Do it yourself Tinny upgradesđ Casting Decks | Lights | Battery setup | Elec Motor | Sounder | Seats
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 4. 09. 2024
- Hey champions, In this vid i give the old rooftop tinny a makeover with a few mods and upgrades to make it a killer little fishing boat. Here's what i do in this vid:
- Weld in some framework
- Make Casting decks from plywood
- EVA foam flooring
- Setup a battery and switch panel
- Install led lights
- Sounder mount
- Elec motor
- Swivel seats
Hope you enjoy this one, I've had a good time on the tools doing the mods.
Here's all the product links:
UNIMIG VIPER 185
unimig.com.au/...
SPOOL GUN
unimig.com.au/...
SWITCH PANEL
bit.ly/3YXi6p5
LIGHTS
bit.ly/3WEo7W7
FUSE HOLDER
bit.ly/3G3SoXl
SEAT
bit.ly/3vrOfaQ
SEAT SWIVEL
bit.ly/3Z0t2Cs
EVAKOOL ESKY
bit.ly/3WwKqNm
RAILBLAZA SOUNDER MOUNT
bit.ly/3vsgnuq
ENERDRIVE 125AH LITHIUM BATTERY
bit.ly/3WLLjBG
EVA FOAM BOAT DECKING
bit.ly/3GtIX4U
ARK MOTOR SUPPORT
bit.ly/3jDkiSq
Hi Justin I would add some red LEDs in the boat enough to see around your feet without affecting your night vision when you don't need all that light.
Goodmorning to the lorimer family
Happy new year mate
Looking forward to your 2023 adventures - cheers
Cheers mate, bring it on
Another trick with the water is to make it warm. Not too hot, just like a nice warm shower. Then soak it for a few minutes to warm up the line before spooling it on. This helps to remove the memory of the line and set it on the reel. Iâve found much less tendency to ârats nestâ with newly spooled line.
Interesting vid!
Good tip thanks mate, Iâll try that next time
I donât believe it! Justin is becoming a real fishingman đŁ He really suck in the beginning but now he is really getting seriously and improve a lot. Congratulations Justin đ
Cheers manđ€đ
To make the seat more stable, an easy fix is an ally plate (or ply) to fit under the bench seat, four holes for the lazy Susan and some new ss bolts and lock nuts. That will spread the load. Happy, healthy and safe 2023 to you and the crew.đ 15.31
Thanks mate, I was thinking that. Big square of ply đ€
HNY TIAV. Love the new content mate. Glad you finally got the music playing as you can't work in the shed without good ol Aussie Music pumping out loud
đđcheers mate happy new year
You can add a set of roof rack tracks under seat, and use the locking sliders on base of it to make seat slide port or starboard, and lock in place. Gives a slight lift to seat also.
Great idea
Love a good tinny put the battery under the casting deck for more room in the boat
Thatâs the only way to spool a reel.tight line every time đ
Cheers
Love a good tinnyđ put the battery under the casting deck for more room in the boatđ€
Tinkering is good for soul, love it! đ
God fun for the brain
Happy New Year from đłđ± guys!! đđ Keep up the good work, look forward to every new vid & post.
Thanks heaps mate, happy new year
Use tiny piece of cloth for the line die when spoiling to mate great job on the tinny!
Cheers mate appreciate it
Happy new year you legends hope you guys had a great new year
Happy new year mate. Good times
đđHappy new year !! đ»đđEnjoyed the clip and upgrades on the tinny. Got a copy of your book for xmas and great to remember a lot of the old photos and places from the clips gone by. Looking forward to your videos in 2023 !
Thanks so much mate, glad you love the book. Have a safe and happy 23đ€
Hey have a look at Starboard in the future. Would be a one time thing.
Oh forgot to say the starboard can be cut with regular wood tools and routed. For my sinks and fridge countertops i used a router and made a lip for the hatch to sit in. Its a amazing stuff.
Nice rig Justin. Use your spare rocker switch for a small bilge pump seen you now use the back area for storage.
Yeah o was thinking a bilge/bait tank pump đ€
Lovely Job look out fish.
đđI think they still safe
A tinny like that is next on my "I need" list.. another great video, keep up the good work!! Happy new year
Cheers mate appreciate it. Happy new year
Big fan of this vid, great work
Thanks heaps
Yep it's making me think of doing it to mine!
