I picked up a 1982 St. Lawrence 16' Duck Boat with a 25hp merc about the same age.
Motor seems pretty good, starts on the first or second pull, good strong tell tail, runs strong and doesn't stall or bog out.
Trailer has all new wiring, tires, bearings and bunks!
There are some cracks in the gelcoat but it is an 82 and there is no flex in the transom. So I think she's good.
This boat is surprisingly stable!
I'm looking for some guidance on grassing this up, I've only had an avery blind that I completely covered in raffia grass. The wood and fencing was on the boat when I picked it up. I
will probably make aluminum blind along the same idea on it next year if I keep the boat. Should be lighter than all this wood. Anyways, I'm thinking those woven grass sheets would be the quickest
for me to camo this up as our season has already started.
I hunt in reeds, some of the lakes I hunt have just have trees and bushes and logs etc on the shore. So I'm not sure the grass mats will work in that situation.
Wondering what guys do to the grass mats to make them not so bright, the reeds in our area tend to stay fairly green right till freeze up or till the birds are gone anyways. Also, how do
these grass mats work in areas that don't have reeds?
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Motor seems pretty good, starts on the first or second pull, good strong tell tail, runs strong and doesn't stall or bog out.
Trailer has all new wiring, tires, bearings and bunks!
There are some cracks in the gelcoat but it is an 82 and there is no flex in the transom. So I think she's good.
This boat is surprisingly stable!
I'm looking for some guidance on grassing this up, I've only had an avery blind that I completely covered in raffia grass. The wood and fencing was on the boat when I picked it up. I
will probably make aluminum blind along the same idea on it next year if I keep the boat. Should be lighter than all this wood. Anyways, I'm thinking those woven grass sheets would be the quickest
for me to camo this up as our season has already started.
I hunt in reeds, some of the lakes I hunt have just have trees and bushes and logs etc on the shore. So I'm not sure the grass mats will work in that situation.
Wondering what guys do to the grass mats to make them not so bright, the reeds in our area tend to stay fairly green right till freeze up or till the birds are gone anyways. Also, how do
these grass mats work in areas that don't have reeds?
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