Hunting Ducks? That Boat Needs an Upgrade

Follow these steps to modify your boat for duck hunting
August 2024
By: MIKE SAMMONS

While we can’t impart the hunting skills of the Duck Dynasty cast, we can help you convert a flat-bottomed boat into a duck-hunting boat by adding flotation pods for stability and safety — because only a dog should go into the water during a retrieve!

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•  Stainless wire brush

•  Portable multiprocess welding machine

•  Optional: spool gun

•  0.035-in.-diameter gas metal arc welding (GMAW) aluminum wire (5356 grade) a..

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