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friday will mark the day i start my blind! it will be made out of comduit and angled aluminum* hope yall look forward to seing my progress thru this build! this is the boat. no mm on it in that pic


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Mon Aug 26, 2013 6:42 pm
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I'll be starting one soon too. You doing a pop up or fixed blind?


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pop up did fixed blind last year and didnt like it. but that was with a v hull boat lol


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i think i have upgraded a little bit. the only pic of my blind/boat from lastyear


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Mon Aug 26, 2013 7:20 pm
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got most of it done this weekend! used 3/4 with 1/2 inside. had to use a torch to bend it bc no one had a pipe bender to lend. sorry about the sideways pics!


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some moore pics


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i riveted the mu pipes together next im gonna weld where they meet. the rivets are holding the inner pipe so it doesent moove around. the black tape was so the 3/4 wouldnt moove apart from each other wen i was puting the rivets


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What I did to connect the two 3/4 joints together was to take an 18" piece of 3/4 emt and split it down the seam lengthwise. Using a vice I squeezed it and sort of rolled it into itself kind of like rolling up a newspaper. It took some trial and error to get it to slip into the other joints but provides a very strong connection. I then put two rivets into each side. I tried the 1/2 inch inside but there was just too much play for my liking.

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Are you sure you want your blind to be sticking out past the gunnels? One tree, and that sucker is toast.


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im prob gona try that with the 3/4. and i fixed it today it doesent poke out anymore


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ordering a 18hp dixie in a few weeks to put on it. i have herd that they are moore reliable now


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FYI on Dixie. I owned 2 of them and did not have trouble but this is why.

1. Direct drive. No Clutch.
2. Manual trim. Do not go with power trim
3. Gen 2 Dixie 13hp and 23 hp No bolts
4. I balanced my prop

Mine was very well built and easy to service. Simple design and parts are easy to purchase online. The problem was they would not answer the phone during duck season and I was basically screwed over a $4.00 bearing. Once I figured out all the internals I stocked up on spare parts and was good to go.

I think they had shaft issues to work out as well.

Do yourself a favor. Buy a gator tail


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it would be years before i could aford a gator tail


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on #3 what do you mean by no bolts?


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For tree grand I would look for a clean used motor, but it's not my money.


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i would do that but there is only one person who knows what the motor has truly been through and if u try to contact them about it they probably wont anser the fone


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well it is safe to say that dixies motors will verry bc i have 2 buddie that run some of the first 2nd generation dixie. and has had no problems with them. and i know better not to have them put a clutch on it


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If you are going with Dixie. Make sure they are using the gen II (No bolts) on the motor/transom pivot point. The new design will incorporate 2 grease fittings and it's welded.

As you already know No clutch on a Dixie. It will break every single time. Same goes for power trim. Do not go with power trim. Never !!!

I would never go with anything over a 23 briggs on a Dixie. Yes the welding is top notch and components are good but the cost of a 35 is not enticing enough.

Also need to balance your props.

Once you run a gator tail (With Reverse) you will understand the difference. I ran 2 dixies, One Mud buddy 45 mag (Monster motor) and my 35 gtr.

Best of luck !!


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Same concept as this . Just bigger. Use 4 bearings and copper pipe instead.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtEIhWQtxVo


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IMG_0200.jpgFinished the blind! came out just as i imagined it to be!


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more photos.


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