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Looks like a fun project. As long as you are not planning on gunning with it this year. Joe

I had a similar experience with a 13' Widgeon. We could only go 15 mph and we had a following sea at about 25 mph. The waves were washing over the stern. No water made it into the cockpit. That little coaming did its job. Fortunately we were in the bay. I don't want to think about what...

I was doing a plumbing job this week and I noticed that Pex snaps into clamps that screw into wood framing. It has about 1/4" standoff similar to grass rails. Pex is fairly rigid, especially when cold. I was going to use the Fusion paint which comes in flat camo colors. I could wrap the...

The port bow is an inch and a half higher than the starboard bow / side. I am sure that the fiberglass hull was cast off a plug made from an old sailing sneakbox that might have been a bit out of shape. I tried a test sample using 1/2" white Pex for the grass rails. Not traditional but it...

I discovered that epoxy attracts gnats better than fly paper. I have thousands stuck to the 6 oz cloth coat. The surface looks like a poppy seed roll. Joe

Getting close. Center floor board installed. Top deck has seal coat drying. Joe

George is correct - Animal Trap decoy's were made in Pascagoula Miss. There were a number of decoy factories located there. It is close to the source of Tupelo wood. This area was active in decoy manufacture from the 1940-s thru early 1950-s. Joe

I had the master pattern maker to follow. You did the engineering which was the heavy lifting, Joe

Steve - Redleg's floor boards appear to be 16" center board , 8" side boards? Joe

Got the deck skinned. Coming in the home stretch. I need a week for the 3M 5200 to set up than I can glass the deck. I am going to start on the floor boards tomorrow Joe

Looking at this project I think I should find a Southbay for next year's project Joe

I plan on cutting the 1/4" plywood to slightly oversize and painting the underside with epoxy to seal it. I will be putting the A side down as you suggested. This boat is nice and solid. The top skin will harden it up. I did add 2-1/4" to the skeg. Now it is 4-1/2" deep which should make...

Getting there. Bill, The McCormick black duck is painted Joe

Haven't posted in awhile but I have been busy.

Vince --- you can never have too many decoys. Joe

When I worked in trades, the rule was to get enough up front to cover materials. Unfortunately, not all buyers are reliable.

We got 2 elk on a Wyoming hunt. We had to rent horses to get them out. The lesson is only shoot the big ones near a road.

Thank you Bill and Steve .... I will get some 19 and 21-s.