Chines are really what take a beating, since the strakes do a pretty good job of protecting the hull. Your chines are doubled already.
2025 Devlin Snow Goose Thread
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Chines are really what take a beating, since the strakes do a pretty good job of protecting the hull. Your chines are doubled already.
Shamed by Tod and RM, I put a layer of s-glass on the bottom of the hull starting a couple feet aft of the bow and back to the stern. Was able to get the first fill coat on while it was tacky, but not a second. So a few days later, found a window between storms to give it a light sanding and will put another fill coat on in the next few days.
As she sits now...
As she sits now...
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If you are that easy, you should paint it with pink wetlander, since I know RJ will get on board with that.
I like it. And already found some options for the deck pattern, but will wait for further advice from you and RM.
For the record, I was agnostic on the second layer after you taped and glassed. I like the idea of 2 layers and avoiding the taping to avoid fairing the taped area. Either way, you will be glad at some point that you added that, I'm sure - one is never sorry to over build a little bit.
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I dont want to distract either of you from getting the boat with the 2025 times, you could even give it a male name, tell them its identifies as a female and competes in the D league and its been ranked #1 since before it was created.
Has anyone ever built one of these boats with reverse chines? One of the things I LOVE about my MSTC is the reverse chine effect. It acts and feels and pushes just like a flat bottom but has the bite on corners and control like a boat with chines. Not sure what that would look like in the build world, but just a thought/question.
Carry on with you alls fairy ways.....
Has anyone ever built one of these boats with reverse chines? One of the things I LOVE about my MSTC is the reverse chine effect. It acts and feels and pushes just like a flat bottom but has the bite on corners and control like a boat with chines. Not sure what that would look like in the build world, but just a thought/question.
Carry on with you alls fairy ways.....
There hasn't been a reverse chine here. I think it would be a real vulnerable point on a wood hull, especially a duck boat, but the performance attributes are real, which is why they are so common otherwise. One of the other stitch and glue designers (Tolman) has at least one model of his skiff that has reverse chines, if I remember right.
Actually I was relieved when Henry agreed to break the bank and purchase biax tape. So much easier than making you own or, Heaven forbid, not taping seams. Wetlander is great stuff though not sure about pink. Dani may disagree as I seem to remember her hunting with pink flamingo decoys. RM
I was obviously joking about the pink, but there does seem to be a lot of talk about the wetlander. How did it hold up through last hunting season?
Tod, I really like Wetlander and has held up great but then I don't have the crushed oyster shells that Henry must contend with. Ease of application and ability to touch up is what sold me. I used a roller to apply but my next build I will use the sprayer that Scott Gilliland used on his renovation. One thing to be mindfull if Henry decides to use it is that it is extremely slippery, so much so that nothing will stick to it like registration stickers or stencil camo paint. I worked around that by marking the waterline with a water level and only painting the bottom of the hull. RM
Just ran into the ol man who has my very first aluminum hull that I put wetlander on. Still holding strong to that hull after 12 years. I only did the bottom and 4-6" up the side of the hull for that very reason. It is slick slick stuff..... the first time I went to load the boat on the trailer, I motored up to the winch, come off throttle and slid half way back down the trailer. Did this twice and realized, I had to go pull the truck forward about a foot or two. Where I really loved the wetlander, was when we had to launch from a beach somewhere and I couldnt get but 2-3 foot of the trailer in the water. I could slide the boat right off the trailer and I could easily load with the hand wench as it slid right back up on the trailer. Really good stuff! its liquid gold on aluminum hulls.
Good to hear, I'm always hesitant to adopt something untested without hearing that someone put the product through several years of use/abuse.
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What is the duck situation in Wyoming? All field hunting or will you be able to use your Snowgoose? RM
Lotta lakes and reservoirs, not sure how it will pan out. Lotta breeding ducks from goldeneye to puddlers, but not sure how the migration will pan out. We are in the pacific flyway, so the season will be plenty long. I'll know more after this fall, since I have the fall off from work.
Snowgoose will get lake trolling duty if nothing else.
Henry, Ever come up with a design for your dog ladder? I'd be interested in what you came up with. RM
I know. Just like to bow and scrape periodically to show my appreciation.
But it adds just a few pounds and some good piece of mind if I scrub an oyster bed.
Yup....always loved hunting with pink flamingo decoys....a flamingo or other pink bird never seemed to bother the teal, bluebills, cans, widgeon, pintail and redheads that use this pond
I did buy some - the ability to touch up is what sold me, too. And some good reports on resistance to sand abrasion.
Not finalized, and won't until I get the boat flipped and decked, but I have a couple rough designs in mind to experiment with once the boat is more complete. One is somewhat based on the kicker motor attachment Tod made for his, that locks into the stern eye with a chock. Easily removable.
Will plan a gender reveal unveiling when it nears completion.