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Seems to be working now. v/r Bill

Bob, I made 3 different color groups based off a post by Steve Sutton. Brown/orange, green/black (kind of subdued, so it would not be bright green), and a darkened dyed grass. Took the 3 strands, wrapped around my hand to form a loop, and zip tied to a 1" hole size nylon fish/sports net. Then...

Bob, I've used RIT dye on raffia, and it usually holds good color for several years. Brown/a little orange, green/ a little black or green/brown combo seem to work well for me. The hotter the water the better. And the raffia has really held up well, even after being trailered many miles...

Tides definitely make a difference, and going out is usually best shooting. But, watch the water level with your boat, unless you brought a lunch and full thermos of coffee :) [/URL]

Carl, I have had good experience with Remington 870 express 20 gauge. They are reasonably priced at a lot of the sporting goods store. Of course 12 gauge Remington 870 Express is usually same price- nothing says you can't shoot lighter shells out of it. If the HR Pardner is similar to the New...

Eric, Glad to hear you solved the mystery. -Bill

Eric, Thanks for the offer. Would take you up on it but our HOA would pitch a fit if they saw one hanging on my shop. Just have to eat the elephant one bite at a time (in the cooler hours, of course). -Bill

Carl, Yes, it is hot. Much easier to stay inside and drink beer than work. Most of our efforts have been between 8 and 11 PM. Maybe I'll add a breaker and wire in an A/C unit! Take care, Bill

Dave, Good to hear from you. When getting ready to start this project, I actually looked for the posts from your Cackler build and Andrew's Snow Goose build, but they appear to be casualties of the forum format change. Would love to see any pics from you build or subsequent mods. I seem to...

All, Been crazy busy here, but have we made some steps (and sidesteps) working on the Cackler. As I stated before, we opted to lengthen the lofting stations to 12.75” and “upsize” all the plan dimensions by 12.75/12 (with a couple exceptions, mostly related to motorwell geometry). The...

Bob, Looks great. Wow- what a clean setup. Were you going with 2 sets of knees since the boat is longer than the original plans? We were finalizing cutting out/routing knees tonight, and still have to cut out the rear floatation bulkheads and cut the access holes in all the other bulkheads...

You could try another barrel. When my 11-87 was new, I was not shooting well with it, so I patterned it and discovered it was low and to the right. I bought a new barrel, and it patterned 50/50, like it should. Shot much better after that. Never fussed at Remington about it, but it seems...

Eric, Sounds great. Will call you tomorrow. thanks, Bill

Steve, Thanks. Any thoughts on poplar? That may be easy and cheap for me to get. v/r Bill

Hi. Progress on the Cackler has been slow, but we should pick up the pace soon. Have been shopping for keelson/combing/strongback wood, and have been considering white oak. Does anyone have any experience on how it holds up with epoxy/fiberglass boat construction? It is listed as a wood that...

All, It’s looking like a Cacklery kind of summer on Duckboats. We have started the build process on our upsized Cackler, and will see if we can keep up with Bob. The wood arrived last week, and epoxy/fiberglass today. We decided to go with 3/8 meranti hull/deck, 3/8 okoume deck, ¾ okoume...

Tod, Thanks. May rethink stretching by adding an inch to each stations- goal was to add the extra length to the cockpit. I seem to recall you made a very helpful post when you did some maintenance on your Snowgoose. Can not seem to find that post now. Was that before the change in website...

All, Hello. Well, after 11 years (boy, how the time flies), it’s time to start on a new boat. I offered my older son a boat for his college graduation, which he enthusiastically took me up on, and it looks like it is going to be a stretched Cackler. Over the years we got a lot of mileage...

Bob, Looks like you are off to a great start. My son and I are about to get busy on the exact same project- stretched Cackler. Just need to get the wood and epoxy ordered. Anyhow, I see you are building with the "open method" instead of the "upside down" approach with forms like the plans...

Steve, Same deal with my BB2 with a 25 hp Yamaha. I adjusted the engine up until it started to feel loose on the water, then dropped it down a hair. It then porpoised with 6 gallons under the front deck, so I added small wedges (was actually 3/8 waste from scarfing for the build). This...