duck boat idea - The Firearms Forum

68c15 · 10-02-2012, 05:48 AM

I want to build a small duck boat. it needs to fit in the back of a 99 Tahoe and have wheels mounted to the transom. I was thinking 7' x 4' would work since that's what will fit in the truck and be able to close the doors. maybe make the bulkheads out of 1/2" plywood and the side and bottom from 1/4". it would need the seating area made from 1/2" or maybe even 3/4". then the whole thing covered in fiberglass.
my propulsion would be either push pole or kayak style oars. using a motor requires me to pay annual registration not to mention extra cost. I figure I could do it all this winter and spend less than $200

carver · 10-02-2012, 07:13 AM

Good luck with that design! Ever hear of a Pirogue? Smallest I've ever seen was 10', and it wasn't that stable.

JUNKKING · 10-02-2012, 07:57 AM

Look around on craigslist or other places. you may be able to find a small john boat with a trailer and no motor for 200. Like Carver said that design isnt going to be very stable, You may want to look into a wet suit for after you squeeze that trigger.

hunter29180 · 10-02-2012, 09:47 AM

heres one for consiteration..http://www.seaeagle.com/FoldCat.aspx?cl=HomePage

heres where you can get plans for several home built boats as well as kits to buils them.
http://www.bateau.com/proddetail.php?prod=N7

Country101 · 10-02-2012, 10:08 AM

Some friends of mine make some boats like that. They are really stable and I think one of them was getting it ready to be able to put a 5 horse motor on it.

Sandman · 10-02-2012, 11:34 AM

My Dad made a boat like that years ago. It was pretty stable. Flat bottom, about 3 or four feet wide, tapering to maybe 18" front and back. He had a trolling motor on it with a hand control rigged up, but it could be paddled easily as well.

stumpjumper · 10-02-2012, 09:05 PM

we build them out of cardboard down here

68c15 · 10-02-2012, 09:22 PM

I used to have a paddle boat that would work wonderful but some bonehead traded it for a brand new 870 12g for my son. now we both have nice 12's to hunt ducks with but no boat. irony at it's finest

bluesea112 · 10-03-2012, 12:32 PM

If you buy a small jon boat, you can really add stability to it by strapping 6" pvc pip to the sides. I have a 14' long by 33" wide jon boat that used to tip over if I leaned to one side. I strapped 6" pvc to the sides that are the length of the boat. Now two men can stand up and lean all the way over without it tipping.

68c15 · 10-03-2012, 09:35 PM

^^^^
huh, not a bad idea. thanks

armedandsafe · 10-03-2012, 11:00 PM

I made one from one 4' x 8' plywood, with a 45* sloped bow and 24" sides and stern. Worried about stability, I placed the deck on a log and weighted the sides to get a bow to it. Sides were about 2" lower than the center line. It was stable enough to use on the Yukon for a year, until we moved back South. Among other duties, it carried a yearling moose, my 8 yo son, our camping gear and me about 8 miles back up the Yukon to Tanana.

Pops

10-02-2012, 05:48 AM	#1
68c15 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 2,048	duck boat idea I want to build a small duck boat. it needs to fit in the back of a 99 Tahoe and have wheels mounted to the transom. I was thinking 7' x 4' would work since that's what will fit in the truck and be able to close the doors. maybe make the bulkheads out of 1/2" plywood and the side and bottom from 1/4". it would need the seating area made from 1/2" or maybe even 3/4". then the whole thing covered in fiberglass. my propulsion would be either push pole or kayak style oars. using a motor requires me to pay annual registration not to mention extra cost. I figure I could do it all this winter and spend less than $200 __________________ I'll go defenseless when our leaders do the same -->

10-02-2012, 07:13 AM	#2
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,221	Re: duck boat idea Good luck with that design! Ever hear of a Pirogue? Smallest I've ever seen was 10', and it wasn't that stable. __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

10-02-2012, 07:57 AM	#3
JUNKKING Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Just East of Pittsburgh PA Contributor Posts: 1,758	Re: duck boat idea Look around on craigslist or other places. you may be able to find a small john boat with a trailer and no motor for 200. Like Carver said that design isnt going to be very stable, You may want to look into a wet suit for after you squeeze that trigger. __________________ Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every now and again!

10-02-2012, 09:47 AM	#4
hunter29180 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: in a motorhome where ever we park! Contributor Posts: 1,625	Re: duck boat idea heres one for consiteration..http://www.seaeagle.com/FoldCat.aspx?cl=HomePage heres where you can get plans for several home built boats as well as kits to buils them. http://www.bateau.com/proddetail.php?prod=N7 __________________ As I get Older, I have come to understand why our Founding Fathers chose our countrys motto to be "IN GOD WE TRUST", somehow they knew in the future WE would come to the point that WE COULD NO LONGER TRUST THE ONES WHO RUN IT!

10-02-2012, 10:08 AM	#5
Country101 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dardanelle, AR Contributor Posts: 2,026	Re: duck boat idea Some friends of mine make some boats like that. They are really stable and I think one of them was getting it ready to be able to put a 5 horse motor on it. __________________ Gainfully employed= shooting somebody elses bullets and getting paid for it Country101

10-02-2012, 11:34 AM	#6
Sandman Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Louisiana Posts: 552	Re: duck boat idea My Dad made a boat like that years ago. It was pretty stable. Flat bottom, about 3 or four feet wide, tapering to maybe 18" front and back. He had a trolling motor on it with a hand control rigged up, but it could be paddled easily as well.

10-02-2012, 09:05 PM	#7
stumpjumper Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: swflorida Contributor Posts: 654	Re: duck boat idea we build them out of cardboard down here __________________ after three rounds you're just making noise Guns have only two enemies rust and politicians

10-02-2012, 09:22 PM	#8
68c15 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 2,048	Re: duck boat idea I used to have a paddle boat that would work wonderful but some bonehead traded it for a brand new 870 12g for my son. now we both have nice 12's to hunt ducks with but no boat. irony at it's finest __________________ I'll go defenseless when our leaders do the same

10-03-2012, 12:32 PM	#9
bluesea112 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: West, TX Contributor Posts: 1,257	Re: duck boat idea If you buy a small jon boat, you can really add stability to it by strapping 6" pvc pip to the sides. I have a 14' long by 33" wide jon boat that used to tip over if I leaned to one side. I strapped 6" pvc to the sides that are the length of the boat. Now two men can stand up and lean all the way over without it tipping.

10-03-2012, 09:35 PM	#10
68c15 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 2,048	Re: duck boat idea ^^^^ huh, not a bad idea. thanks __________________ I'll go defenseless when our leaders do the same

10-03-2012, 11:00 PM	#11
armedandsafe Former Guest Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Moses Lake, WA Posts: 10,344	Re: duck boat idea I made one from one 4' x 8' plywood, with a 45* sloped bow and 24" sides and stern. Worried about stability, I placed the deck on a log and weighted the sides to get a bow to it. Sides were about 2" lower than the center line. It was stable enough to use on the Yukon for a year, until we moved back South. Among other duties, it carried a yearling moose, my 8 yo son, our camping gear and me about 8 miles back up the Yukon to Tanana. Pops