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I learned to wear gloves after taking the outer husks off a batch of walnuts to use the husks as trap dye. My fingers were tan and brown for months! We have lots of pecan trees down here but walnut trees are few and far between.

I'll note that my Smokercraft in an older hull (1987) has the center bench remover and a floor installed. Their Alaskan TS DLX 15 is a walk-through center bench hull, very nice looking boat: https://smokercraft.com/showroom/2025/utility-boats/alaskan/15-ts-dlx

Define open water? I hunted out of my Smokercraft for years on Mobile Bay and Mississippi Sound. Deep, wide and stable. Before that I used a Lowe 1440 mv jon, not as deep or stable but performed well in the same waters. https://www.loweboats.com/hunt-fish/jon/tiller/l1440m-jon.html Take a...

How about cutting a slit into a pole noodle, putting the noodle over the drive shaft, then place a couple of tie down straps around the entire rig? Just dont tighten too much or you could bend the shaft.

Nope, comes in a small spray can. Testors Dull Coat. I used it back in the day when I built my flock of 1:48 scale WWII aircraft. It was great to use unless you sprayed in very high humidity and it hazed over the entire topside of your newly completed Corsair. Dont ask how I know.....

Could try Dull Coate before you go with a flat paint???

Sometimes low tech is the best tech.

Yep, Looks like one of Lou's boats. A 22hp mud motor would be way over powered. It's only rated for a 6 hp outboard. Aren't these displacement hulls? Looks like someone set this up to hunt is as a marsh boat. Did they plug the hole for the sculling oar in the stern? Not that it wouldn't work...

Minnesota/Wisconsin was exactly what I was thinking based on similar boats posted here!

Nancy, Welcome! I sure hope we can help. What state is the boat located in? That will help, as historically, duck boat designs are fairly regional. I think I know what this is, but I will wait to see if my suspicions are confirmed by others in the region I think this is from (Upper Midwest??).

outstanding

Nah, stick a motor on it as is and hunt it!!

A buddy of mine back in Mobile did with a 13' Whaler. It worked well, very stable. But some of the older hulls can be waterlogged, so be careful.

Gees, what a bureaucratic nightmare.

See, i used to shoot the perfect load, balance of shot size, pellet number and energy at range. :p

Back in the day, I went through a lot of loads & shot sizes before figuring out my 390 and I love 3" 1 1/4 oz #3s. Estate, Rio, Federal, all in that load, worked best. Stuck with it.

Yep, please post photos! I am pretty sure one of the guys from the mid-Atlantic or Northeast can help you out! Question: Why do you need the hull ID to mount the motor? I assume this is because you need a VIN to register it? If no original VIN on the hull, could you "create your own VIN" and...

1700 FPS??? That's gotta have one hell of a kick! And blown patterns. Get 'em over the decoys at less than 35 yards, hit 'em in the front end, and standard 3" #3, 1 1/4 oz 1400 FPS loads kills 'em dead.

Gotta love it.