DIY rudder for the Sundolphin Sportsman
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- čas přidán 28. 04. 2018
- I decided to build my own rudder for my tricked out Sundolphin Sportsman MINI bass boat! This thing should keep the boat straight and true on the water! Hope you enjoy the video and get some ideas for your boat as well. Below is the list of supplies needed to build this. Please comment and like this video as well as SUBSCRIBE to my channel! Tight lines!
1- flush mount toilet flange (3")
1- 1 1/4 male fitting
1- 1 1/4 threaded cap
1- 3" cap
1- 3" pipe (at least 12" long)
1- 1 1/4 pipe (10')
4- 90 degree fittings
1- T fitting
1- jar of PVC glue
1- bag of zip ties
1- 18x24 sheet of 1/8" acrylic (cut to desired size)
I think this is an excellent design
Thanks so much🙏🏻
Very creative. Great job
That there is sweet. Picking up a Sun Dolphin on Friday. Can't wait to fish it. Thanks for posting this!
James Harper thanks so much! You’ll love it!
Great how to video. I made my rudder from a old trolling motor bracket. And a some PVC no drilling into boat. Thanks for sharing your idea
You have a video of that? I'd like to see how you did it
Terry Wynne no. It was before YT But I can make another one and video how too make it
Great idea
Dewey Hood thanks!
When you said, " where you would mount a small outboard ". I took an old trolling motor, kept the mount and shaft. Bought some plastic kayak paddles. Cut the paddles off with about 6" of the pipe still attached. Use 2 pvc T fittings and line up on the bottom of the trolling motor shaft. Drill and bolt them in line with each other. Should get the idea now. Works very well and if you have a old transom mount trolling motor. It's less than $20
ky poolhouse heck yeah great idea!
Picture? May try that
Digging the trailer. Have one ready to put together for my pond prowler. Think I’ll do like you did with the plywood/carpet floor.
Kip Wright thanks for commenting. Yeah I had zero issues with the plywood and carpet. The boat slid on the trailer super easy from the water. Best of luck!
I seen a DYI rudder made so it would kick up if it hit a log or bottomed out in the mud. I like yours also/ Good work.
Sarah Walker thank you Sarah I appreciate it!
💯💪👊LET'S GO!!! Nice mod!💯
ELITE BASS STICK appreciate it!!
A 2.5 merc on the back keeps min free from spinning
Good job. Maybe cut in a threaded male and female adapter to allow you to turn it a few degrees either way in case you’re fighting wind or current. If you tighten it just over hand tight you should be able to swing it up and use the rudder itself as your mechanical advantage to swing it each way just a bit. I’m still in the research phase myself but I see them tied up outside of cabelas every time I go to my gym next door.
Dane Stonebraker thanks for watching and for the comment! You won’t be sorry picking one of these up. Super nice little boats.
Thanks. I’ve watched so many videos on them. It’ll be perfect for the tualatin river I think. Do they hand logs pretty good? Will I be able to hop out and pull it over a couple shallow spots? Like 6-10” deep. I have a 11’9” oldtown guide canoe, but with a bad back it’ll be nice to stand up in. I’m currently 400# but hopefully below 350 come spring. Is it steady enough for a mid day nap ?
Dane Stonebraker mine would float in 12” water but yes they only weigh about 110 pounds before adding batteries, trolling motor etc. You could easily do what you mentioned.
Great video man....new sub
AJ The Hawgfather thanks so much!
You have good information so i am gonna subscribe to you know. thanks for sharing your information.
Fishing Mojados thanks so much.
Me too
I would have mounted the toilet flange on a piece of 3/4 ply .then clamped another piece of ply to the boat. installed hinges to connect the two pieces together . That way you could lift the rudder out of the water when needed
ABSOLUTELY!! I'd have made some type of base attached to a board. Clamp the board!! No holes in the transom, quick release too. And I'd make a SKEG, (fixed), not a rudder (moveable for steerage).
Let me know how that works out! My bass raider just turns circles in the wind and I've been think about this. Great job!
TonyB thanks brother will do!
TonyB, so the rudder worked SO GOOD. It actually kept the rear straighter than the front. Only change I’m gonna make is instead of allowing the 1 1/4 downpiece to swing upwards, I’m gonna make it more stationary. I can take it off with the pin if I need to while I’m out. All in all I think you’d be happy with a rudder on your bass raider as well!
