Dan Boring
Member
Here is a picture of the finished Gregor in the NatGear camo paint you made up for me and the paint colors are perfect! Thank you again pardner.
Hey Lou Tisch...
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Lou Tisch
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Dan,
Outstanding. That came out great. Wow, too cool.
Let me know how we can be of further service..........glad we could help.
Lou
p.s. just by way of updates for folks. We have matched the Natural Gear colors in FME as well as the MLB boat grey.....in FME. Also, last year Bud & I taught a Hen Mallard painting class and custom mixed two of the colors in the Goldens. Both of those colors are available in FME......#7 Light Brown (had that for years) and HMS (Hen Mallard Side)...no number yet for the HMS.
nat. gear
a. NG Base Grey (no number yet)
b. NG Medium Brown (no number yet)
c. NG Dark Brown-that's our #6 (D. Dark Brown)
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Dan Boring
Member
Lou;
If you are ever in the neighborhood, we can go and throw a little shot from that rig...Thanks again.
If you are ever in the neighborhood, we can go and throw a little shot from that rig...Thanks again.
James Staudacher
Member
Dan,
If I park my Broadbills and the African Queen in your driveway will you do some paint like that for me??
(the quicker you get them done, the faster I get them out of your driveway!!)
Super nice job! You are one skilled individual. See you in December on the river.
Regards,
Jim
If I park my Broadbills and the African Queen in your driveway will you do some paint like that for me??
(the quicker you get them done, the faster I get them out of your driveway!!)
Super nice job! You are one skilled individual. See you in December on the river.
Regards,
Jim
Dan Boring
Member
Jim;
I'm sure we could work something out.... If you can, let me know the dates you are going to be in this neck of the woods as I am going to go back up to Alaska for a seaduck hunt sometime in late November or early December. Mike and I have got to get you out to the "penthouse blind" on the Sea while you are here.
Dan
I'm sure we could work something out.... If you can, let me know the dates you are going to be in this neck of the woods as I am going to go back up to Alaska for a seaduck hunt sometime in late November or early December. Mike and I have got to get you out to the "penthouse blind" on the Sea while you are here.
Dan
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James Staudacher
Member
Lightweight Broadbill,
Well, It was a hot topic around here for a few months in 2000. I made it from BS1088 1/8 inch with a layer of 4 oz glass and epoxy inside and out. I raised the front deck a couple of inches because I have big feet, bigger in waders too!
I added a few struts to the underdeck (3/4 x 3/4 ash) to keep it strong so that I could sit/stand on it.
It weighs about 60 pounds and I power it with an 8 hp 4 stroke.
If I did it again I think I'd use 1/4 inch plywood for the hull because the 1/8 inch was very flexable and hard to work with. Once you add the glass inside and out it ends up being pretty well what a 1/4 inch hull would be with glass on the outdside. I would still use 1/8 for the deck with reinforcements as mentioned above. I probably should power it with a 9.9 two stroke to stay in keeping with the "lightweight" concept however I had the 8hp 4 stroke so that's what I use. The motor is not light.
It is not as fast as my original broadbill with the 15 hp on it but it is plenty fast for me. I gets up on plane and goes about 18 mph with me in it. With a load (i mean a load) of decoys etc it only goes about 12 mph, but still on plane.
I really like the boat because I can easily handle it myself. I mostly carry it in to areas (or use a boat dolly) that I can't get the other broadbill (on a boat trailer). I really like the Broadbill design and style. Often I go hunting with a buddy and we use both boats, setting up in the weeds, laying on incline boards in the cockpits of the boats, running long lines of decoys off the stern. When it is snotty outside (or really really cold) this is the way to hunt. Snug and safe inside my broadbill cocoon.
Downsides: Small boat, seaworthy, but a small boat none-the-less. Can't take the kitchen sink with me but with two boats you can get most of the kitchen sink in.
Not as comfortable at full throtle as an aluminum big boat. It will fly but your body will pay for it.
After six seasons and seven years of Broadbill ownership I am still a believer. I know others build bigger boats and other boats, however the Broadbill suits my needs real well.
