Post by chezz on Aug 26, 2007 8:46:27 GMT -5
Here it is.. 14' Sunliner Speedboat body being converted to a Duck Boat..
The boat
Materials:
1/2" conduit and a cart load of Old Lawn mowers!!!
I know your asking??? Lawn mowers???
The handles make great elbows in the place of buying a bunch at $5.00 a piece..You'll see more as we go on
The blind will be 52" wide by 9'-0" long when we're done
Manufactured some anchor points with the bolts welded on for easier installation..And yes I did more than supervise the project
Bolted into place on each corner
Here's MrNova putting one in place
Now we put our cheap elbows to good use and cut our conduit to fit in between the anchor points for each side and welded an elbow to each end after grinding off the galvanized coating..all welding points were ground off to rid of paint or grim before welding..
So once these pieces were done, we welded uprights to each corner to provide a pivot point so the blind could fold inward for traveling
and we also drilled and bolted a 22" pipe in to give the blind it's height..
We rounded off the end being bolted to allow for movement when being folded and we will be drilling an extra hole in each upright so we can pin the uprights into place for a little extra strength and to make setting the blind easier if your alone..
So with each side done this way, we now had to make the end sections that were going to swing in and out of place..
We took a slightly larger pipe and welded it to the top section of the handle from one of the mowers..
So with this part done..we ran 2 pieces on conduit to another section on mower handle and welded them together and slide that section onto one of the uprights with a large washer welded to the pipe to keep the swinging section from sliding down the upright but allows unrestricted movement..
This section can swing 360 degrees in any direction...
We mounted these sections on opposite corners on opposite ends to balance things..
When ready to hunt you simply flip out the sections and pin them into place..
And when finished hunting...Fold the end pieces in and hook into place to keep from swinging free..the camo will keep things swinging out of control
flip the sections down over the boat and strap together for extra securement and tow away to the next duck hole
The finished frame...Next step is paint hopefully later today and than the blind material as soon as it arrives..And no that building isn't leaning, I tilted the camera to get a more level pic of the boat!!
The boat
Materials:
1/2" conduit and a cart load of Old Lawn mowers!!!
I know your asking??? Lawn mowers???
The handles make great elbows in the place of buying a bunch at $5.00 a piece..You'll see more as we go on
The blind will be 52" wide by 9'-0" long when we're done
Manufactured some anchor points with the bolts welded on for easier installation..And yes I did more than supervise the project
Bolted into place on each corner
Here's MrNova putting one in place
Now we put our cheap elbows to good use and cut our conduit to fit in between the anchor points for each side and welded an elbow to each end after grinding off the galvanized coating..all welding points were ground off to rid of paint or grim before welding..
So once these pieces were done, we welded uprights to each corner to provide a pivot point so the blind could fold inward for traveling
and we also drilled and bolted a 22" pipe in to give the blind it's height..
We rounded off the end being bolted to allow for movement when being folded and we will be drilling an extra hole in each upright so we can pin the uprights into place for a little extra strength and to make setting the blind easier if your alone..
So with each side done this way, we now had to make the end sections that were going to swing in and out of place..
We took a slightly larger pipe and welded it to the top section of the handle from one of the mowers..
So with this part done..we ran 2 pieces on conduit to another section on mower handle and welded them together and slide that section onto one of the uprights with a large washer welded to the pipe to keep the swinging section from sliding down the upright but allows unrestricted movement..
This section can swing 360 degrees in any direction...
We mounted these sections on opposite corners on opposite ends to balance things..
When ready to hunt you simply flip out the sections and pin them into place..
And when finished hunting...Fold the end pieces in and hook into place to keep from swinging free..the camo will keep things swinging out of control
flip the sections down over the boat and strap together for extra securement and tow away to the next duck hole
The finished frame...Next step is paint hopefully later today and than the blind material as soon as it arrives..And no that building isn't leaning, I tilted the camera to get a more level pic of the boat!!
