Avery quick set questions

[Daisy& brutus]

Need some help with this blind. I'm thinking about buying one for my boat. I have a 16ft boat. It has an open floor plan besides a front platform. I build a dry box that sits on one side of the boat that I mounted some seats on so we can just sit on the box. The box is even height with the side of the boat. If I was to get one of these blinds, how high will it go? I don't want to be sitting on the dry box having to bend over becuz my head is sticking out. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks

[davidees]

I'm 6'4", and I have to take my swivel boat seat out to keep my head in the blind. In other words, I have to sit on the bench seat. It's still a little cramped for me, so I took aluminum folding chairs and cut 3" off the legs and set them up in the floor (I have an open floor layout). This way I am well below the top of the blind, but still in a comfortable position.

[Daisy& brutus]

Do u happen to know the length of the legs on it? That or the height of the highest point on the blind.

[davidees]

I don't know exactly, but probably about 2 feet. The flip top adds about another foot or so I believe, so I'd say 3 feet total. Maybe 3' 6" or so.

[Daisy& brutus]

Ok cool. Thnks for the help

[Anatidae]

Here's my solution to:

• Height issue - 'want to keep everything as 'low-profile' as possible
• seats too close to edge / weight not more toward center of boat
• hunters not more centered in the blind opening
• storage of seats while hunting or 'motoring'

Seat 'base' bolts to side of gun box. (those are 8'-long spud poles in PVC holders - also homemade).


The 'vertical' leg of this plywood bracket is hinged to the 'horizontal' leg, so it folds-up 'flat' for storage in the gun box....out of the way.

No, this is NOT an Avery 'Quick-set'.......and the opening is slightly offset to the port side.......



That's a 16"-wide enclosed catwalk / storage box with lids in a 1650 Gator Trax (above).

We have the same set-up in a 1650 Triton..........(below)



The seats are interchangeable for either rig and lock into a rail on the pod seats of the Triton. In the GTrax, we leave the rear seat bracket and seat installed while 'motoring' - the other seat(s) is(are) folded and stored at the aft-end of the catwalk. We hunt 3 and a dog comfortably out of either boat.

This solution provides decent leg room in both rigs (except for rear seat in the GTrax - becasue of driver's seat/storage box). If your boat is less than 48" wide....leg room will be 'tight' with these brackets mounted on the face of the gun box. It will be 'tighter' (even in 48-54" wide boats) if folks insist on wearing their chest waders 'in' the boat.

Hardware link: http://www.cabelas.com/product/Boating/ ... t104492880



'Takes a little thought, some cutting with a jab saw or band saw (on the rail material) ......and correct hardware, but the brackets have worked for us. We keep a set in each boat to keep from having to move-'em or forget'em when we swap boats.

If you're interested......I can build you some of these brackets......for a fee, of course.

Good luck.

[novacaine]

I believe that between Anatidae and Mudhog, there is enough knowledge and ability there to build the space shuttle!

[Anatidae]

Thanks. Mudhog will have to pick-up a lot of 'slack'

Where there's a will....there's a way. I love tinkering and designing solutions to 'problems' like this. The interior layouts, seats, and other features are the culmination and product of hunting out of 5 different 'duck' boats in the last 20 some-odd years. My current project is to come-up with better nets for the blind and better overhead concealment.

For now.....this will have to 'do'........


'Before' (above photo)
'After' (below)


I have since replaced the clothespins with velcro everywhere so we don't have to fumble for clothespins in the dark.