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Thats a real nice boat. You did a good job on that. If you're not careful you may lose your job because you will be out hunting all the time. Ha!

Here are a couple of shots of the plan. One picture is of the foam for flotation. Sam advised me not to use the 2 part expanding foam. He said he has experienced some problems with it. He suggested using the insulation foam pictured. Do you have any experience with this? I will be...

Well, thank you. Yes, it is a bit of a daunting project but, its like eating an elephant: One bite at a time. But, time spent in my workshop is like therapy for me so I enjoy it. I spoke with Sam yesterday and received some direction on installing the sole. He wants me to raise the port and...

The boat I am building is a collaboration between Sam Devlin and myself. I gave him my specifications and he designed the hull for me. He left the insides of the boat to me as his hourly wage is quite high. He said he perferred it that way as he had several irons in the fire and was not able to...

Thank you for your reply. My tank is a 17 gallon Moeller. I ordered the hold down they offer as you suggested. Initially I wanted to make my own as a couple pieces of cheap aluminum cost nearly $40. Shipping was another $20. I do fabricate many things, but in the interest of putting this in...

I don't understand your statement. Can you rephrase?

I am building an 18 ft boat designed by Devlin. I am installing a 17 gal fuel tank under the sole. I am looking for ideas regarding what sort of material I might use to pad/secure the fuel tank. Its basically a fiberglass tank surrounded with a plywood box. As I am dealing with wood and...

Panel saws are pretty much old technology. They take up a lot of space and the saws are not real good. too much tear out. A track saw will fit under your bench. I use mine nearly every day.

I have a table made from strips of plywood. Its hard to explain but the strips are 4 inches wide and it is put together with half lap joints so it looks like a lattace (sort of). Just take a sheet of plywood and cut the entire sheet into 4 inch strips, then assemble it. I have it on sawhorses...

Thats a nice boat. I almost built that one, but made the Cackler instead.

Good to know. Thank you.

I did not know vinegar would do that.

Thats a great story.

I think those decoys should work fine. The look pretty good to me.

The early season is a great time to hunt. Like you say, its more comfortable without all thise heavy clothes. I miss hunting geese, Its the "big game" of waterfowling.

That looks like a great project.

Can you tell me the reason for using fiberglass, kevlar and also dynel? Do those different materials have different properties/uses??

Good. I am glad you have a solution. When I was a kid, my dad had a lawn mower that would start after about 50 pulls. I had to stop and rest a couple of times before I got it going. Since then I have an aversion to hard starting motors.

Boy! Those look real. Fantastic job.

How do you fish those? What species?