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Good morning, Tom~ Congratulations on fine work all around - especially the two boys! No better way to begin life than with a Broadbill decoy. But...I'm presuming/hoping you're not naming the young lads Lesser Bill and Greater Bill. All the best, SJS

Been pretty busy lately. Messed around with some flatwork on an old toolbox for work. Decided to try a dead hanger for the first time. So just got a foot roughed out a little. And working on some twin broadbills for my twin boys! Who decided to make an entrance yesterday. Mom and babies...

How about if the Jon boat project?

Steve, another nice project. Thanks for sharing.

Really cool. Any more pics ?

Nice boat. There?s a few rebuilds in the archives of this site. Dave did a nice rebuild on a Sam hunt, I did a few of them the most recent my Garvey. Search NJ Garvey restoration under my name and also Heinrichs sneakbox renovation for pics and progress shots of what I did. Both are glass over...

Nice work bill. Good to see some boat builds going on again. The cackler is a sweet design. If I didn?t find my Garvey I would have wanted to build an extended cackler or honker myself.

Thanks Phil. I?m looking forward to see the rest of this build. How will you be transporting this one?

Dave, thanks for the heads up. Phil, what changes to the construction method? I haven?t bought the plans yet but did a little research. Looks like 1/4 ply and glass with some framing. And btw sorry for the thread hijack

I see waterfowl works sells the Busick plans. That looks to be about what I?m looking for. Lighter weight would be better for sliding it up onto my tender.

Nice work Phil. I know that?s much different but Ive been thinking about building a one man layout. Is the layout you built your design or from a set of plans? Any recommendations on plans?

Thanks guys. Steve, I peeled a lot of it right off. Then tried a heat gun on the tough spots with a little success. My best option was an old handplane. It took some of the wood off but it all got sanded and faired out. As far as the floor, I was instructed by a friend with experience to...

Nice work Steve! Looks good on the water.

The second maiden voyage of its life after the rehab. Overall it performed better than expected. It drafted very little water, was extremely stable, and solid. My 15 hp Suzuki pushed it well. Not winning any races but it got on plane with me, my dad and some fishing gear. We even got a few...

Cedar false floor going in slowly but surely.

Then I flipped it and painted the inside. And here it found its home on the trailer.

Finally got it painted over the last few months.

A mallard and green wing recently finished. And a new toy for my workbench. Sailrite LSZ-1 for some canvas work