Duck Skiff - Done, went for a boat ride

[Captain Jay Kavanagh]

Painted, motor hung, hardware installed, went for a boat ride.

Big Dan, was hard at work intalling cleats, hawse pipes, bow eye, today he and I finished and wrestled with the motor most of the afternoon.

He got it running, kind of, and we launched her and went for a ride.

Damn ethanol, we could only get the motor to run at 3/4 throttle and above, carb problems due to ethanol.

Boat shoved very easily, scary fast with the 25, not even running right, plenty of motor, the boat is very light, more stable than I expected, I am very pleased, so is the new boat owner.

how about some pics:

Painted



Rigged and ready to go



Big Dan and his new ride


At the boat ramp ready to launch



Hittin the water



Stability test


On hand for the launch were Natalie's Mom and Dad, my Mom and Dad, Joe and 4 Duck dogs, Sailor, Ginger and Gypsy all Chesapeakes, and Maybelle the Boykin. All of the dogs were running amuck wondering if anyone was actually going duck hunting or what?


Grammas and Joe looking on



Like I said before, Big Dan did a number on the Carb and Fuel pump to make it run just enough to go for a ride, you had to start it, slam it in gear and punch the throttle, so it was pretty much how the boat will be run most of its life.



Maybelle was in utter disbeleif that she got left out on the first ride





At rest




I think Gypsy likes her new ride



Joe approves with the thumbs up

[clt_capt]

Nice to see it on the water. Thanks for all of the build pics along the way.

[Tenacious]

Capt. Jay how long did it take from start to finish? Ya'll did a real nice job on the boat. Hope to see some duck pics

[Agitated88]

My fav was you on the washboard...that's one stable lil skiff!! Can't wait to see some green heads laying in the bottom!

[brandon558]

pretty boat and damn if that thing dont look stable.

Nice work along the way and thanks for keepin us updated.

Without the motor how much were the materials not including cleats/hardware and trailer?

[neilinov]

Nice job Jay. I enjoyed watching it come together!

[Captain Jay Kavanagh]

Thanks, it was really good to finally go for a ride.

I started the boat in April, and have been working on it on blow days and spare time, so it would be really hard to tell how much time I have in it. My dad also worked on it every time he was down to visit.

We have about $3500 in materials, not counting trailer and motor. Keep in mind it is built out of the right stuff: Juniper, Doug Fir Marine Ply, West System Epoxy, Knytex 1208 Biax cloth, Ad tech Fairing, Awlgrip Primer and Paint.

couple little finishing touches and a new carb for the motor.

[costaricasportfishing]

Killer boat!! Nice looking Chessies!! Made me homesick for the Island!

[Captain Jay Kavanagh]

Hull #2 is available

Have a custom skiff built specifically for your needs!

give me a shout.

[Nauti Natured]

Very cool thread and boat!

Hey ... are those Boykins in those pics?