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Dave Diefenderfer

Dave Diefenderfer

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As I have no budget, and no time, I might as well scheme.

Brian Garman is working on a better rig for our salt marsh hunts, so I must too. My Sam Hunt BBSB is too heavy, and too bellied for the muck we find ourselves in. Seems I am moving the boat every 20 minutes and still getting stuck too much.

So I am looking for or, plans for:

12-14ft, around 5ft beam, able to float on spit, slide off the mud, hide 1 hunter and maybe a dog again someday. Haul 2 to 3 dozen decoys, and run with my 15hp Yamaha. I want it to grass well, so decks sloping to the waterline. Likely employ flapper boards or similar and hunt either from the floor, or a short stool to maintain lowest profile.

South Bay and Roy Boats are the obvious suggestions. What else? What plans exist to build light?

And don't anyone mention this thread to Maria, quarantine is tough enough!
 
I don't know anything about those boats. I do understand quarantine is tough and there is no need to trouble your wife with this very important decision.
 
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Several years ago I met Sam Hunt at Tuckerton.. The comment I said to Sam was that it is a heavy boat. How do you drag it off the mud?
His reply was its a boat it was designed for running in ruff water not pulling off the mud.
He suggested I go to were the ducks are and shoot them on the low tide then wait for the tide to rise.

Southbay needs ankle deep water two people can pull if off the mud with effort.
The Aero duckboat is a BBSB it needs a few inches more then the Southbay but can be pulled off the mud by one person.
 
Every thing you are talking about is what the EstuaryII is. David has spent a year and 10's of thousands to make the first boat, hunt it, and make the hull and deck molds and has now completed the 3erd boat. The first boat, (wooden plug) is ready for its owner in Md.set up with flapper boards, full length grassing rails and dodger in side of them. The second one has a 2 1/2 lower hull set up with a flat deck,dodger, grassing rails and aft decoy racks (sold and hunted this past season). The 3erd one is set up the same but to full free board with a crowned deck which is the first all glass boat. In talking with him he explained how he needed to have FREE BOARD in order to have the space for foam to make it USCG Approved for 2 persons and 20HP, and ABYC compliant.
It's not a NEW design, Its a Carl Adams design who it the Great Grandfather of our own Bob Reitmeyer. David has made the boat to the same dimensions as the Original Estuary 13' and 62" beam. He also has 2 original Adams Box's restored which are 11' 3" which molds will be made from.
Phil

Dave Diefenderfer said:
As I have no budget, and no time, I might as well scheme.

Brian Garman is working on a better rig for our salt marsh hunts, so I must too. My Sam Hunt BBSB is too heavy, and too bellied for the muck we find ourselves in. Seems I am moving the boat every 20 minutes and still getting stuck too much.

So I am looking for or, plans for:

12-14ft, around 5ft beam, able to float on spit, slide off the mud, hide 1 hunter and maybe a dog again someday. Haul 2 to 3 dozen decoys, and run with my 15hp Yamaha. I want it to grass well, so decks sloping to the waterline. Likely employ flapper boards or similar and hunt either from the floor, or a short stool to maintain lowest profile.

South Bay and Roy Boats are the obvious suggestions. What else? What plans exist to build light?

And don't anyone mention this thread to Maria, quarantine is tough enough!
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