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No issue at all, I do have a good quality cover for it and also put rags into the air intake holes to stop and dust ingress, but overall no issue. Cheers, ORT.

No vids on weights sorry. Could be handy, but to be honest we have never needed one. I would be much more inclined to spend more $$$ on lithium setup rather than carry a genny. DCDC from the car to top up the batteries if you got desperate with no sun. Cheers, ORT.

Roger that, thanks mate. Makes sense but definitely not as easy as the old two strokes. Otherwise, these things are amazing. Cheers, ORT.

I'm not sure sorry, best to give Cam at Custom Boat Loaders a call and he will be able to give you some guidance. Cheers, ORT

Thanks mate, appreciate the feedback. Cheers, ORT

Yeh mate, no need ey. Cheers, ORT.

Thanks mate. I would think it would do it perfectly. The hull I have it on is a 12ft with a boat collar and with two up its a very nice match. Cheers, ORT.

2011, cheers ORT

Jayco Silverline Outback, cheers ORT

Surprisingly with the heavier suspension in the car it still drives really well. Of course you can feel it on there, but compared to other vehicles I've had in the past (prados/hilux etc) the roof load doest impact the cruiser badly. I've never had it on there without the gvm upgrade though - standard springs might be a different story. Cheers, ORT.

Depends what you want it for. For me, I have a rooftop tinny so dont want to be carrying a battery etc. I think if you could do electric start it would make it easier. Cheers, ORT.

3.7mtr (12ft in the old scale). Cheers, ORT.

Not sure mate, give Kapten Boat Collars a call, they might have a fitter down there. Cheers, ORT.

No idea mate, best contact your local Tohatsu dealer. Was about 4k AUD. Cheers, ORT

Yes they would be great with electric start and tilt. For my purposes I need to keep weight down so they don't suit. Cheers, ORT

3800 in this one. Very tight on capacities with a decent size van (we don't tow a 3.5t van). 4t should be fine depending what other gear you want in the car (if you start going rear bar, long rang tanks, drawers etc you will be pushing it). Make sure you check rear axel weights as well as this can catch people out. Cheers, ORT.

Yeh mate they recommend after a month. I nip them up every few months, but they dont really come that loose. Cheers, ORT.

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Hi Brian, thanks for the feedback! I wish you all the best in getting back on the water. If you don't have any intention of hitting anything too rough then its hard to go past the tinnies. Lighter, harder to damage, often cheaper and easier to maintain. Cheers, ORT.

Just the self tappers worked fine on mine. Theres not much weight going on it. I wouldn't use butterfly ones, I'd think you would have issues with them vibrating loose. No glue, screws were sufficient. Cheers.

Stainless self tapper does the trick. Just make sure you're not near any internal wires or pipes! Cheers, ORT

Hi mate, best to give Cam at custom boat loaders a call and he will be able to give you some guidance, I'm not sure of the specific measurements off hand and not with the car at the moment. Don't want to give you bad advice. Cheers.

I'm sure if you were willing to pay the freight they would send one over for you. Can't imagine it would be a cheap exercise. Cheers, ORT

Absolutely is. Out on the boat again today it they never cease to amaze me how good they are. Cheers, ORT

Hey Courts, I think the noise level will depend on vehicle. The 200 has pretty good noise suppression and I can't say I've ever notice anything from it. If you don't put a twist in your tie down straps they will humm, but otherwise no noise for me. To take it off is relatively easy, two bolts on each mount - but its heavy and you will either need two people or a hoist system of some sort if you want to do it single handed. I tend to just leave it on and use it as a roofrack when I need the extra space as it doesn't annoy me being on there. Cheers, ORT.

Too true, after all thats what it's all about. Safe travels, ORT.

Hey mate, spot on. So we travelled somewhere very remote and it was too costly to send the Dart back so I had to part ways. When I went to buy another there was too long of a lead time so I decided on a second hand mako and built again. Very similar credentials to the dart HDW. Cheers, ORT

@@ourrealitytravels cheers for the reply. Great vids mate could you do a proper run down one time of your boat loader and what the other one was you mentioned

@@blakee121 Hey mate, check out the channel we recently posted a full review of the boat loader, cheers

I don't think a y62 has roof rating high enough to put any decent size boat on it unfortunately mate. Best to give them a call and ask - what Cam doesn't know about roof toppers aint worth knowing. Cheers, ORT

Cocos Keeling Islands mate - its incredible. Cheers ORT

Not sure where you have got that info from mate, the little tohatsu's are 100% Japanese. I believe the higher hp Tohatsu's (60hp and up) are made by Honda - which do build some in China. Cheers, ORT.

Thanks! Super easy to use and built to last which is what I look for. Cost will vary depending on the setup - best to give Cam a call and they can give you some guidance. Cheers, ORT

Hey mate, the custom boat loader is gold. Yep this one is a mako - I sold the Dart a little while ago and have just built a new setup. Both are great little boats, the Dart HDW is just slightly better than the Mako 370HD IMO due to layout. Without collar the mako is marginally more stable at rest though. Cheers, ORT.

@@ourrealitytravels if you were to buy a new one, would you go a dart or a mako 370? I want something with decent ride but still some stability even without a collar.

For me, I'd be putting a collar on it without question so would go the Dart. If def no collar, the Mako would be worth considering for the extra stability from the edge tracker design. Both are great little tinnys. Fully welded and higher sides than most.@@fishinbite

@@ourrealitytravels cheers mate!

Hi mate. I've actually just done a review vid of my rooftop loader that shows the tinny loading with a collar - check it out on my channel. Zero impact with the boat collar with my loader. I haven't personally ridden in an explorer, but have chatted with guys in camp sites that have had them. They stayed home when I would happily go out. Feedback is they are stable, but bang too much in any serious chop. Cheers, ORT.

@@ourrealitytravels great info cheers

Yeh for sure, worth checking out. Cheers, ORT

Some inspo to go get one!

Thanks mate. Yeh the vids never do the weather justice, particularly on the gopro with image stabilisation. I've definitely been out in much worse, and you can push it hard directly into an oncoming wave and I honestly have never had one come over the bow. Reason being is that the harder you come down, the more up pressure against the massive reverse chine in the collar which pushed you up. It's just a ripper of a design. I'm sure you could do it if you went and charged into a breaking wave but in normal driving conditions, it doesn't happen. Cheers, ORT

I've had two now, for a total of 4 years trouble free boating and I still can't get over the lack of fuel they use! Cheers, ORT

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