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I picked up half a dozen unfinished H&H divers. My hunting partner in VT has some finished decoys he acquired some yrs ago when WingSet closed up. These are ground up yellow cork with a binder, pressed into a mold it appears. My thought is to seal them with some oil duckboat paint I have...

Anthony, thanks for posting up all the pictures. I made it home last evening before dark. Navigating the island with a trailer is not for the faint of heart! Bumper to bumper, on broken concrete roads.... crazy NY drivers! But the only casualty was a trailer light. It was a beautiful day...

Rich, I will generally hunt this by myself. In a few years, I hope to have a grandchild along, but the boys are just now 2yrs old and the girls are 6 months, and due next month! I made a seat that puts me 12" off the floor so I will hunt off the starboard slightly angled. Back in the front...

This coming weekend, I will take my SBDB north to the SSWA Fall boat show. This past weekend I greased the hubs, and checked the air pressure on the trailer. Put some more grass on the boat and loaded up some gear to bring to the show. I have a few parts from Brian Garman's hull to pass...

There is a Maxi in SE VA on FB Marketplace.... I have been tempted, as I don't have one but already struggle to store the 5 I have.

Best tool for cleaning up/removing the mess is a multi-tool. Can run the blade along the floor and minimize a lot of sanding/grinding. Does the hull have keelsons or a keel? I would want something running fore to aft either under the hull or inside. Then add some cross ribs. As others...

Eric, only you know the level of frustration, and effort required to maintain this site. Know that those of us that have been longtime participants appreciate it. I am willing to financially support what is needed to keep the forum alive, and would follow to a new site/provider. Is there a...

This boat is taking a lot of grass! I have cut 3 times now, and am close to done. I found a great tool that should make field touch up easy and fast, and safer than my hand scythe when in waders!

I just went through this myself a few weeks back. Moving from boat to boat is always challenging. I try to outfit each completely, but sometimes $$ prevents that. So here are the few things that I move from boat to boat. 1. fire extinguisher 2. anchors 3. spotlight 4. throwable PFD The...

Steve, I don't have any pictures of the flag, but it is nothing fancy. Originally I had custom fitted fluorescent and reflective covers made by Mom for the 15hp motor and the Dodge and Krowl Ice Scooter. When I got the Scaup, the cover still fit the 25hp, with some added webbing to the straps...

I know Salt Hay is traditional on a South Bay Duck Boat, but where I will hunt is fresh/brackish water, and out East on the salt marsh. But even out east, the areas we hunt are varied backgrounds, not pure meadow. So, I determined to start this yr with a mix of materials. I bought some...

Scott, get yourself a copy of Sam Devlin's Stitch and Glue boat building. You will be doing a build up of internall filleting, followed by glass taping inside. It is not a single tape of the seam. Check out Eric's build on this site starting with the Stitching at a minimum and follow it...

I removed the block that was preventing the hard cover from fitting. I am noodling out an alternative that does not infringe on the internal width for the occasions I want to have the rear flaps inboard.

I have a signed copy. The first Easton Waterfowl Shop I attended, Dr. Walsh spoke at the theather across from the Tidewater. Loved the way he said "De Coys".

Well, I decided to set the hard cover on and install some strap eyes to secure it for roadtrips.... and it will not fit! The extra blocks I added to allow the rear flaps to mount inboard for solo hunts are just too tight. I might be able to trim the cover just enough to make it fit, but hate...

Capt., Brian Garman suggested the same.... I just hated to compromise the vintage oar. It is not a turned shaft, it has been shaped by hand, and the profile would be a real challenge to try to sleeve.

Well, I charged ahead... picked up a plumbing fitting from Home Depot and made it fit. Epoxied and screwed it in place. Then opened a hole in the back of the blind for the blade. I will only engage this when motoring or when all set up and hunting so the oar is out of the...

With the SBDB I bought came a beautiful 12ft shoving oar, and a 12ft pushpole with Herters foot. I soaked both spars in BLO and would like to use at least the shoving oar. I will build a spot on the trailer to haul the oar when trailering but stowing it on the hull during the hunt is a...

Roy, my Mom looks forward to our projects.... brings back old times with all the schemes I have come up with over the many years. Tough on her machine, good thing it is a good one. I am sure I could figure it out myself, but as long as she is willing and able, she will have a part in my boat...

Rich, I intend to put the decoys inside, and maybe on the foredeck. I usually use less than 18 decoys with the small boat. If we switch over to Brant, then I can run back to the truck and switch out. This hull feels much larger than my BBSB. Though I have not loaded it with decoys yet...