Wooden Duck Boat?

Kris, You have a beaut of a boat there. I'm assuming its strip planked and has no 'cloth and resin on it. Canvas covered, maybe? I'm sure you looked it over real well - sometimes there will be a brass tag or sticker / decal up under the deck, inside on the transom, backside of a rib or even under a chock (Penn-Yan did that on their smaller boats). Where are you located and do you know if the boat was locally built? My guess would be Minnesota / Wisconsin / Michigan and maybe even New York (Thompson built that style) No markings of any kind may mean it was a home-built or a kit offered from a company. Check with the previous owner and follow up any leads as to where and when it was used. Anyway, let us know if you find out any info on it. You planning on restoring it? Let me know if you need any help, I've done a couple like it. - Jim B
 
Jim, thanks for the reply. I picked up the boat about five years ago from a guy in his mid fifties. He had said that it had been his fathers and that they had used it duck hunting as a kid. The boat is made of strip wood and the top is covered with a fabric of some sort. I've looked it over pretty well and can't find any sort of I.D. tag. I'm from west-central MN and also thought it could have been built locally or regionally. Since I've had it it's been kept in my brothers shed out of the elements. Its too nice of a boat for me to put it in the water. May consider selling it if I could get what I want out of it.
I'll try and contact the guy I purchased it from and see if he can get me any more info.
Best regards,
Kris
 
ksherbine,
Sorry for the delay. Been out in South Dakota fishing walleye the last couple days. The boat is 11.5' long and 41" at the widest point. To me it looks like it is the original paint with the base an olive drab and w/tan splotches sponged over the top.
 
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