Need a boat blind

[BuckHunter83]

I've got a 1648 tracker grizzly that I hunt out of and can't decide whether to try and build a blind for it or buy one. Anyone have any suggestions?

[jpg2esq]

Buy the Avery. Great blind. Easy to use. I have one on my go-devil

[SSPhone]

I've got a 1648 tracker grizzly that I hunt out of and can't decide whether to try and build a blind for it or buy one. Anyone have any suggestions?

Tim Hart has a Avery with the wind block from a boat he is looking to get sold. PM him on here or email him at Tim@duckcamo.com

[BuckHunter83]

Thanks for the reply's. Will the avery blind work ok with my go-devil motor?

[FastDuck]

It should work just fine.

[whistlingwings]

Will the avery blind work ok with my go-devil motor?

If your running longtail, more often than not the Avery blind requires the mudmotor kit to allow the motor to be lifted from the water

[Keith Yates]

Get a bender and some EMT. Much cheaper!

[DUCKWHACKER]

Buildin' a blind makes for a good Saturday project for you and a huntin' buddy. Nothin' some 3/4" EMT, bimini hardware and some plastic rolls of garden fencing can't do.:occasion14

[Randy Clark]

Buildin' a blind makes for a good Saturday project for you and a huntin' buddy. Nothin' some 3/4" EMT, bimini hardware and some plastic rolls of garden fencing can't do.:occasion14

you should post up some more detailed shots of yours on the members side i was thinking of trying it out and maybe building one

[BuckHunter83]

Some pictures would be great. I'm not sure that I have enough skill to build one myself.

[DUCKWHACKER]

I'll look for the post from before last season. Duckreaper and myself worked on a blind for a Prodrive rig of one of the Quack Ho's.

[Randy Clark]

I'll look for the post from before last season. Duckreaper and myself worked on a blind for a Prodrive rig of one of the Quack Ho's.

yeah but what i need is some close ups of what kind of stuff you used at the attachments and what kind of bimini hardware you used and where if you dont mind giving out those trade secrets.

[DUCKWHACKER]

I'll see what I can do Randy.

[Randy Clark]

I'll see what I can do Randy.

thanks the other pics showed the emt but not the details

[RSCeranic]

I found this last year and it helped me.

http://www.kwicklabs.com/images/Scissors%20Blind%20Photos.htm

Good Luck.

[Randy Clark]

I found this last year and it helped me.

http://www.kwicklabs.com/images/Scissors%20Blind%20Photos.htm

Good Luck.

cool thanks alot.

[Raul G]

A real cheap but functional material is pvc, you can always use the heavier schedule. I have the same hull. I put in four uprights, like rod holders- in these four smaller diameter uprights go. The two longitudinal runners have tees that press-fit into these. I spray painted them. You can build a rectangle but I left the ends open to allow the longtail handle and easier access to the bow. I used appropriate length bungees on the ends that tightens the whole thing in place. I cut the upright inserts so that I can have some height adjustment, I tend to favor a lower profile, meaning I set the height at about shoulder height sitting down. I drape the the whole thing with camo sheets. I break up the boxy outline with some palmetto fronds or suitable natural foliage. Sure it takes a couple of minutes to setup and take down but is fairly easy and the total weight is negligible. The runners store on the side of the gunwale and the four uprights can be stowed similarly. The fixed uprights double as rod holders or marsh flag support. I know those alum frame factory blinds are cool but too $$ for me and DIY you save money for shells and other items. I don't think those windblockers are needed down here with the heat (maybe one-two days) and allowing wind passage is a godsend. I have seen some excellent blinds out there but there are inevitably guys that don't cover their faces and they shine like q-beams and the ducks flare and they just don't get it. :eusa_liar:) If you do go the emt route, the gunwale t-rail might be the ticket to put some of the bimini fixtures or even to clamp the pvc uprights or accessories.

[jpg2esq]

Buy the Avery. Great blind. Easy to use. I have one on my go-devil

By the time you figure everything out doing the DIY route at Home Depot etc, you could have the blind on and be drinking beer in the front of the TV. The windblockers are not only a god send on windy/cold days but allow you to move around since the thin blind material is see through sometimes. The best thing about the Avery is it folds down and you wrap the blind around the frame with bungees.

[Raul G]

Hey Jorge, I spotted an airboat in your yard. Is this the new stealth machine and how are you going to hide that?:duckie: Flaco stated his intention after last season to buy an airboat, I said don't worry the water will come back and I said a few prayers, and now look what we've got. I hope we get some cold weather to use those windblockers! Let the man build one himself, it's part of the learning curve and you can always drink some cold ones while building it. If I ever get to afford one, I will still not buy one. I don't like the packaged symmetry.The one time we could have used a windblocker last season was either January 1 or 2, I visited the Chief at the Big O and the wind was out of the northwest and blew the little water there was out, and we could not get much past the Harney canal and bottomed out with the 35 MB shortail and had to drag the sucker a 1/4 mile to float it. Another 200 yards we would have reached the ducks- bluebills and widgeon and teal awaited us. The best blind out there is nothing if you show your moonpie faces- use a mask or paint or grow a real beard, goatees "ain't" enough.:laughing1

[jpg2esq]

You didn't look hard enough...the go-devil is still parked behind it.

Come on over to the dark side..we have cookies.

[Raul G]

Jorge, you've got the ticket. A wise duck hunter will not only have a backup scattergun, but a backup duck boat. I busted butt this summer heaving aside a wall to fit my boat on the other side of the house- in fact I have enough length to fit two boats one behind the other and that is a tempting thought but right now my wife would not countenance such a move. The compound bow I bought last month brought enough acrimony, but things have settled down, and I just might make an escape this weekend to bow hunt. Thanks for the invite, I favor shortbread or peanut butter cookies myself. A nip of single malt on the side. I trust you still have the cooking, er, poling platform on that GD boat still? Have you mastered driving that airboat yet? I must say I have always wanted to do that myself. Good scouting, may we all have many cold fronts this year....

[novaalex]

Many cold fronts, much health, cheaper gas, a stonger dollar, and less biatching from the companion! I used to have a DIY grass blind on my old duck-boat and it was the shizzle for concealment. It even provided a fair amount of protection on those cold days. The drawbacks were of course the obviuos fire hazard with cooking and smoking. Also the added weight of the grass and the resistance that the drag would cause!!

[sherrell]

I've got a 1648 tracker grizzly that I hunt out of and can't decide whether to try and build a blind for it or buy one. Anyone have any suggestions?

I HAVE A TRACKER 1754 AND BOUGHT A CAMO-BOAT BLIND FROM GOOSE VIEW INDUSTRIES.THE DUCKS ARE OBLIVIOUS TO THE BOAT.IT ALSO COVERS THE 50HP. MERCURY. SHERRELL