ChrisS

Good to see Tuross Lake is bringing in the fish again, last time I was there it was a very slow day even for bites. Good report mate.

Can get Gal RHS easily so I think I will go with that, then just coat the bits that get cleaned and welded. I called a local trailer place earlier this week to get a price on a axle, hubs and springs. He said if the boat and trailer weigh over 750kg the trailer will need brakes to be legal, now I have been looking and asking around and have not found one trailer carrying a similar or bigger (16' etc) that has brakes fitted. My brothers 17' Haines Hunter's trailer doesn't have brakes and that would be way heavier then my boat. Has the rules changed or is this guy full of it??

Awesome mate thanks for the reply. Will look at that now. Cheers

Thanks guys, I'm hoping to get stick into making a new trailer for it very soon. Been looking on evilBay for a outboard for it, I'm thinking a 40hp one will do nicely.

Nice work mate, this is something similar to what I will be doing shortly.

Hey all Next Tuesday we are going to give Narooma a try in the tinnie (13') and was wondering where the best places to go are? Whats biting and what's it hungry for? Thanks in advance, will put up a report on how we went.

Got this little baby home yesterday, the ad said it comes without a trailer but ended up taking home trailer bits from the frame with rollers and what looks like a near new winch. The hull looks pretty solid but does need some small repairs,is a front steer still fitted with all the cables but no motor. Heres a couple of pic's First thing I want to do is get it on a trailer so I'm going to start buying bits to make one (thanks to the advice you guys gave me in this thread) More photos to follow

OK so today I'm picking up a 15' Fiberglass Hull minus a outboard and trailer (woo hoo) So I'm thinking the first thing I want to do is make a trailer for it so I have a few more questions. What size RHS would you use? Should I make it tilt? I'm thinking single axle with 14" Commodore wheels/tyres as I already have a pair with good tyres here but I also want to try and make it so the hull sits on the trailer fairly low to make it easier to launch and put make on the trailer. Cheers Chris

Shame to because Tuross is a nice place, the first time we fished there we seen dolphins which was pretty awesome! lol Next time I want to try Naroma

Went out on the boat yesterday, started at Tuross Heads for the first half of the day. Had the burley out and was using pilly's prawns and squid but barley got any bites most of the time we were out. We were moving around a bit and had the fish finder running but still nothing. After 1pm we moved to Moruya to tray our luck there and only hooked up two flatties (one undersized and thrown back) and a nice Bream. Once again on the same bait and burley. Usually the fishing is good at Tuross, there were plenty of boats out there and it seemed the others were having as about as much luck as us. But I guess that's fishing.

nathen-Batemans is always biting...lol But yeah soon mate we will be there. Thanks flicksticker Looks like we are heading out to Tuross heads, its been a while since we have been out there.

Hey all A mate and I are thinking of taking the Tinnie out for a fish this Sunday, usually we head out to the South Coast (The Bay, Moruya...) Any of you guys heard what's biting and where around the area? Any hints and tips would be great!

Thank's again guys, all the info has been a big help! If I do built one I will post a build thread up for sure. Cheers Chris

Wow nice job there mate, and thanks for the info. Can I galvanize the trailer myself? (have spray guns and compressor)

Sounds simple enough, thanks for the info.

Cool guys Is there anything I should know or look out for? Do they have to be engineered? Or any hints would be great. I can weld but not that great so I would just get a mate to help, looking at other trailers it doesn't look that hard so I'm keen to give it a go. BTW I'm currently building this which I pretty much started from scratch so it has been good practice.

Hey guys, Just wondering if anyones attempted to build there own boat trailer with success? I'm looking at bigger boats and some don't have a trailer.

Love your work mate, it gives me some ideas for the Tinny we have.

Look for a red and black wire that doesn't seem to go anywhere, I know with mine it comes out just under the pull start (2001 Mariner 30hp) If you have no luck do what the other guys said and contact your nearest Mercury specialist.

Hey guys, how are we all? A mate and myself are looking to take the tinnie out for a fish tomorrow, was thinking of heading out to Moruya or Batemans bay. Do you guys know of any place where they are biting at the moment? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Cheers Chris

Nice work, A mate and I have been fishing Tuross a fair bit lately, the bits were slow coming but we still went home with some nice flattie and breams. It's a damn nice area to spend the day fishing to, you just to to watch out for the shallow waters...lol

I think I might be in luck, this guy reckons he has what I need but asked if its the round or square handle (he has both) Is there any way of telling? I was hoping to get it sorted by the weekend as we are going away to Bateman's to do some fishing.

Thanks for the fast response guys, I might need to have a rethink about the whole thing. Cheers Chris

Hey guys, I'm hoping you can help me. I just bought a 13ft Tinny fitted with a 98 Force 'By Mercury' 25hp outboard that at some point was changed to center consul steer (very badly done to). I want to change it back to Tiller steer so I'm on the look out for a second hand tiller handle. Do you guys know of any places that would have such a thing? Thanks in advance, love the forum and look forward to posting more. Cheers Chris