V boards

I'm looking to make a rig of V boards for brant. Any body have a design for the gear box/bracket for floating v boards. Also what is the best wood/sealer to use. Thanks for any info u can provide. Jeff
 
Simple V board warning: If you plan on using V-boards in current you may be disappointed in how much drag is on each assembly. Roughly 15 years ago I made a set of Scoter V-Boards but was never happy with them. The tidal currents along CT's eastern shore proved too much. 3 V-sets and 4 plastic decoys on a line would drag a 3# mushroom anchor backed up by a 5# dive weight. Sleds on the other hand provide much less drag and work very well.

scoter V-boards:

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Scott
 
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[font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica]"U just use 3/4"X3" boards to connect them?"[/font]

Depends on what you use for the silhouettes. The lighter silhouettes are generally less tough, while heavier material takes larger connection/float boards. I've had delamination[font=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica] [/font]issues this year with a few sillies. But I used as light a ply as available, and got away with the 3/4" X 3" connection boards. If I make them again I may use a double layer of FRB (fiberglass reinforced panel) to keep them light but very tough.

Scott
 
Can y'all see the images when you pull up the link to the old thread? I cant, but it might be an issue with our internect connection.

In any case, I used buffie y-boards for years. They work great. We dont have much current to deal with though.

I used flat grey or green spray paint on the arms & center plate and oil-based paint on the sillouhettes. They lasted for years.
Here are some images:
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