I made some Y boards today

[Jody Durant]

Today was frustrating…

I ran out of fiberglass cloth, I am low on resin and I have to wait a couple more days for the boat to cure before I can prime. No one in my area stock fiberglass supplies so I wanted something else to do.

I am not a craftsman or an engineer and I dont know exactly what inspired me to build these today other than trying to maximize the number of decoys I can haul in my BBSB. I can usually carry about two dozen deeks and I try to include a goose floater or two, as well as a dozen duck silhouettes. The silos only work for a short time when the tide is actually low enough and placing them and retirieving them is a nightmare of two foot deep or worse mud. Then I got to thinking what if I carried goose silhouettes and remembered seeing spreaders for floating silos and, after a search here, I found some design patterns. It took forever to find them though because I couldn’t remember what they were called exactly.

Anyways, thanks to this board, it was a simple project. They arent perfect but they will work PERFECTLY for me. The silos and the boards can stow under the bow- space I never really utilized before.

 

[RM Anderson]

Today was frustrating…

I ran out of fiberglass cloth, I am low on resin and I have to wait a couple more days for the boat to cure before I can prime. No one in my area stock fiberglass supplies so I wanted something else to do.

I am not a craftsman or an engineer and I dont know exactly what inspired me to build these today other than trying to maximize the number of decoys I can haul in my BBSB. I can usually carry about two dozen deeks and I try to include a goose floater or two, as well as a dozen duck silhouettes. The silos only work for a short time when the tide is actually low enough and placing them and retirieving them is a nightmare of two foot deep or worse mud. Then I got to thinking what if I carried goose silhouettes and remembered seeing spreaders for floating silos and, after a search here, I found some design patterns. It took forever to find them though because I couldn’t remember what they were called exactly.

Anyways, thanks to this board, it was a simple project. They arent perfect but they will work PERFECTLY for me. The silos and the boards can stow under the bow- space I never really utilized before.

That is really cool!

 

[Jody Durant]

I think it is a case in which you guys have thought of everything already.

 

[Steve Sanford]

Today was frustrating…

I ran out of fiberglass cloth, I am low on resin and I have to wait a couple more days for the boat to cure before I can prime. No one in my area stock fiberglass supplies so I wanted something else to do.

I am not a craftsman or an engineer and I dont know exactly what inspired me to build these today other than trying to maximize the number of decoys I can haul in my BBSB. I can usually carry about two dozen deeks and I try to include a goose floater or two, as well as a dozen duck silhouettes. The silos only work for a short time when the tide is actually low enough and placing them and retirieving them is a nightmare of two foot deep or worse mud. Then I got to thinking what if I carried goose silhouettes and remembered seeing spreaders for floating silos and, after a search here, I found some design patterns. It took forever to find them though because I couldn’t remember what they were called exactly.

Anyways, thanks to this board, it was a simple project. They arent perfect but they will work PERFECTLY for me. The silos and the boards can stow under the bow- space I never really utilized before.

Jody~

Very nice job! And your photos tell the whole story - no words needed!

All the best,

SJS

 

[Carl]

Very Nice!! I used a lot of Y-Boards back when I first started and had more scrap wood and time than $$$.
Most were buffies and bluebills. Worked great.

 

[Eric Patterson]

I am not a craftsman or an engineer and I dont know exactly what inspired me to build these today other than trying to maximize the number of decoys I can haul in my BBSB.

I think it was the fact you identified a need and have a strong desire to fill that need without whipping out the credit card and letting someone else do it for you. They call it self-reliance and I tend to look at it as a virtue that isn't seen as much these days. Just my observation....

 

[Jody Durant]

Someday soon when funds allow, I really want to put together a set of matching wood decoys to actually hunt over. A dozen mallards and a couple widgeon, maybe a Bufflehead… non-collectable types that wont be ruined if I repaint them. Years ago I inherited ten and a half dozen Victor decoys that I loved, except when I had to carry them. In college, I lived in a third story apartment and I remember going up and down those stairs, starting at 3am, and it would take me three trips. Unfortunately, they were stolen. Anyways, I can’t afford $100 plus-each wood blocks at the moment, but I do have six of the Victors rounded up. The Y boards kind of fall in line with the idea, something from a different era. My Real Geese silos arent period correct but this is all still in the development stages.

I am going to stick to my Goretex and breathable waders, but including the muzzleloader, I think it would be really cool to do a retro hunt, and if it is somewhat successful, do it often. My boat is 1960ish and the Victors 1960ish but the history of the boat design goes back further as of course, you guys know. I dont care as much about bird numbers as spending a day trying to imagine a more nostalgic time.

I also decided if I cant find some wooden birds, I’ll carve some myself. I’d rather not though… I have way too many projects going.