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I stand corrected! This site is always teaching me something new.

Similar to what Steve does, I made this jig. I was able to bend the conduit with it, aluminum likely would be easier.

Riley, welcome aboard..... the archives of this site will take up more hours than you have, but there is great info to peruse. Where possible, I would not replace with plywood. The beauty of these vintage craft is their functionality. I mistakenly over engineered my BBSB refurb back in 2009...

Humm, an interesting project. Each hull has keel, right, folded or welded standing seam down the centerline? I would think it would track decent. An interesting project for sure. I can envision a collapsable frame that clamped them together, maintaining each hull parallel to each other...

I have been slowly but surely building up my library of decoy molds. Most of them I am making myself from silicone, a couple are aluminum I have acquired. Most recently, I have been making molds of the TJ Hookers that were popular in the late 80s. I had a pair of the Blackducks that I bought...

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I bought a hull, in decent shape, cover was cracked but all there... for $1350 3 yrs ago. Sold it a yr later with a little repair started for $1500. As pristine as you say, on a trailer, it is likely in the $2500 range. Often times, we hold on to a nice rig as it is worth more to ourselves...

Bill, where are you located? I have a couple different poles that I use as anchors. We hunt very thick mud on a river tide. Conventional anchors on a rode, even with chain are a PITA. We bought a couple of the fittings from Max-Gains. and they work very well. I think we bought the glass rod...

Bill, what is the material you used for your mothermold?

Bill, I use plastic corrugated 1" strips as a dam to contain the silicone. Hot glued to the base. Thivex thickener for subsequent coats will build up the silicone thickness quickly. What hardness and what brand silicone are you using? I have been pricing and find the Shore 20A on Amazon the...

Folks, I have been building up an inventory of molds to continue the traditional decoys..... I have most of the Herters molded, all of the TJ Hookers, one of the VADAM, etc. Working for my retirement side hustle! Anyway, I am in need of a decent Herters pintail both in 63 and 72. I have the...

I make them from my rejects! Though, I am casting foam. When I have a body that does not fill or has a void in the breast, I cut it off at an angle. Bore a hole deep and glue in a pvc pipe. Then restle coat and paint it up. I made feet from the neoprene of waders, painted orange (mallard)...