Lou Ureneck
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I recently bought a used TDB -- it's a good boat, but tight inside with bags of decoys. So, I thought I'd try putting decoy gunnel bags on the outside rather than inside. Here are some photos. I haven't had it in the water yet to see how it affects handling but my guess is that it will probably have little or no effect. (Same weight, different distribution. The bag bottoms are well above the water line and just touch the grassing rail.) I bought the bags from Custom Decoy Bags from Diane in Tuckerton, N.J., and installed hard-plastic latches along the inner rails to catch the grommets on the bags. There are twelve slots on each side of the boat, and I'm going to put another smaller bag across the deck of the bow. It really opens the boat. View attachment IMG_0631.JPGView attachment IMG_0623.JPGView attachment IMG_0635.JPGView attachment IMG_0628.JPG
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