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Yep - the head is the tell all for me on Mexican vs. Mottled. A pretty drake mottled that is 100% mottled duck has a very bright head. Mexican ducks have a darker mustier head. We killed a few Mexican ducks in south texas a few years back, and I sort of regret not keeping one to do a Mexican...

The project on my work bench this month is building somewhere for my workbench to go

Steve, there is actually a marine plywood supplier I found yesterday in Raleigh, NC (about two hours from me). They sell quarter and half sheets so I will just pick up a quarter sheet. It will be good to have on hand for future projects/repairs also

Hey guys, little bit of an update. Talked to Tom last night and he gave me some great insight on the repair. Steve, you were correct, it is a balsa core. My main question was what his thoughts were with me not having the real estate for a full depth 12:1 slope. He told me not to worry about...

Thanks Anthony, I shot them an email explaining the situation. Very curious to hear their thoughts on how to make the patch with the 12:1 not being feasible on two of the four sides.

Thank you Neal. I will absolutely flip the hull over. I am actually surprised with how light this hull is considering its construction. A team of a couple or three guys should be able to flip it. Good to hear you had good luck with a steeper angle. After watching some of the videos recommended...

Thank you Tom and Rick, this forum is a wealth of knowledge and I appreciate your help. Let me ask this, and apologies in advance if this is a dumb question. The 12:1 slope you sanded your existing hull to.....the area where my hull needs patched is near a couple "hard edges" i.e. it's not in a...

This is great information all! Richard, thank you for the photos, that is very helpful. Couple follow up questions..... It looks as if you cut a piece of plywood to match the hole you created, what type of plywood did you use and how did you "fasten" it to the existing plywood in the hull? Or...

Good morning all, proud to say that this weekend I became the new owner of a 1993 TDB Classic 14. I picked this boat up from a true gentleman of a duck hunter in Central Pennsylvania that was a pleasure to deal with. He was very up front with the history and story of the boat and the condition...

Thank you for the detailed pictures and explanations Steve, that is great. I also planned on gunning over the port side. My hunting partner is left handed and will be sitting in the bow end of the cockpit. His swing and my swing naturally work out better to gun over the port side. The only thing...

Thank you Rod, this is a 93 model as well. I am still a young buck so I don't mind sitting low ;)

Well folks, the sneakboat dilemma has been solved. I ran across a 14' TDB classic for a price that I could not pass up. I am going to pick it up this weekend and have sent a deposit to hold the boat. The boat needs some general TLC and one area of fiberglass repair. It will be a nice project and...

Well we couldn't help ourselves, last day of season was Monday and we wanted to break 500. Monday afternoon me and a buddy went, just 2 guns. We landed two groups perfect. Killed 20 out of 2 groups with 2 guns. 514 on the month!

Fellas, it is bad here in NC. My part fared fine but the Western part of the state is absolutely devastated. I am taking a 26' gooseneck full of supplies up the mountain tomorrow. The death count you see on the news is nowhere near what it is in actuality. Our family friends live there and have...