The second one you build goes together in 60 percent of the time.
Regards,
Jim
Well, It was a hot topic around here for a few months in 2000. I made it from BS1088 1/8 inch with a layer of 4 oz glass and epoxy inside and out. I raised the front deck a couple of inches because I have big feet, bigger in waders too!
I added a few struts to the underdeck (3/4 x 3/4 ash) to keep it strong so that I could sit/stand on it.
It weighs about 60 pounds and I power it with an 8 hp 4 stroke.
If I did it again I think I'd use 1/4 inch plywood for the hull because the 1/8 inch was very flexable and hard to work with. Once you add the glass inside and out it ends up being pretty well what a 1/4 inch hull would be with glass on the outdside. I would still use 1/8 for the deck with reinforcements as mentioned above. I probably should power it with a 9.9 two stroke to stay in keeping with the "lightweight" concept however I had the 8hp 4 stroke so that's what I use. The motor is not light.
It is not as fast as my original broadbill with the 15 hp on it but it is plenty fast for me. I gets up on plane and goes about 18 mph with me in it. With a load (i mean a load) of decoys etc it only goes about 12 mph, but still on plane.
I really like the boat because I can easily handle it myself. I mostly carry it in to areas (or use a boat dolly) that I can't get the other broadbill (on a boat trailer). I really like the Broadbill design and style. Often I go hunting with a buddy and we use both boats, setting up in the weeds, laying on incline boards in the cockpits of the boats, running long lines of decoys off the stern. When it is snotty outside (or really really cold) this is the way to hunt. Snug and safe inside my broadbill cocoon.
Downsides: Small boat, seaworthy, but a small boat none-the-less. Can't take the kitchen sink with me but with two boats you can get most of the kitchen sink in.
Not as comfortable at full throtle as an aluminum big boat. It will fly but your body will pay for it.
After six seasons and seven years of Broadbill ownership I am still a believer. I know others build bigger boats and other boats, however the Broadbill suits my needs real well.
The second one you build goes together in 60 percent of the time.
Regards,
Jim
James Staudacher
Member
Damn, put it in the wrong place. . .oh well . . .
Dan Boring
Member
Bring it with you when you come this fall and we can put a little paint on it as well as see what it can do on these desert ducks...Dan
LouDan Boring
Member
Chuck;
I'll see if I can find a full view picture of the whole trailer but I modified the original trailer with 2" square tubing above the boat to support a set of bunks. I can change the location of the bunks for whatever boat I carry or add a "basket" to hold bags of decoys and etc. The bunks are currently supporting my layout boat for storage.
I'll see if I can find a full view picture of the whole trailer but I modified the original trailer with 2" square tubing above the boat to support a set of bunks. I can change the location of the bunks for whatever boat I carry or add a "basket" to hold bags of decoys and etc. The bunks are currently supporting my layout boat for storage.
John Klingenstein
Well-known member
That is exactly how I want to paint my boat.
Did you use a stencil ?
Airbrush ?
How much paint of each color ?
Did you use a stencil ?
Airbrush ?
How much paint of each color ?
Dan Boring
Member
John;
I got the stencils from Styx-River which are @ 2' X 3' that made their use very easy. The paint was shot with a gravity feed HVLP paint gun that I got from Harbor Freight for @ $50 after I thinned Lou's paint @ 3.5 : 1...IMO, that is the only way to go as it lays the paint down evenly and without any overspray. As for amount of paint, I used @ 1/2 gallon of the base coat and @ a pint of the D. Dark brown and the Redish brown. I hope this helps you out but if you need more information just give me a shout...Dan
I got the stencils from Styx-River which are @ 2' X 3' that made their use very easy. The paint was shot with a gravity feed HVLP paint gun that I got from Harbor Freight for @ $50 after I thinned Lou's paint @ 3.5 : 1...IMO, that is the only way to go as it lays the paint down evenly and without any overspray. As for amount of paint, I used @ 1/2 gallon of the base coat and @ a pint of the D. Dark brown and the Redish brown. I hope this helps you out but if you need more information just give me a shout...Dan