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| Author: | Labs4Life [ Tue Jan 03, 2012 6:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Starting a blind project? |
Going to start a blind i will be putting it in a soft muddy cattail pond and am looking for anyways to keep it from sinking in on one end or trying to keep it level first blind i am doing looking for any tips and good ideas to raise it up and down with water levels? |
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| Author: | DeathMetalDukk [ Tue Jan 03, 2012 7:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting a blind project? |
How much is the water level gonna fluctuate? I'd just make it high enough so that high water won't be in the floor. Set the poles as early as you can, and tack them together square. Let nature do its thing, they will be done settling when you build the rest. Leave the bottoms square, and sand fill the holes if possible. |
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| Author: | latravcha [ Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting a blind project? |
55 gallon drums That way you can move it anywhere you want it |
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| Author: | petrel [ Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:02 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Starting a blind project? |
Most of our blinds are on soft tidal marsh. We build all of them modular so they can be knocked down and re-assembled on the site. A standard 3-5 man blind will be situated on six 4X4 posts. The floor of the blind is set on the water or the bottom, and each post is driven in it's approximate position. We start with 12' 4X4s and put a point on them with a chain saw. They are stood in place and shoved down until they will go no farther. Then we lag bolt 2X12 "steps" on them and start climbing them and hopping on the steps to drive the post, with first one man, then two (one on each side), moving the steps up as the post sinks. After about three-six feet of post is driven (depending on bottom hardness), a 3' piece of 2X12 is lag bolted to the side of the post, cross ways like a T, then we continue to drive the post until the weight of two men can drive it no farther. We then raise the floor to the desired height and level, then tack a 2X6 across each set of posts front to back. The 2x6s are then lag bolted to the 4X4 posts and the posts are cut off to a uniform height, but left as long as possible without blocking the front of the blind. As the blind sinks over time, we screw eye bolts into the post and the 2X6 cross members and attach a cable come along. The lag bolts are backed out and the come along used to raise the blind back to level. Then the lags are run back up. Some of our blinds have been kept level this way for over 20 years. Good luck with your blind! |
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