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Todd, I agree with you. Family history and how we lived in our past catches up with us one way or another. My dad died at age 44 from a MI, the same type I had at age 54. I always thought it was in my future when I was younger and it was. Working hard & playing hard on the front end of ones...

Heart Disease has been and still remains the #1 killer. Folks either ignore that or do not realize that cuz we are overwhelmed by so many other ways for our demise. Heart Attacks hurt and I mean way worse than Kidney Stones or anything else. I chewed 3 Ecotrin 325mg. Aspirins as soon as I...

The heads and bodies of the decoys tell me early George Soule Mallard decoys made for LL Bean. Almost identical to those in Fleckenstein book. Also Tuverson Manufacturing, St. James, MN comes to mind. Mabbe TUX-DUX, Madison,Conn. Even the obscure HANSELLS CORK DECOYS, Minneapolis, MN. Only...

Dave, I'm very sorry to read this as it is much to common. I say this as I suffered that type of MI the first time. My odds of survival were slim. The warning signs were there for a longtime but I did not pay attention to them (the list is long but should be read) most seem not to be major. We...

All one needs to toll King Divers is ONE very good oversize decoy on the outside of the spread about 30yrds...

I have not gotten a Knutsons catalog in many years, did not know if they were still in business. They always specialized in products that were unique and not offered anywhere else many for only a short time like the shell decoy you have. My hunting partners and I bought many things from them in...

"He could build you one way faster then repairing this one....." That's what my buddy at the boatworks told me. He also restored Cris-Craft and Lymans. If possible visit your builder as much as possible it's very rewarding in so many ways. I have hunted the St. Lawrence out of Clayton and...

Knutsons Catalog sold all sizes of field shell decoys even the size that you have. The ones we have are huge we had to lash them down on top the SUV (heads inside the SUV) for our trips out west. Got many a strange look from passing vehicles. I'm 5'10 1/2" and the decoy would cover most of me...

In the 1980's & 1990's more than one company made them in gigantic sizes. As Dave wrote large enough to hide under. My gunning partner and I bought the Snow Goose decoys. We did hide under them laying on Army Surplus rollup sleeping mats, before $$$ layout blinds. YES they do work. No, I no...

This is troubling news about what you have found so far. Sorry to read that. You have much work ahead. Brings to mind all the issues that led to the demise of my old sneakbox. The upside of my sneakbox problems was the 22 year lasting friendship with the man that owned the local boatworks. I...

Chuck, Coffee & Steel. A Rust Belt long standing tradition and way of life. Years ago Field & Stream did a article about how to make Cowboy Coffee. One of the sidebars of the article was the fact that the Pittsburgh, PA area consumed more coffee than anywhere in the USA. Steelworkers fuel...

I installed a drain plug on my SB, and it did help. The bilge pump in yours looks much more efficient than a drain plug as it sits much lower. I also carried a hand bailer, and 2 large sponges that combined are amazingly good at emptying water ASAP from the bottom of the vessel. I'm no expert...