got the blind up

[bigcans]

well, think i can get a duck out of that?

[bigcans]

i could get a spoonie

[bigcans]

 

[bigcans]

 

[Heartsblood]

Very cool. Looks like you're ready to go. 

[bigcans]

Game on!

 Will be adding more grass for the top when i can afford it. I couldn't really go much closer to the front. Maybe 6 more inches so i stopped it short of the live well lid.  Installed it all by myself with no mistakes.  Not bad at 54 for being a retard I was impressed by Avery. They had it packed neatly and shrinked wrap lightly and numbered their parts. They even include 2 cup (i mean beer holders) to mount and 2 gun rests.

Again, I want to thank Brian, for the 7 avery mats. If it were not for you Bri, me and my dog would be not be hunting the way we should be   I have the crown royal already in the boat  and cigars in my  humi looking forward to you and your buddies getting over here. We'll be duck huntin from my floating tiki bar

[low97ram]

no problemo...glad those mats worked out for you.      we'll get down there when the birds start hitting it  hard.  just drop me a line.

[Skagit_Hunter]

How well will that go down the road    gonna be like following a hay truck....

[bigcans]

   yeah i will take care if it. I'm not wanting that stuff getting all screwed up when on the road.  i'm gonna flip the  longer mats over into the boat and rest a medium size decoy bag on it. think it will work out ok for now. I'm real close to the boat ramp. 40 mph at the most when driving. maybe i could put the dog on the boat when driving to make it really look like a hay truck i'll leave the pitchfork at home

[h2ofowlr]

Flip it inside and get a towing cover.  Then should be good to go.

[Snowgoose1]

I have the same blind on a Lowe 1860 Roughneck. We put the front mounting brackets all the way up to the front and still were able to get all compartments open. I use the blind materiel that comes with the blind and it folds up just fine.  Adding the marsh grass I have made clips to put quickly on and off for travel. I have a 60 merc bigfoot on the boat and we were able to put the back of the blind almost to the engine. With the blind up we turn the engine to get the tiller below the back bar then we can still operate at a slow speed with the blind partially up. I went with the roughneck open no console so we could put swivel lawn chairs in with plenty of elbow room. You are going to love that blind on a Lowe.

[bigcans]

snowgoose, i thought about putting the brackets up top but I really don't like anything on the front bow. I want to keep the dogs porch free. Plus how many times do you push a boat out to deeper water then hop in or stand on the trailer to get in the boat etc...I sometimes feel like a wuss driving around in a center console. If i had experience operating a tiller motor I think i would like it better but I've gained a tad more storage dry space. open boats are really the way to go unless your storage is cut down. on the CC, i have 8 places for storage not that i really need it all. i have a great Cabela's cover for it, when i bought the boat from them. breathes well and has loops sewed into the top portion half way down from the middle for the 4 main straps and 2 rear and 2 front After cinching down, tie off the 8 straps on the sewned in loops.