It combines the roominess of a jon boat with the stealthiness of traditional duck boats. After hours of discussions with Jeff and some serious thought I decided to build my own duck boat. Initially, I was concerned with building a boat from plywood. I was under the impression that plywood boats didn't last and were high maintenance. I read up on modern boatbuilding and learned of the recent developments in epoxy technology.
Boats encapsulated in epoxy are low maintenance and can last a lifetime.
This technique creates an extremely strong structure which requires fewer parts and minimal woodworking skills as opposed to traditional boatbuilding techniques. Not having any boatbuilding experience I purchased a book and a video tape from Devlin. I'm convinced they're a must for the first time builder. To order for yourself, click the book or the video. After crawling all over Jeff Smith's Black Brant, I decided to see if I could have the boat increased in size.