Duck hunting one man layout boat?

I was given a one man duck hunting layout boat that needs some serious work. I work with wood often, but my projects normally don't need to float! I've stripped all of the fiberglass off of her and I have dryrot in a few places. I know to tear out the bad wood and replace. What kind of wood should I use, the frame looks like oak and the ';skin'; or ';strips'; on the outside look like cedar or pine. It's all been nailed, why no screws? Do I need to counter sink the nails or screws and fill with a epoxy? What type of fiberglass? weight? What kind of fiberglass epoxy should I use? What kind of paint? It needs to be flat gray with black stripes to look like michigan water... The bottom is plywood, looks like Home Depot stuff, all rotted out, what should I repalce it with?


Any help would be great! Thanks!Duck hunting one man layout boat?
First off I do not consider myself an expert on boat building although i have built three life sizec boats. The plwood needs to be marine grade. and the sides need to be be matched with the existing wood. As far as fiber glass goes, we always used the automotive grade fiberglass resine and harner with the largest fiberglass matting sheets we could find. The thickness of the fiberglass should be between 3/32 and a 1/4 of an inch thick... i would shoot for about 3/32 for weight purposes.


Nails or screws...good question...I use nails counter sunk and filled in by the fiberglass, but my friend swears by screws filled with calking on the inside and fiberglass on the outside. Wich brings me to another good poing make sure to seal the boat on both the inside and outside to keep out the water.





Lastly paint...I like to use house paint that goes on with a brush...just make sure it isn't water soluable.





All of your supplyies can be baught at Home Depot or Lowes. Even Wall Mart carries most of them, minus the wood, if you are so inclined to go that route.