First sneak boat

[rob storms]

Hello all. I've been lurking around here for a bit and ended up building my own sneak boat (with no real plans). So far, it is pretty entertaining and I'm learning a lot. I will definitely be building another duck boat again (most likely the Devlin Honker stretched out to 20ft). Here is some pictures and a link to my build video for those of you that care to watch. I would love your input. https://youtu.be/FNCiPzn2vAY?si=kAU9DhSbypCCP0-B

 

[Josh Schwenger]

Awesome watching the build on YouTube.

 

[SJ Fairbank]

Very cool! That is some heavy duty construction. I'll be interested to see how she floats.

 

[Richard Lathrop]

Rob,

What design are you building?

Rick Lathrop

 

[Geoff Pike]

That looks like it should work just fine. I like the squared off bow. Good luck!

 

[Eric Patterson]

Rob

It's always a pleasure to have someone new onboard and share their boat build project. Thank you and congratulations on your new boat. That is a proven design that helped create a lot of successful hunts. Nice work.

 

[rob storms]

Awesome watching the build on YouTube.

I appreciate it thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed it.

 

[rob storms]

Very cool! That is some heavy duty construction. I'll be interested to see how she floats.

Lol, yea. I'm gonna go with some 5mm instead of 1/4" for the next build. I'm also interested to see how she floats too

 

[rob storms]

Rob,

What design are you building?

Rick Lathrop

I'm pretty much replicating a kara hummer I guess. It's built a bit deeper because the areas I plan to hunt are subject to some pretty nice waves.

 

[rob storms]

That looks like it should work just fine. I like the squared off bow. Good luck!

I appreciate it. Thanks

 

[rob storms]

Rob

It's always a pleasure to have someone new onboard and share their boat build project. Thank you and congratulations on your new boat. That is a proven design that helped create a lot of successful hunts. Nice work.

I appreciate it. Thank you. I am pretty excited about it.

 

[RM Anderson]

My Kara while attaching plastic fence material. When fully brushed in the ducks have no idea you are there. I later mounted a 2hp mud motor about where I am standing. Almost scary fast but beats poling.

 

[Neal Haarberg]

I love the comentary in the video's. Sounds a lot like me when I built my first boat! I have yet to follow any real plans myself. My current boat is based off of the Devlin snow goose. I found a free hull design software and used it to get the basic hull shape and maximize the utlization of the plywood. there were some lessons learned along the way and when this one finally dies I will be makeing the same one again with a few minor changes. I look forward to seeing some pics of your boat in the water.

 

[rob storms]

My Kara while attaching plastic fence material. When fully brushed in the ducks have no idea you are there. I later mounted a 2hp mud motor about where I am standing. Almost scary fast but beats poling.
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Hell yea. I'm also gonna be using the fencing materials. I've got a 3.3hp outboard for mine, so I guess I'll be terrified to let her rip. Lol

 

[rob storms]

I love the comentary in the video's. Sounds a lot like me when I built my first boat! I have yet to follow any real plans myself. My current boat is based off of the Devlin snow goose. I found a free hull design software and used it to get the basic hull shape and maximize the utlization of the plywood. there were some lessons learned along the way and when this one finally dies I will be makeing the same one again with a few minor changes. I look forward to seeing some pics of your boat in the water.

Good to know others have went through the same things . I'll definitely be carrying on the lessons learnt with this build to the next build.

 

[rob storms]

Damn. Ran out of epoxy right as I was on the home stretch. it's funny how fast it goes when you're not paying attention