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making siloettes in to floaters

Postby logan.hammon » Mon Feb 25, 2013 7:58 pm

hey guys im only 15 and i do a lot of goose and duck hunting i do not have the money to buy goose decoys i was wondering if there was a way to make a silohette in to a floater without v board thanks in advanced
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Re: making siloettes in to floaters

Postby Eric Haynes » Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:07 pm

logan.hammon wrote:hey guys im only 15 and i do a lot of goose and duck hunting i do not have the money to buy goose decoys i was wondering if there was a way to make a silohette in to a floater without v board thanks in advanced

What is wrong with Y or V boards? They are your best bet.
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Re: making siloettes in to floaters

Postby NuffDaddy » Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:11 pm

You could probably make a foam base with a keel of some sort on the bottom. Then hook the sillo to it. Y boards seem like a good option though.


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Re: making siloettes in to floaters

Postby logan.hammon » Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:18 pm

yah i do not have a problem with them but im am more of a duck hunter and i would rather just have a dozen goose decoys and big rig of divers and a few puddle ducks and when i use v boards i like having singles mixed in with them but if im useing just singles they arnt bad looking
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Postby Eric Haynes » Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:19 pm

I guess I'm confused.
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Re: making siloettes in to floaters

Postby logan.hammon » Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:23 pm

if you use just v boards they look unnatural sortof so if you mix singles in with them then they look great but just a rig of singles looks good to and doesnt weigh as much and easier for just a few people instead of v boards and singles
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Re: making siloettes in to floaters

Postby Eric Haynes » Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:24 pm

logan.hammon wrote:if you use just v boards they look unnatural sortof so if you mix singles in with them then they look great but just a rig of singles looks good to and doesnt weigh as much and easier for just a few people instead of v boards and singles

They only look unnatural to you ;)

Ducks will land in them and not care how it looks to a human.
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Re: making siloettes in to floaters

Postby rebelp74 » Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:25 pm

V and Y boards give a view from different angles that you don't get with normal silos.
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Re: making siloettes in to floaters

Postby logan.hammon » Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:26 pm

i geuss your right idk but do you have any ideas for making them into singles or duck decoys
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Postby Eric Haynes » Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:27 pm

logan.hammon wrote:i geuss your right idk but do you have any ideas for making them into singles or duck decoys

Can't help you out there man. I have all floaters and full bodies.
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Re: making siloettes in to floaters

Postby The Duck Hammer » Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:28 pm

What kind of water do you hunt?
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Re: making siloettes in to floaters

Postby NuffDaddy » Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:29 pm

logan.hammon wrote:i geuss your right idk but do you have any ideas for making them into singles or duck decoys

decoy hooked to 2"foam with a lead bar for a keel.


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Re: making siloettes in to floaters

Postby logan.hammon » Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:30 pm

on rivers and creeks on the cheaspeake bay my dad has big rigs for geese and ducks and my g dad is a hunting guide he uses v boards he had like 12 dozen goose decoys and a load of duck decoys it is crazy bu it sure does draw them
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Re: making siloettes in to floaters

Postby The Duck Hammer » Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:32 pm

What if you made a base out of PVC and attached the silo in the middle of that?
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Re: making siloettes in to floaters

Postby NuffDaddy » Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:33 pm

The Duck Hammer wrote:What if you made a base out of PVC and attached the silo in the middle of that?

how would you keep it from tipping over though?


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Re: making siloettes in to floaters

Postby The Duck Hammer » Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:34 pm

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The Duck Hammer wrote:What if you made a base out of PVC and attached the silo in the middle of that?

how would you keep it from tipping over though?


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Run some kind of weight under it. Maybe suspend a decoy weight in the middle on a string. Just tossing out ideas. May end up trying it myself just to see if it would work. :lol:
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Re: making siloettes in to floaters

Postby logan.hammon » Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:35 pm

yah i could do that but i was thinking cut the silo out then cut a slit threw the middle of it and put a peice of plywood in the slit so it would float
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Postby The Duck Hammer » Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:40 pm

logan.hammon wrote:yah i could do that but i was thinking cut the silo out then cut a slit threw the middle of it and put a peice of plywood in the slit so it would float

Kinda like this?
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Re: making siloettes in to floaters

Postby logan.hammon » Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:41 pm

yes like that but better and the whole thing would be plywood
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Postby The Duck Hammer » Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:43 pm

I dont know if plywood would be enough to float it. Might be wrong but I dont think it will have enough lift without being a pretty good size platform. Maybe if you got a foam board and put it under the plywood for added lift?
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Postby NuffDaddy » Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:44 pm

logan.hammon wrote:yah i could do that but i was thinking cut the silo out then cut a slit threw the middle of it and put a peice of plywood in the slit so it would float

try it...and let us know if it works. :thumbsup:


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Re: making siloettes in to floaters

Postby logan.hammon » Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:45 pm

i have made on and it seemed to float but idk if it would in rough water and tide but i could put foam under the plywood if it needed it
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Postby The Duck Hammer » Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:53 pm

The Duck Hammer wrote:What if you made a base out of PVC and attached the silo in the middle of that?

I wouldnt even try this. I totaled it up and with my quick plans it would cost about $17.50 in just the PVC. You can get floaters for $15 or less.
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Re: making siloettes in to floaters

Postby logan.hammon » Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:55 pm

but the plywood way would be fine i think
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Postby The Duck Hammer » Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:58 pm

logan.hammon wrote:but the plywood way would be fine i think

I think it will too. You will just have to be sure and get it sealed up good and it may take a few screw ups to get the balance right.
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Re: making siloettes in to floaters

Postby 3legged_lab » Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:59 pm

logan.hammon wrote:but the plywood way would be fine i think

Try making one or two and see if it floats the way you want. Sounds like you have an idea of what you want it to be.
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Re: making siloettes in to floaters

Postby logan.hammon » Mon Feb 25, 2013 9:02 pm

yah im gonna make a few once crabbing starts so i can get some money and i will get some plywood and start making a few
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Postby The Duck Hammer » Mon Feb 25, 2013 9:10 pm

logan.hammon wrote:yah im gonna make a few once crabbing starts so i can get some money and i will get some plywood and start making a few

Do you have access to old crab pot buoys? You can make some good looking floaters from those.
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Re: making siloettes in to floaters

Postby logan.hammon » Tue Feb 26, 2013 10:33 am

I kinda of do but i don't crab pot I'm a trot liner but there are stores around with them
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