Bradley Carleton
Member
I'll admit I haven't been a regular here for some time, but back when I built my Broadbill from a kit, I was religious about following the advice from the many avid duckboat builders on this page. When I set out to build this boat I had no woodworking experience at all - as a matter of fact I was thrown out of woodworking class in 8th grade - but after reading Gordon McQuarrie's books (especially "The Armistice Day Storm of 1940) I decided that I had to have one of these boats. I threw myself into the process and it took me 18 long months to build it. I was so proud of the finished product, but knew that I had made some mistakes along the way.
My boat is now 15 years old and I just discovered that my transom and the stern section where it meets had cracks in them. I was, to say the least disappointed, and to some extent, crushed. I liken my relationship to this boat as one of my most meaningful in my life - my wife will attest the boat runs a close second to our marriage. But alas, my marriage is in much better shape than my spirits today. I feel terribly that I did not maintain this relationship with the love and devotion it deserves. Maybe I should start a 12 step program for wayward duck hunters. "My name is Bradley and I am a duck hunting addict."
I used a small screwdriver to chip away around the crack and here's what I found (see attached picture)
I am begging, pleading and possibly even offering bribes to anyone who can help me repair the second most important love of my life.
I would be most grateful.
Bradley Carleton
View attachment transom rot.jpg
My boat is now 15 years old and I just discovered that my transom and the stern section where it meets had cracks in them. I was, to say the least disappointed, and to some extent, crushed. I liken my relationship to this boat as one of my most meaningful in my life - my wife will attest the boat runs a close second to our marriage. But alas, my marriage is in much better shape than my spirits today. I feel terribly that I did not maintain this relationship with the love and devotion it deserves. Maybe I should start a 12 step program for wayward duck hunters. "My name is Bradley and I am a duck hunting addict."
I used a small screwdriver to chip away around the crack and here's what I found (see attached picture)
I am begging, pleading and possibly even offering bribes to anyone who can help me repair the second most important love of my life.
I would be most grateful.
Bradley Carleton
View attachment transom rot.jpg
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