Hybrid Duck Boat

[Warren]

For the ones of have built them off of the plans anything you would add take away?

[driveby]

I never finished it but started work on a detachable "dog box" that bolted to the rear of mine.
The only thing I added other than that was I attached bungee cord that "criss crossed" the top panels of the boat so I could slide grass and such under there for camo.
The plans on mine called for a small sheet of wood to cover the gap between the back brace and transom. I left that off so I could lean the boat up on it's transom and completely drain it when it got water in it. I'm also considering using conduit to frame up some swing open "doors" for the cockpit that I can grass up......kind of like on a layout blind.

[champcaller]

You can modify it how you need as you go along. I followed the plans but made some changes because of personal preferences along the way.

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[rjohnson]

[Scully]

I built one of the original hybrids at least nine years ago- still going strong. I have the deckpiece that runs between the rear brace and transom and a 12 slot decoy bag fits perfectly across it. If i built another, I would add a drainplug , raise the rear deck so a 12v battery would fit under, and rig transom for trolling motor.

[driveby]

[rjohnson]

It took a chisel and hammer but I got the shoe up, however it did bring a piece of the concrete up with it, on a good note i then had a nice new pair of yard shoes