"The 1/4 Miler"

by **Redbeard** » Sat Aug 09, 2014 9:22 pm

waterfowlman wrote:I love bringing old duck boats back to life!!

yea I haven't been able to stop wondering what this 30+ year old boat has seen in its lifetime. How many ducks? How many geese? How many miles? How many close calls? Where all it's been? I'll never know, but hopefully I'll be able to add to it's story

by **AKPirate** » Sat Aug 09, 2014 9:24 pm

Redbeard wrote:
waterfowlman wrote:I love bringing old duck boats back to life!!
yea I haven't been able to stop wondering what this 30+ year old boat has seen in its lifetime. How many ducks? How many geese? How many miles? How many close calls? Where all it's been? I'll never know, but hopefully I'll be able to add to it's story

Have you ever thought about using boatancestry.com?

by **Redbeard** » Sat Aug 09, 2014 9:27 pm

AKPirate wrote:
Redbeard wrote:
waterfowlman wrote:I love bringing old duck boats back to life!!
yea I haven't been able to stop wondering what this 30+ year old boat has seen in its lifetime. How many ducks? How many geese? How many miles? How many close calls? Where all it's been? I'll never know, but hopefully I'll be able to add to it's story

Have you ever thought about using boatancestry.com?

naw. Truthfully I don't wanna know. I'd probably find out it sat it's entire life in the garage of a gay, polygamist Mormon pedophile

by **AKPirate** » Sat Aug 09, 2014 9:30 pm

Redbeard wrote:
AKPirate wrote:
Redbeard wrote:
waterfowlman wrote:I love bringing old duck boats back to life!!
yea I haven't been able to stop wondering what this 30+ year old boat has seen in its lifetime. How many ducks? How many geese? How many miles? How many close calls? Where all it's been? I'll never know, but hopefully I'll be able to add to it's story

Have you ever thought about using boatancestry.com?
naw. Truthfully I don't wanna know. I'd probably find out it sat it's entire life in the garage of a gay, polygamist Mormon pedophile

by **Redbeard** » Sun Aug 10, 2014 5:02 pm

Free. Picking her up Wednesday

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by **3legged_lab** » Sun Aug 10, 2014 5:30 pm

Redbeard wrote:Free. Picking her up Wednesday

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Sweet! You gonna set it up to hold both of your sculls at the same time?

by **Redbeard** » Sun Aug 10, 2014 5:43 pm

3legged_lab wrote:
Redbeard wrote:Free. Picking her up Wednesday

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Sweet! You gonna set it up to hold both of your sculls at the same time?

only have one now. Traded the single man boat you saw last year for this 2 man boat

by **Feelin' Fowl** » Sun Aug 10, 2014 6:49 pm

Nice find!

by **gila-river** » Sun Aug 10, 2014 7:04 pm

Score!

by **3legged_lab** » Sun Aug 10, 2014 8:18 pm

Redbeard wrote:
3legged_lab wrote:
Redbeard wrote:Free. Picking her up Wednesday

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Sweet! You gonna set it up to hold both of your sculls at the same time?
only have one now. Traded the single man boat you saw last year for this 2 man boat

Oh gotcha, thought you had both.

by **RonE** » Sun Aug 10, 2014 11:56 pm

Redbeard wrote:Free. Picking her up Wednesday

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What is the cheapest way to register that trailer, as a gift with a declared value or as a lien sale with a $1.00 value?

by **Redbeard** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 7:10 am

RonE wrote:
Redbeard wrote:Free. Picking her up Wednesday

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What is the cheapest way to register that trailer, as a gift with a declared value or as a lien sale with a $1.00 value?

good question. How bout I just steal someone's trailer plate???

by **Redbeard** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 7:20 am

So I'm gonna cut out a lid/ cover for this boat's cockpit eventually. Maybe of 1/4" or 3/8" plywood and glass the shit outta it. But I wanna create some kinda seal on the inside to keep moisture out. Any ideas?

