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yammerschooner
MMT Member
Joined: Tue Dec 27, 2016 4:10 am Posts: 19
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putting a deck type blind on my boat
I have a 1960 Phowler I need a blind for, and I want to teach myself to weld aluminum. I think I am going to build a removable deck-type blind similar to that which the Gator Hide boats employ.
I am going to pick up 1 x 2 rectangular tubing for the deck frame tomorrow. How thick of sheeting should I be looking at to skin it?
This seems like a good project to learn on, but hopefully someone will chime in if it seems like a bad idea.
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Sun Aug 13, 2017 3:06 pm |
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flint87
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sun Dec 14, 2014 2:21 pm Posts: 3214
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Re: putting a deck type blind on my boat
Doesn't sound like a bad idea but you'll probly need at least .100 if you're going to be walking around on top of it.
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Sun Aug 13, 2017 3:53 pm |
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lunacris
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Thu Mar 29, 2012 8:31 pm Posts: 3251 Location: Da Parish
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Re: putting a deck type blind on my boat
Wihat makes the hide great just isn't the deck. the rails are crucial as well as the poles welded into the deck. Do a little more research on them and you'll see.
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Sun Aug 13, 2017 7:26 pm |
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gatorhide
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Joined: Mon Nov 15, 2010 9:06 am Posts: 1
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Re: putting a deck type blind on my boat
Yammer - I did this on a smaller boat but w/ wood when the GatorHide first came out to see how effective it would be. Worked well and I bought a 3 man and hunted it for 8 years. The issue for your boat is going to be laying out in boat and having the boat lean to the side you have 3-4 men hunting on if its in the water floating. The higher sides on your phowler may limit visibility - this would be avoided if you pull the boat on a mud flat or marsh. I would layout in the boat w/ 3 guys and see if the boat rolls to one side before you get into construction.
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Mon Aug 14, 2017 11:29 am |
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yammerschooner
MMT Member
Joined: Tue Dec 27, 2016 4:10 am Posts: 19
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Re: putting a deck type blind on my boat
Thank you for the heads up. I will check that out before I start cutting aluminum.
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Mon Aug 14, 2017 11:46 am |
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Brokeknee
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Thu Nov 08, 2012 2:32 pm Posts: 261
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Re: putting a deck type blind on my boat
Do the gatorhide boats lean also? Or is it something in their design that helps prevent it, other than width?
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Wed Aug 16, 2017 10:10 am |
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flint87
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sun Dec 14, 2014 2:21 pm Posts: 3214
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Re: putting a deck type blind on my boat
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Wed Aug 16, 2017 10:49 am |
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4Cody4
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Thu Mar 31, 2011 11:21 am Posts: 2530 Location: Land of 10,000 Lakes
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Re: putting a deck type blind on my boat
That would be easy enough to do on your own.
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Wed Aug 16, 2017 11:03 am |
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lunacris
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Thu Mar 29, 2012 8:31 pm Posts: 3251 Location: Da Parish
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Re: putting a deck type blind on my boat
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