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Hey guys, it’s been a while. Life has been lifing. Hope everyone is doing well. I am wanting to start collecting vintage decoy anchor weights and I know some of you have some good collections (looking at you @Steve Sanford 😂). Let’s see them to give some reference and inspiration.

Eric is right. Unless your keeping the boat in the water for extended periods of time, any topside paint is fine. Some have used gator glide on the bottom if you slide it/push it anywhere, but not necessary on a boat that size. Nice work. I keep toying around with the idea of building a...

Noah, Richard is on the money with his repair suggestion. Check out the Youtube channel Boatworks Today. He has a lot of great videos on fiberglass repairs and products. Any plywood you add for coring material, I would bed in some form of thickened resin (depends on what type of resin you...

Eric, I had a guy sell one out from under me before I could get up there. I can’t believe the number of 5’er s but I guess there’s much more 5’ Tacomas out there. When I called the dealer to find out the latest on the OEM mats, they said the plant that made them was destroyed by a tornado. I...

D. I just looked these up and I’m very intrigued. I didn’t want aftermarket due to most of them being thin or following the contour of the ribs in the bed. These horse mats look like they may be the ticket. Thank you for the heads up!!!

Hey guys. Maybe a long shot but, anyone in South Jersey area willing to part with their OEM Tacoma rubber bed mat. Must be for long bed 6’. Plenty of 5’ around but need a 6. Not looking for aftermarket version, OEM only. Thanks.

Thanks all for the suggestions. I will do a little research on them all!

Good morning everyone. Hope everyone had a great holiday and I’m digging the new site. My 2 boys are getting to the age where they want to tag along on some trips. Still too young to handle a firearm, but they’re anxious to get out with Dad. I am looking for some good electronic hearing...

Anyone know what happened to duck invader? All their posts and pictures were removed from their Facebook page and no option to message them. I always liked their boats and went to look at the pics and they?re all gone. Just curious?

Eric, I?m a big fan of the meateater podcast as well as an offshoot of it Bear Grease. It?s more of a broad spectrum of topics but includes some duck hunting. Great guests, great conversation, and a lot of knowledge. It?s definitely worth a listen.

I?ve toyed with the idea of building a plug, and mold and making a couple boats but have never done it. From what I researched, you?d want gelcoat/csm/1708/csm/1708/csm. And use vinylester resin to be compatible with csm but stronger than polyester. Problem is it has a short shelf life (about 3...

Josh, I don?t know much about it but I heard there are water rights so people can own a certain portion of the water that youre not allowed to hunt. Also there are some boat blind laws and requirements. Worth looking into.

Thanks everyone. Yes Larry I thought about a tiller but I like having a console. It shouldn?t take up too much more room and the added comfort it gives me is worth it in my opinion. Time will tell I guess.

Hey Roy. Yes I believe I will need to be more toward center line of the boat. My plan is to remove the port side seat and lay a 2x8? Or something across that, the front bench and the front deck. It is all on the same plane. I might make some sort of standalone seat for the stern section of the...

That?s great Chris. Good stuff. The rollers are pretty much moot at this point. I raised the bunks up high to clear the fenders. So I don?t think they?ll even make contact. I extended the bunks so they support most of the hull. I left them on just incase for when I load and unload for the first...

I?ll just post a bunch of pics of the final rigging. Custom holder for the stern light, electrical, depth finder, seating, and upgraded the jackplate to electric. Also did a custom painted fish ruler with the boat name lettering. I?ll admit, I may have robbed a boat name from Steve Sanford...

Next up was electric. I ran 2 strips of red LEDs under the main bench. They got mounted in grooves I dadoed into the bench when I made it. I also mounted 2 courtesy lights on the console for those early morning pre flight rides. The wires for the bow navigation light got run inside the rub...

Time to hang the new motor. Interior started. Everything was 1? thick sapele. All I had was 4? wide cutoffs so a lot of glue ups and a new dewalt thickness planer was my friend. I used Total Boat Halcyon marine varnish for this project. Highly recommend it. Water based so working...

Awesome Joe, I bought a beaver tail blind for this one but have not installed. I will post when I do.