Any BBIII owners got a picture or two?

Some of the pluses I see in the BBIII,

It sits very low in the water making it easy to conceal.

It will get you back to the ramp when you waited to long to leave because the birds were flying!

as a shallow water boat I don't think it would fit the bill very well.
 
Okay, after much more reading and looking at Eric's writeup it seems like Scaup is much more the size Id probably want. I know people always have the saying with boats, buy as big or long as you can becuase once you buy it you'll want an extra foot or two.

I'm curious how different the plans are that I have from the BBIII to the scaup? Is it just one section longer in the middle, a third support by the looks of the builds I've seen on here. But then I also see on delvins site it says it's an inch or two wider.

I priced out some 4x8 sheets of aluminum and it was fairly decent. But I wonder now, with a 4x8 using 2 to get that 16 foot length, you wouldn't want both the bottom sides and tops to all meet at the same spot, seems like a strength problem.

I see from the one aluminum scaup built on here, I looks like the sides compared to the bottom is a couple inches separated. I guess becuase it's not truely a 16' that you can fit it so the butt ends, end up in different locations.

Ill check if I can get longer sheets of aluminum too
 
Adam,

While it's true that the Scaup is a redesigned BB3 and you might have the skill to expand the plans yourself, I wouldn't. With the money you will have in this boat before you are done, spend the little extra and get the proper plans. Good luck with the build, it's a fantastic experience.
 
I have a modified cackler (motor well removed by Dave Clark) with a standard transom and it very comfortably hunts two guys with a dog and gear. 14ft and moves very well with a 30 hp.
 
John, what paint is that? Color/ brand?

Craig, That's a great shot.

Here is a BBII with the special Dark Chocolate option.
Any way you choose to accesserize, the BBII or BBIII are great boats.

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I've been interested in this hull for a while, can anyone tell me if a long-tail mud motor will run well on these boats or is there too much V in the bottom?
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I have ran my BBIII with a 7hp Stumpjumper. If there is not 10-12 inches of water to float the boat you will not get anywhere very fast. It might work better with one of the newer Copperhead surface drives, but I still need that 10-12 inches of water to not drag bottom with the deep section up near the bow.

If you are interested in the garvey style you can check out one of the Bateau Fast Garvey's with a flat bottom. Take out the little bit of rocker, build some supports for the side decks and you'll be good to go.
 
Howard,

It is Pettit "Dead Dull Grass 3303" their part # 1330308. It is very nice paint, great coverage and holds up very well. I still have a few quarts in stock if you need it ($25 / qt). One quart is enough for me to repaint the entire exterior of my 14' boat and still have a little left for touch ups.
 
Hey Guys,

I've been looking at these boats alot this fall. What would the average cost to build one of these boats be?

I am currently running a Momarsh Fatboy DP with a Stump-Jumper 7HP mud motor, which is an
awesome set up. I got this set up because I thought I needed it to get away from the crowds.

As it turns out most of the water within 1.5 hours of me is a little large for this boat. I am very
careful with the wind but have lost a few days just because I don't want to gamble with
mother nature :)

Anyways, my waters don't get overly rough 2-3 footers at most, but it's just to much for
this boat.

How do these boats handle rough water like 2-3 foot waves max?
 
Hey Guys,

I've been looking at these boats alot this fall. What would the average cost to build one of these boats be?

I am currently running a Momarsh Fatboy DP with a Stump-Jumper 7HP mud motor, which is an
awesome set up. I got this set up because I thought I needed it to get away from the crowds.

As it turns out most of the water within 1.5 hours of me is a little large for this boat. I am very
careful with the wind but have lost a few days just because I don't want to gamble with
mother nature :)

Anyways, my waters don't get overly rough 2-3 footers at most, but it's just to much for
this boat.

How do these boats handle rough water like 2-3 foot waves max?
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One special day I had a group of spectators a in the parking lot watching me fight my way back to the ramp.

Waves were big enough that if I went straight into them the nose of the BBIII dug into the bottom of the next wave so I had to take them at a angle and work my way back and forth to the ramp. It was my first time in waves like that and I was real nervous but the BBIII handled it like a cake walk.

Now it does not bother me to see white caps out on the lake, I know I can make it back.
 
Thanks for the info :)

My momarsh / stump jumper rocks! I run in inches of water or just
soft floating mud. But to be honest
I don't really need to run in that stuff that often.

Maybe I can find somebody that built one but
needs a boat like mine instead and we can trade :)
 
Howard,

It is Pettit "Dead Dull Grass 3303" their part # 1330308. It is very nice paint, great coverage and holds up very well. I still have a few quarts in stock if you need it ($25 / qt). One quart is enough for me to repaint the entire exterior of my 14' boat and still have a little left for touch ups.
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That's actually what I thought it was, John. That will be the base color for my new sneak boat.
 
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