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Thanks Frank . . . by the way, I checked out your website. Gorgeous work!

Ha! Yeah . . .

Thanks for the advice! Weight is a consideration in my build. I'm planning on trailering, but would really like for it to be light enough for a short carry/drag since there have been times when the feeder creeks I launch in are locked up in solid ice. But if it's that hard to work with and I...

I've heard a bit here and there about using small size shot (like #7s) on ducks. I absolutely agree with Patrick that we need to be respectful of the animals we're hunting and take ethical, clean-kill shots at reasonable ranges. But I really have my doubts as to whether steel #7s carry enough...

Maybe this is a stupid question, but does anyone have experience with kevlar in a build? It's probably prohibitively expensive for use as an all-over-the-boat cloth, but maybe someone has tried it? I'm thinking of possibly using it along the chines, keelsons, bow/stem to provide a little extra...

Ditto! Some great eats there! And congrats on Gus's first striper!

You could tow it behind your big boat like a water skier and "pass shoot". ;-) Hahaha . . . kidding, of course!

I have been using Ortho Home Defense for several years around the exterior of the house only. I spray around the bottom of the siding, window sills, thresholds, soffits. No issues with my pups so far . . . I do keep them away from it until its had several hours to dry, but that's just common...

Slick . . . wish I had done that!

What's the easy way? Just skip the keelson altogether? I kicked around the idea of trying to build her stitch & glue, but decided I'd be better off just following the plans straight on my first build . . .

Got the two 1x4s attached and laminated last nite. Thank you so much for the help, guys! I really really appreciate it!!!

Nice fish! Makes me kinda homesick . . .

Bwahahaha . . .

Great question! In the pre-build, planning, obsessing stage of the project I asked the designer about that. The plans and pics of another builder's progress that he sent me did not have any kind of limber holes at all. (I didn't even know what a limber hole was until you just used the term...

Thanks for the help, guys! All these ideas take time . . . and I grew up with a microwave oven in my house, so I'm not much into waiting on things! Hahaha . . . Plus, I'm trying to get this boat ready to hunt by Sept! SO . . . I went and bought two 1x4s and will attach and laminate them this...

Lacquer thinner may help. Denatured alcohol is impressive on a lot of things. I was going to suggest acetone, but I see you've already given that a go. If you get desperate enough, I have no doubt that muriatic acid would take it up . . . along with some of your garage floor. Hahaha . . . I've...

Beautiful!

As I was bending the 2x4 keelson over the frames, I heard a crack. Of course, I stopped immediately. After some careful, slow application of pressure, I heard another crack and it came from the 2x4 keelson up toward the bow (furthest away in the attached pic). It was slight and there is...

Will do. I appreciate the tip!

Thanks Chris! I sure as heck hope I have it ready by this fall! First weekend of September is the opening of resident goose in my neck of the woods . . . yikes! I gotta get to work!