Great mods Justin I suggest seeing you put the led strips in for night fishing maybe the spare switch could be used for navigation lights after dark. Keep up the good work mate.
protects your eyes from the glare...also from the weather. Nice setup though.
I have aaa battery powered nav lights from railblaza that I can use if I go out at night. I should have added them in I forgot đ€ cheers mate
@@TripInAVanNo worries Iâve seen lots of people running around in the dark with no lights. I was going to say you could have bought some at Supercheap in Bundy while you were there đ
Nice work mate. Happy new year to all your family and safe travels for 2023.
Cheers mate happy new year
Justin Happy New Year & thanks for the video đ
Tinnie came up good mate. I might just suggest some 3m Velcro to stop new decks from blowing out while on the trailer. Cheers mate
Good idea, I hadnât thought of that hey. The front one is screwed down so itâll be sweet but the back ones for sure
Good job. Well done. But hey.....I'm sure you put your seat belt on in the car. Take it from one who knows....life jackets are just as important as seat belts.
Love following your episodes & always look forward to your adventures. Thanks. Happy new year. đ
Thanks mate, youâre rightđ€ Iâll chuck one on in future
Iâve never had much luck with the double sided tape on those strip lights
They tend to fall off when they get hot in the sun
I run a bead of silicone under them and glue them on with that
Happy new year đ
Yeah for sure, I put a bit of silicone on each end a few dabs in the middle. Will see how we ho
Good little setup, expect some more fish picks now.
đhereâs hoping
Awesome work and I'm taking it all in for when I go fishing
Abosolute legend of a bloke
Great video One Shot. Awesome to get some tinny advice. Iâm in the process of putting makeup on my pig. That EVA flooring is the shizz.
Thanks mate.
Cheers mate, yeah value for money itâs good gear the Eva
Nice work. Looking for a welder myself so I'll be checking out the viper, thanks for the tip.
To easy mate, Iâm stoked with it. Great little unit
Great job legend - looks great
Mate . Loved the vid .. the mount is great . đ.
Left field question. Are they sanuk sandals
Ha, nah they are crocsđ€ found em at anaconda
I did something similar with the strip lights, however, I moved them because they were too bright. I placed them, inside the "U" shaped part, just below the top of the gunnel. This protects your eyes from the glare...also from the weather. Nice setup though.
True, I can see where your coming from, they are bright little buggers
I did the same with the u shaped strip.it can be bought from bunnings too and its aluminium.win win.
Great way to start the new year! Great to see you guys. Mate i love the work you did on your little tinny, but i like your other boat! "It looks like your gonna need a bigger car!" LOL I hope everything works out well for you and your family this year. love the vid Thumbs up!
Thanks mate, maybe we get 2 cars I reckon
Great work Justo! After seeing you on Insta with the spool gun I just bought one for my Unimig viper also. Got pretty good with metal fab over the years (even built a few trailers ) but welding alloy is a challenge that Iâm up for as well now. Looking forward to vids on the Vision hybrid & the 300 series when you get that happening đ
Thanks mate, appreciate it
Love your chanel!
Happy new year to you and your family!
Cheers mate happy new year
Nice work mate, easy but handy fixes love em! Happy New Year to you guys....Cheers from the UK, but holidaying in Aus...
Cheers mate
good timing, I was modding my tinny today too! :D
Nice mate, enjoy đ€
Great spooling tip!
Cheers
Well done legend looks sick
Thanks mate
Nice Work. Happy New Year to you and your Family..
Cheers mate happy new year
Have a look at the spring field king pin seat mounts
Cheers mate will do
Bigger boat now
Hey bro, what's the drone you flying? Very cool, been looking to get one and the past vids it's been catching some epic scenery of beautiful đŠđșand got some distance. Happy New year & love the vids, watching from đłđż since ages ago đ đ€đŸ
Itâs a mavic 2 pro. Few years old now đ€
Hey mate please do an update on the tinny mods how the watersnake works and boat loader
Hey mate if you scroll back through our vids I did a full tinny vid on the boat loader and how it works đđ
@@TripInAVan thanks bud, love your work
Wish I could afford a tinny đđ
Beautiful
Happy new year guys
Happy new year
Great vid just asking if you have put a rectifier in to help with charging the battery. thanks
Nah, the outboard doesnât charge the battery. I just plug an Anderson plug in to charger when I get home from using it đ
Hi Justin, Brad & I are loving your videos. Where did you get your 1m LED Strip from?
