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Are you going to float it?

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You mean like a floating dock? Interesting, have not thought about that. I have thought about this systems for setting up in flooded area, namely the blocks with 2 x 6 runners, and mabey the 4x4 posts to elevate it where needed.

http://www.deckplans.com/images/content/sub_spotlight_nonono.jpg

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Third. Your wife aint going to keep her head down or use face paint. For no money at all you can put two hinges on a cut section of cattle panel and screw the hinges to the wood below the shooter hole. You don't have to have a frame on it or anyhting. Just wire tie some natural vegitation to the panel and pretso you have a fall away door. Then you would not have to get on somebody's arse for looking at the birds when they are circling.

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For the rest of the blind (everything but the floor which is completed), my plan right now is to go with the design below. The only think I plan on changing is making the shooting flap door falling in or dropping down or sliding left/right, vs falling out per the design, I want it to be more stealth-like. The shooting slot is only 2 ft wide, and flap door is 18 inches, per this design. This will probably be the last thing we do, I need to put some thought into this.

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It is hard to tell from the pictures but it looks like you are using good quality pressure treated lumber. Expensive but should hold up better to the moisture. Are you going to stain it?

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Give me a email address and I'll be glad to shoot them to you.

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PM sent, no plans to float it, but you never know!!

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You mean like a floating dock? Interesting, have not thought about that. I have thought about this systems for setting up in flooded area, namely the blocks with 2 x 6 runners, and mabey the 4x4 posts to elevate it where needed.

http://www.deckplans.com/images/content/sub_spotlight_nonono.jpg

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Not so much a suggestion as a question about where you were are setting it up. I think the link said something about adding styrofoam blocks cut to fit between the runners.

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Ok, I see what you are saying. You know, I just skimmed right over the discussion about floating it, because we already had our floor plan designed and planned and almost complete before we ever took notice of the design above. But yeah, this design is also great for a flotation blind with its 1) low profile and 2) when you shoot you are standing in the center of the blind. The design of the blind has many benefits, floating it is one!!

Where I will be hunting there are plenty other places to put the blind where I do not have to float it, but its nice to know that option is there, in fact I'm certain now we will float that sucker some day!

My interest in this low profile design and what caught my eye were:

- The low profile (54" total height) is less obvious to the ducks.

- When you stand up in the shooting slot you can see and shoot in all directions. Also spotting and working ducks that are behind you.

- Low profile means less wood/material to transport

- Plenty of headroom, space inside for storage, heater/stove, etc..

We are still in the planning stage of this "second phase" of the project, the only thing that is done is the floor. We are still brainstorming the next steps, but we got all summer to geter done.