of the full-length coffins I have built. My coffins are 31 inches wide (at the chines). I am guessing from that foredeck - 21 inches? - that she will trim well fore and aft. So, I am wondering how stable she is athwartships.
I look forward to your sea trials!
All the best,
SJS
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roy brewington
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Thats a neat little Bx. Grassed up right it should disappear. Is there room under deck for size 14 boots ,not splayed out ,when ones laid out?
Early on, before I opened the cockpit, I did use mine to gather decoys. Sat on the deck with a kayak paddle, it did not paddle well. It has chines, and a concave hull so it towed well, but did not paddle well, though did float me just fine.