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Dave, I believe what you read was from Eric where he had a problem on his Scaup that he built, which he used knees instead of a full bulkhead, which eventually had problems. I think it was cracking where the knee and floor joint came together. If a crack or break is going to occur, it is...

I have some friends who insist on using lights all over their boats. Personally I prefer using my own built in night vision, and keeping any lights to a minimum. Your Yamaha has the capability of charging a batter as it sits right now, you just need to purchase a "rectifier kit" from your...

Hi Jeff, Try Spectrum, they produce all kinds of gel coat for many of the boat manufacturers and can match just about anything. I have no idea if they are reasonably priced for these custom batches, but it would be worth a shot. They produce most of the aftermarket repair color matched gel...

Seems to me like these "fins" would defeat the purpose/advantages of a displacement hull. I have to agree with Jim, on a slow moving, tippy displacement hull, such as a BBSB, I would think this could prove dangerous in a following sea. On the other hand, the Calkins Bartender boats (not a...

Todd - That fugly fish is a Lingcod, extremely ugly but very good tasting. I personally think the Lingcod is better tasting than the Halibut. And no I did not take my boat halibut fishing. On that particular trip the ocean laid down like a lake, but it is very rarely that way, which makes...

Yeah, just kinda out of no where! Actually, that was the day of that big thunder/lightening storm we had a few weeks ago. I was picking my fiance and all her friends up (with another boat) after her baccalaureate party in Seattle. Amazingly they all had a blast on the ride back despite teh...

Cont. Notice in the picture below the rod that the Coast Guard is hanging off the side of the boat....32 miles offshore for Halibut I guess the Scaup project will probably stay on hold until September, just in time for the season.....

Well, my plan was to work on my Scaup this summer doing repairs/modifications, but my time has been tied up with other activities. I thought I would take a few minutes and share. I posted some pictures of my Pete Culler Launch last year, but here are a few action photos: Here are a...

Todd: That looks great, and a really neat idea too. It looks like you just used the dimensional wood as a form and then removed it after the platform took shape? I noticed you have a couple more of those rubber straps up towards the front of the cockpit, what are you using those for?

Without a doubt I would spend the extra on a new one. I know an extra $1400 can be tough to come by, but your buying something more than 20 years newer. No matter how good a product is, there is still a shelf life on it. Those 9.9 and 15hp Johnson/Evinrude's were great motors for a very long...

I purchased for my Scaup a King KB1410 (built here in the northwest, so pretty much limited to this area). I picked this trailer because it was wide enough so the boat fit perfectly between the fenders (not really between, but enough fender sticking out so that you could use it as a step), it...

Websters definition of "Mistake" transitive verb1: to blunder in the choice of <mistook her way in the dark>2 a: to misunderstand the meaning or intention of : misinterpret <don't mistake me, I mean exactly what I said> b: to make a wrong judgment of the character or ability of3: to identify...

Mark, First of all the best advise is to take the dealers advise on the trailer, they do it every day. One thing you will want to know so that you can take it with you when shopping is the bow eye to transom length as well as the width of the boat, you dont want a trailer so wide that the...

I agree! It's clear even from the pictures that a DW's fit and finish is not even marginal....it's sloppy! As Brad said, the Northwest is the capitol of heavy welded custom aluminum recreation boats (whoa, thats a mouth full). If you wanted aluminum, and your going to pay the price anyways, I...

Jeff, To be honest no I did not think of doing that. One concern that immediately comes to mind is that if you have a splash well that short you may run into problems with the motor (or tiller handle) hitting something (i.e. splash well) when tilted up. You would have to do some figuring...

Tod, Thanks for the close up pictures. Beautiful work on the boat by the way. I am going to re-work my Scaup this spring, much like your doing right now to your Snow Goose. I was planning on building shelves underneath the side decking, as well as cutting the cockpit sole out and...

Tod, I like how you incorporated your running lights under your bow decking. It looks like you made some access hatches in the cockpit sole, I was thinking about doing something simular with my Scaup. Do you find that the sole flexes excessively when moving around in the boat from having...

Steve, I built a Scaup which the plans call for a motor well. Advantages to a motor well is that the motor is pretty much hidden and is not protuding out the back of the boat for all the ducks to see. Another advantage is that you are able to shift your weight (and the motors weight)...

Lee, I would think a 25 or 30hp motor would push the boat along fine. However, your talking about quite a bit of weight with that set up. A 90hp 4 stroke (390lbs) and a 25/30 would be in the range of 150lbs or so. That would be an aweful heavy combination. Harry, your right about the slow...

I completely forgot about this boat, but I sold Devlin a 60hp Yamaha for a 22' tug/cruiser he build this past summer. The boat is mostly flat bottomed (very slight v to it) I would say weighs around 3000lbs total, and the boat did 12-14 knots at WOT. The link is...