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Anthony, Thank you, I was wondering where I had seen them. One regret I have is not visiting their shop, and buying a boat. They made great quality boats. I hope the new owner is faithful to the build quality.

Ha! A motor would be a hoot. Brings to mind those crazy videos of a kid in a 10' boat with a 90, porpoising like crazy. I have braved the crossing of small creeks in this style, maybe 15' across. Push off on one side, grab for the grass on the other. No oars, paddles etc. We were all young once. :)

Anthony, I built a couple of boxes from Steve's early plans in the 80's or early 90's. Or I should say, my interpretation of what he built as I didn't have a set of plans per se. They were ok, maybe if I built a couple more I'd improve my technique and like them more. I keep going back to the...

My family traditionally used the coffin style layout for hunting the Spartina grass marshes in New England. The coffin is quite simple, not nearly as refined as the Steve Sanford boxes. Black ducks are the number one puddle duck target species, well known for their wariness. A good hide is...

Well done saving the pup. Judging by the family photo, he's found his happy place. Although by the look on his face, your lab might disagree.

It's tough to gauge the size of the fitting, and extent of the cracks. There's more than one crack, and I bet they'll continue to extend outward even if repaired. As noted above, it may be difficult to obtain a good weld or bond if adhesives are used. An alternative if all else fails and the...

It occurs to me that most of the states with such restrictions have little to no navigable waterways, save the big rivers. Waterfowlers such as myself enjoy "freelancing" in large measure because of the vast public trust areas available to us. In states without big water, maybe they just don't...

I spend several nights each month in local commission meeting representing my clients projects. Been doing it for more than forty years. As far as I can tell, the majority of people on commissions get on for one of three reasons: 1. They are idealists who believe they can make a positive...

Eric, I was thinking the same about funding. The question is, does anyone with the power to do it believe as we do, or do they side with those who would restrict access?

Wow Jode, what a pair of redheads.

It's depressing and frustrating reading about the parade of states and provinces going this route. No doubt bad apples bear some responsibility for poor landowner relations, but as Brad said the bottom line is money. Is it ever anything else? It's going to be the death of hunting and fishing...

Mine had black lung, but lived until about 80. When I was little he took me to one of the closed mines, a 1/4 mile across the road and then railroad tracks, from the house he grew up in. You could walk in horizontally about a hundred feet or so to where the elevator shaft was located. The...