[Whistlerwhittler]

- How do you anchor the boat to where the bow/stern doesn't get pulled under the waves if the water gets kinda rough?

The bow and stern are both anchored. The bow faces upwind and the shooter faces the stern (downwind). My bow anchor line is attached to an eye underneath the bow. This helps the bow ride up over the waves. Here's a pic of the bow:

 

[ECUdrakewacker]

That is a great question about the floatation. I also am looking to build a layout and I was curious about adding some flotation to mine as well. Does anyone know if this would increase the buoyancy or just be a waste of time to do.

Thanks

 

[MassDecoyCarver]

Greetings,

I too am thinking about buying / building a layout or sneak boat in the near future.

Adding foam into the hull is a great idea and could well save your life, however no amount of interior foam has any effect on bouyancy until the boat is full of water, and then of course it's going to help keep the boat afloat.

I was thinking of using the expandable insulating foam in the spray cans,...just be careful to allow lots of places where it can expand out of the hull or the space to be filled as it is powerful enough to split apart a hull. I used it around door jambs and if too much is used you might never get that door closed again !!

 

[SGM-DKHNTR]

Check out: diyduckboat.com All you have to do is register, but that's easy.

They build it out of sheets of insulation. Nothing but floatation.

I saw it in a previous posting in this forum. I was going to build one but got a great deal on anm Otter 2000 instead.

I may still build one just for fun.

 

[olddkguide]

I've built several of these giant butterbeans and they really work great. Poor your foam in the bow and stern, it will expand to the area
of least resistance (the interior of the boat). You can remove any excess after the foam cures with a heat knife. One other suggestion, place a stainless pulley on the bow and a tie off inside the cockpit, this allows you to raise and lower your anchor easily while hunting. Make your lay out as close to round as possible, it will be far more stable. Always have a tender boat , if you get in trouble in one of these your
probably getting a ride to the morgue. Paddles are not much help in a classic layout, take one any way.