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All~ Been flat-out with duckboats, farm and Life stuff of late - but did squeeze in a bit of decoy work. This Wildfowler had been in a fire before it came to me. I love the shape! It is an Old Saybrook or maybe a Quogue bird. We did not know it had lived as a Hen 'til close inspection...

Anthony~ As a matter of fact, those pipe sections did come from a Bear-mangled bird feeder post. I did not use the one the Bear mangled last month, however. We are waiting 'til December to re-erect it..... I will but some more galvanized bext week. All the best, SJS

Part 4 - ALL DONE! I experimented with both old galvanized oarlocks and new bronze ones. I opted for the latter so I could get a nice fit in the nylon inserts - both snug and quiet. The inserts (from West Marine - as were the oarlocks) were too snug for the galvanized pipe. So, I used the...

Part 3~ Everything was carefully marked - and inspected below - before boring the necessary holes. Each backer block was fitted around framing below - the area to get 3M 5200 on the deck was carefully masked. Fasteners are 1/4-inch s/s carriage bolts - with fender washers and nylocks...