Thread: Duck boats

Originally Posted by bigbear

@Carpe Diem
the O/A lenght is 2.2m x 900 wide 210mm high. This punt is 45 + yrs old. It was 1200mm wide before my dad cut it down to the 900 to fit in the old falcon station wagon and gave it a birthday 30 odd years back. The sides are 25mm dressed pine and has 40x20 runners going across the floor a 400 centers approx. Floor ply might be only 7mm. Then has that false floor which is basically 40x12 slats which is removable. When he rebuilt it he used a two pot epoxy marine glue between sides and ply floor and nailed at 150 center with small headed galv flat heads. the only change i would make is the sides a little higher and thicker ply on the bottom
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LMAO when I saw the boat, because it reminded me of a duck hunt 50 years ago. I had that boat's twin, a ton of decoys, and a 90 pound Lab retriever. I loaded the deeks, my gun, and me into the boat at a small makeshift dock. Buster the Lab then jumped onto the end in front. We Sank! There was a skiff of ice on the water and a stiff wind as I sank in 3 feet of water. That was my record shortest hunt ever.

I love the boat! It looks very well made.