This is a a Duckboat site, Lets see 'em....
- Thread starter Rhett Owens
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Jordan
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Hey-
This is our duck boat from start to finish. It's a 1973 Montgomery Ward 12 Ft. V-Hull. So ill show u just a few of the pictures, from the process. This year instead of paddling, I bought a Minnkota 44 Waterfowler Edition, and it pushes the boat pretty good.
-What it looked like before
-After paint, and homemade stenciling
-Blind 1, never hunted out of. It was too high, not quite as sturdy as I wanted, and PITA to fold down
-Current blind with Ghost Grass, it works good. We just tarp it when its getting pulled down the road.
Yet to do:
- Just bougth old boat trailer, so gotta paint that up (for two years just hauled it in back of truck!)
- Also a few little things left to do. Gunwall decoy bag, pop shell holders, gun rests,
What do you think?
-Jordan
This is our duck boat from start to finish. It's a 1973 Montgomery Ward 12 Ft. V-Hull. So ill show u just a few of the pictures, from the process. This year instead of paddling, I bought a Minnkota 44 Waterfowler Edition, and it pushes the boat pretty good.
-What it looked like before
-After paint, and homemade stenciling
-Blind 1, never hunted out of. It was too high, not quite as sturdy as I wanted, and PITA to fold down
-Current blind with Ghost Grass, it works good. We just tarp it when its getting pulled down the road.
Yet to do:
- Just bougth old boat trailer, so gotta paint that up (for two years just hauled it in back of truck!)
- Also a few little things left to do. Gunwall decoy bag, pop shell holders, gun rests,
What do you think?
-Jordan
Shermie
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I was checking thru to see if i had put up mine and i had but the link was broke so ill retry again ,here is our Barney before renovations and after and at work and the old standby tender 14ft aluminimummmm..for hunting the iced up bays..
before;
arriving at home before repairs
its getting there
on the job
14ftaluminimummmm
before;
arriving at home before repairs
its getting there
on the job
14ftaluminimummmm
JS McKinney
Active member
Heinrichs
Matt Vanderpan
Active member
Some more ducker shots
Troy Brown
Member
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Phil Nowack
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This is an old post... Haven't seen some of these pics in a while.... I also noticed that I didn't have any of mine in here. Well.. I have had a first and several LAST BOAT I WILL EVER NEED boats.
1960 Monarch 1648 Traded for the Xpress
***can't find the picture*** will add if I do
Xpress 1650 Sold to make the Honker
1963 Crestliner (tenderboat) Still have this...free to anyone that wants it.
Devlin Honker (modified deck, beam, and length)
Devlin BBII Sold to get the TDB 14
TDB 14(ish) Sold to make the Scaup
Devlin Scaup (Modified deck and extended to 17)
MLB Classic
Scaup, Honker, and a Home made Layout
1960 Monarch 1648 Traded for the Xpress
***can't find the picture*** will add if I do
Xpress 1650 Sold to make the Honker
1963 Crestliner (tenderboat) Still have this...free to anyone that wants it.
Devlin Honker (modified deck, beam, and length)
Devlin BBII Sold to get the TDB 14
TDB 14(ish) Sold to make the Scaup
Devlin Scaup (Modified deck and extended to 17)
MLB Classic
Scaup, Honker, and a Home made Layout
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Troy Fields
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23' Duckwater, Devlin Scaup and Core Sound X2 layout.
Phil Nowack
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I like that 23 Troy!
Troy Fields
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That boat is everything I could have ever hoped for Phil. Big, strong, roomy and safe. It fishes remarkably well too.
Phil Nowack
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It looks like you could put the Scaup in it!!!
Troy Fields
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Almost, maybe if I pick up the Scaup! The Core Sound does ride on the gunnels of the bow with room for four and myself in the stern.
Mr. Nick B
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Phil and Troy I really like the looks of the Scaup! How long is that boat? Phil is yours a little more rounded on the top sides than what Troy has? Or is it just the angle of the photo?
Been thinking about getting a boat that's meant to be hunted from, either a sneakbox or something similar to the Scaup, rather than dragging out the layout blinds all the time then having to anchor the boat far down the creek
Been thinking about getting a boat that's meant to be hunted from, either a sneakbox or something similar to the Scaup, rather than dragging out the layout blinds all the time then having to anchor the boat far down the creek
Phil Nowack
Well-known member
Troy's Scaup appears to be made to print, which would be 16' and with a flat deck. I added 2" to gunnel height, made it 17' long, and as you noticed, the deck is elevated and rounded like a Banks or TDB. The top of the cockpit is 24" off the floor.