Yesterday was a fucked up busy day and I'm kinda running low on brain cells today.

by **Redbeard** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 7:34 am

My first thought was some kinda weather stripping

by **gila-river** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 7:40 am

Redbeard wrote:So I'm gonna cut out a lid/ cover for this boat's cockpit eventually. Maybe of 1/4" or 3/8" plywood and glass the shit outta it. But I wanna create some kinda seal on the inside to keep moisture out. Any ideas?

Yesterday was a fucked up busy day and I'm kinda running low on brain cells today.

I've got this one Jim,
Seriously make it Out of Luaun plywood. (However it's spelled) it will be way lighter and if glass it good just as strong. Weather stripping is the right track IMO, maybe with some clasps like on old jeep hoods to press the lid down onto the strip to make it seal.

by **Redbeard** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 7:59 am

gila-river wrote:
Redbeard wrote:So I'm gonna cut out a lid/ cover for this boat's cockpit eventually. Maybe of 1/4" or 3/8" plywood and glass the shit outta it. But I wanna create some kinda seal on the inside to keep moisture out. Any ideas?

Yesterday was a fucked up busy day and I'm kinda running low on brain cells today.

I've got this one Jim,
Seriously make it Out of Luaun plywood. (However it's spelled) it will be way lighter and if glass it good just as strong. Weather stripping is the right track IMO, maybe with some clasps like on old jeep hoods to press the lid down onto the strip to make it seal.

good idea with the luan board. I'll look into it fo sho.

by **gila-river** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 8:01 am

You mean a lid just for storage right? I've been pondering a layout blind style opening for the hybrid.

by **AKPirate** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 8:21 am

gila-river wrote:You mean a lid just for storage right? I've been pondering a layout blind style opening for the hybrid.

Doc did this on his with bent conduit

by **gila-river** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 8:25 am

AKPirate wrote:
gila-river wrote:You mean a lid just for storage right? I've been pondering a layout blind style opening for the hybrid.

Doc did this on his with bent conduit

Thanks. I'll shoot him a pm. Hopefully the lady of the house will let him read it :lol:

by **waterfowlman** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 8:29 am

Something like this Red? This is my Arthur Armstrong "Blackjack" I restored a few years ago.

by **AKPirate** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 8:34 am

gila-river wrote:
AKPirate wrote:
gila-river wrote:You mean a lid just for storage right? I've been pondering a layout blind style opening for the hybrid.

Doc did this on his with bent conduit

Thanks. I'll shoot him a pm. Hopefully the lady of the house will let him read it

He posted pics of the build, but I think it was on you know what

by **Redbeard** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 12:47 pm

gila-river wrote:You mean a lid just for storage right? I've been pondering a layout blind style opening for the hybrid.

yes just storage

by **Redbeard** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 12:53 pm

waterfowlman wrote:Something like this Red? This is my Arthur Armstrong "Blackjack" I restored a few years ago.

yea but I don't think I'll put the effort into building the lip around it. That's why I was thinking bout sealing the inside with some sorta weather stripping

by **Redbeard** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 7:11 pm

Back to work

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by **firstflight** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 7:55 pm

When you get that poke boat done bring it over I can test it out for you,free of charge .you're welcome .

by **Redbeard** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 12:51 pm

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by **Feelin' Fowl** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 1:03 pm

Looking good, Red!

by **gila-river** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 1:53 pm

Feelin' Fowl wrote:Looking good, Red!

Hell ya it does. Looks like excellent work on the glassing!

by **Duckdog** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 2:07 pm

Pardon my ignorance, but am I looking at 2 separate boats, or 2 views of the same boat?
And, what do you guess the finished weight will be?

by **Redbeard** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 2:33 pm

Duckdog wrote:Pardon my ignorance, but am I looking at 2 separate boats, or 2 views of the same boat?
And, what do you guess the finished weight will be?

same boat. Forward and aft

Never weighed her. But the original specs on the boat say 140 lbs. and not sure if you're clear, I didn't build this boat. It's an original two man Delashmutt II. I'm just doing alittle repair and preventative work to it

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