That's awesome, definitely going to add it to my list. Took it out on the river last weekend and had a heck of a time keeping it straight.
Stainless steel ties instead of plastic ones is the only thing I can suggest ?
How is that boat? Do the seals leaking water into the pontoons? If so, how do you drain out the water? Thanks.
Joseph I appreciate the question. I had an issue once with water getting in. I had the boat covered with a tarp outside during a heavy rain before my shop was built. Water got through the tarp that I didn’t know about and it got into the pontoons. As far as the seals leaking you will probably have a little bit but shouldn’t be anything like I dealt with after that rain. As far as draining, there is a rubber plug on the front right pontoon. Just pull that rubber plug out and lift the back of the boat up and at an angle so the water will drain towards that drain. Just pop it back in once it drains. I actually sold the boat but I absolutely loved it. Thanks again✌🏼
Nice, you have some cool mods
Faruq Al-Amin thank you!
@@bassin9114 just subbed, keep up the good work. You are a inspiration to us regular working guys who don't have money laying around to buy the expensive stuff
Faruq Al-Amin thanks so much for the sub and the kind words. Tight lines my friend👍🏻
Awesome! When the boat is in the water is the rudder fully submerged or is some portion above the water surface? TY.
Thanks for watching. It was fully submerged
clever
Hey man buy you the Troll King, Canyon Electric from Edmond, Oklahoma. You wont need that stuff.
Really?! I'm glad that I saw this, because I'm going to pick a Troll King up actually, but does it really do away with the need for a rudder completely?
Brother, that's a skeg (fixed, to resist stern deflection) not a rudder, (adjustable left/right for steering). Skeg slows hull movement due to wind and in certain cases adds stability (like a Kayak)
J Tee thanks.
Great modification, I like it, nice boat too. Are you in emergency services, based on your channel name.
The Furrminator Thanks so much for the compliment! Yes I was a paramedic for almost 25 years and recently moved out of the state I worked in.
Bassin' 911 I thought so, same here, thanks for your service.
The Furrminator awesome sir! Thank you for your service as well!
What happens when it hits a log ?
Rodger Kunkle thanks for the comment. Fortunately I haven’t had it hang a log but I have run into shallow mud getting a bait unhung. All I do is swing the rudder up till I’m out in deeper water and drop it back down.
Could it be smaller?
bert richardson thanks for the comment. Yes it can be smaller and I was going to re-do mine to be a little smaller. This size works really well though and when it’s in the water you can’t even see it. Best of luck!
What's the demintions of the Plexiglass
Terry Wynne thanks for watching and commenting! I’ve since sold that boat, and I miss it! With that being said, I actually bought the plexi at Lowe’s. It was a size they stocked and was about the size I wanted. Basically I didn’t want to cut it. I think it was somewhere around 18”x 20” or so? Good luck on yours!
@@bassin9114 I have a 10.2 bass hound. I was out the other day and it was breezy. I couldn't keep the boat straight , fought the trolling motor all day. This is exactly what I need! Thanks for the videos
Terry Wynne I had the same problem with the sundolphin. When I added the skeg, I actually had to turn the trolling motor sharper to make a gradual turn. It worked great.
enjoyed the video !!!!!
where did you get the trailer and what are the dimensions ?
Let's go fishn' sometime
Lance Selfridge I bought the trailer through Northern Tool. Trailer is a foldable 4x8.
Is your mini an 8ft?
Vince H yes it is
No its not. Its 8'6".
A rudder without a motor is senseless
Have you thought about making a canopy? Be nice to have some shade once in awhile...any ideas?
Western Adventures thanks for the comment! I stand up all the time fishing so it would be hard to get a canopy over me but I could certainly see the use! If I were to sit and fish and add one I’d probably use a patio table umbrella and put the mount in the center of the floor. That way you could still turn and cast on either side where if you had a side mounted frame canopy the frame would restrict your casting. Great idea👍🏻
Not brand loyal at all. I saw Porter Cable Sawzall Dewalt drill Milwaukee hole saw kit LOL
Tom Collier you know that’s right! I’m an equal opportunity tool man 😂. Thanks for the comment brother.
The Gunner is the top of the boat not the pontoons
To many movin parts for me..not a big DIY'er...