Spray Dodger height

Andrew C said:
Hey all, looking for info pertaining to the overall height of a spray dodger from the floor to the top.
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I like mine to be as low as possible. My main concern is maintaining a low profile, while still clearing my head when I am seated under the dodger. Therefore to me, the height is custom fitted to each individual. The length of one's torso determines the dodger height. This has always resulted in there also being room for my dog to be under the dodger, laying on the covered deck behind my head. Well usually with her head along side mine and resting on my shoulder. She sees what I see and is just as protected from muzzle blast as I am.

Other than that, I can't give you an actual measurement in inches, this boat is put away in storage right now.


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Good morning, Andrew~


Dave's response raises a key question: Will you be using the dodger as part of your hide - or just as a true spray dodger when navigating heavy winds and seas going to or from your gunning spot - folding it down once you arrive?


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Some use the dodger as a handhold when at the helm....


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On gunning on Long Island, I typically used mine as the latter - just to keep everything drier and safer in transit. More recently, I add thatching straps to dodgers so they could be used as a hide if needed/desired.



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I have also raised spray shields on customers' boats.



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If I were always going to use a "dodger" as a hide, I would probably make one rigid - out of 'glass. Eric Patterson made a very nice "shaped" dodger for his vessel - sometime within the last year?


All the best,


SJS





 
Andrew

I'll try and remember to measure mine tomorrow when I go to the shop. The link below shows how I built it.

http://www.duckboats.net/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=325629;do=post_view_flat

Eric
 
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Mine is a little on the high side...... more like a mini blind.. because I have it just above my head, when I'm sitting on a customized swivel seat which is only 8" above the deck; and the seat also has a seat back, which supports my lower back. I just can't sit directly on the deck, and am not comfortable lying down... the 8" seat makes for a much more comfortable day.


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I think they call it a Bauer boat.... maybe from Sayville, or something?
I had the spray dodger (or mini blind) made/installed.
It sure is comfy for those cold/blustery days.... to get the wind off the back of your head/neck.
 
Ronnie Bauer had a bait and tackle store on Hudson Avenue in Freeport. I believe the name of the store was Hudson Point Fishing Station.


Joe
 
Thanks, Joe~


I will have to keep this info in a safe spot!


As you probably know, Ronnie was in our On the Falling Tide documentary a few years back.


All the best,


SJS

 
I guess this must be him:

https://www.fhnfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Charles-Guck/#!/Obituary


passed away in May 2018...
 
Brent~


Thanks so much for finding this obituary. I have save the text to my hard rive.


It looks, though, that we missed yet another character we might have interviewed for our On the Falling Tide DVD.


Although I knew Red Magnus - of South Bay Duckboat fame - I never met Tom Pryor - and did not even know about Charlie Guck's vessel until recently. Life is full of missed opportunities. I guess we need to be thankful that their legacies live on in wonderful, physical form. I t is my privilege to do what I can to keep them in active service.



All the best,


SJS

 
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