They are from anaconda mate đ thanks heaps, glad your loving the vids
Must be about time for a new 300 series , if you can get one .
On its way bud. Just waiting on gvm approvals
Ah , thought that might be the case . Totally jealous . Had it ordered for long ?
Nice mods mate.
Un related, what multi trainer you running in the background?
And why are you guys not taking the tinny on the roof of the cruiser as much?
Thanks mate. Itâs a reeplex mugi function trainer. We got it online a few months back itâs great hey.
And we have just got a bigger boat which bec will tow this year. Gonna be some good trips
Hey Justin top vid mate. What is your tinny and what is the outboard motor?
Itâs a 376 mako craft topper tracker.
Motor is a 4 stroke mercury
as a fellow diesel fitter, retired. here is a hint showed to me by a boily, rub every thing with acetone before welding it makes the pool run like silk and the weld look like as the boilys say,
weld porn, even when done by a fitter, I had to do many and various weld repairs to a alloy low loader , you can imagine the horror story,... each year to get it past road worthy.
no boily would touch it so I had to weld it.
the difference acetone made is amazing.
why a alloy low loader ,well the owner was well known around town,.... by this saying.
if camels where the go,... ray would buy donkeys,.. and strap humps to their backs.
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Without enough tension on the line when you're spooling line on you run the risk of a bird's nest when casting.. especially with a bait caster
plans on installing some nav lights for night boating?
Already got battery powered ones from railblaza đ€
Hey Justin did you check if you can get enough charge out of the magneteto of the outboard to then put through a regulator to get some charge back into the battery?
I havenât mate, Iâm pretty sure they donât have a charging circuit these motors. I just plug the battery pack into a charger when I get home đ€
Bigger Esky bigger fish ? tidy little job
Hey mate great little mods.
Can I ask were did you get the Lowrance rail blazer sounder mount from?
I just googled railblaza sounder mount, I got it from a store called freak sports I think
Nice work on the mods mate. Iâm getting gunwales welded to my tinny soon and will follow up with a complete rewire and new decks throughout the boat and put in a new rear casting deck too. Iâm going to try the EVA foam. Whatâre your thoughts on it for durability and cleaning? Cheers đ€đ»
Sounds great mate. The foam is really good man hey, the stuff I put straight on the aluminium 2 years ago is still going strong and Iâve pressure washed it and scrubbed squid ink out of it and itâs still fine.
@@TripInAVan awesome. Thanks mate
Black Sikoflex bead, smothed down neatly around the edge, should prevent any lifting whatsoever.
Very nice, have done very similar to mine. Question tho, how does the boat run on the roof of the car with the seats being higher than the side rails? Love the show.
Good point, it wonât run on the roof as is. The seat and rear decks will come out if it goes back on the roof đȘ
Love the setup can I ask what size battery and type you did say I think but Iâm not sure if itâs the same one. I bought an 18 pound12 volt snake and I donât know what size battery to use on my kayak . I was told that the lithium batteries catch on fire apparently.
Weâve had lithium for 5 years and they are super safe. I know you can get small 50amp lithiums that would be good for the yak
@@TripInAVan thank you đ
Hi Justin, please check your links. The Bitly links aren't working on my laptop. :-) Ian
Cheers mate
Bro did ya hit up Isaac for some ally welding tips ? đ
I wish!
Gday mate just wondering how your ec off-road head unit is performing?
Mines good man hey, no dramas. The hands free mic for the phone ainât that great though, but I donât use it much so Iâm not to bothered
Thanks Justin mine too very hard to hear other end. Thanks for the reply.Look forward to ya next vidđđș
@@leighbidgood1578 cheers man, big year
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Why don't you wear a life jacket when you are out on the water in the tinny?
Go the rooftop mercury powered tinny ! . would you consider getting a Bimini ? đđïžđ€ïžđ đ»đđ€đč
Hey Justin did you check if you can get enough charge out of the magneteto of the outboard to then put through a regulator to get some charge back into the battery?