Hey Rokkit. If you want more speed mount your outboard 2 inches or so higher. Will make a huge difference. It seems like your outboard is too deep in the water. Try a piece of timber on top of your transom or a small jack plate. The cavitation plate should sit completely level with the bottom of your hull. Done this with my rib twin outboards and gained 8 knots.
Heaps cheaper than buying cavitation plates and props. Don't know much about inflatables but motor height on the transom is fairly critical to performance and decreased cavitation. The old prop seems to already have signs of cavitation corrosion. All small boats have a Max/Min HP but it's very typical of boat owners to ignore it thinking bigger is better but actually it's not necessarily so.
Mate I’d be curious if you raised your outboard an inch or so if it’d improve speed and reduce the amount of water that sprays up around your motor. Have you ever seen where the cav plate lines up with the bottom of the hull?
Hello Rod, great channel! Following from Finland, Europe. We have relatives in Brisbane and have visited Gold Coast several times. I recognized Tallebudgera beach in the end part! Greetings from Finland and be well - Br, Mr. Janne 👍👋
Yeah as others have said rod, way to much transom spray. You've got a great aid by having that camera at the back to see how low your foil is in the water. Definitely throwing away some speed with a heap of drag there. Fingers crossed a little lift might get the 11P to work for you.
you know it's a chubber when the line gets tight and pings across the threads Love the content. Have done for along time. And as a chef love the cook off's of the spoiles. Ty x
Pretty fun tuning the boat. If you look at the video from behind, it looks like if you mess with the trim, you will be pushing less water with the motor. I have a Mercury 90 and I have to use a lot of trim to get the maximum speed. I just have someone watch the motor in the water and trim it until I am pushing the least water, seems to work as the ride is smoother and I go faster. Anyway, yeah, I bet a 10 would help but if you can, maybe try trimming the motor as well. Thanks again for sharing your time with us, still really enjoying your videos. Can't wait for some sailing overnight trips!
Hey Rod, I've got the same true kit as you but mine has a long shaft Suzuki 2 stroke 15hp on it. I see some comments about lifting the motor but be careful about that because you risk lifting it so high that it doesn't initially pump water when you start it up. Even with my motor fully down on the transom I still have to be very careful to put my weight right at the back of the boat when starting up to get it pumping. I've been through a few impellers and have been lucky not to stuff my motor. Not sure if it's a true kit problem or a Suzuki one but something to be mindful of.
As the others say the motor is too deep in water.I have similar boat 335 Aquamarina Aircat.I raised it 1 inch as it is set diffferent to monohulls.I have the hydrofoil as well i also put the trim pin out 2holes.Aim is to not cavitate and have no water spraying up side of motor.Allways look for a smooth wake behind you
As soon as that snapper came to the surface I had a thought "That one should be let go" and you immediately said, "I think I'll let this one go". Weird and cool. Thanks for listening to your intuition to let it go! ✨️
I used to race very similar boats in SA. Something is not right with your setup, it's dragging at the rear evident by all the "dirty" water coming off your motor. I would try lifting the motor a bit, and also try trim the motor out a bit more.
great video Rod, I've been wanting to take my 3.8 metery out that system to get a bit offshore for so long but havent seen anyone else tackle it other than you. after seeing this though I reckon its time I gave it a go👌 some beautiful fish out there and nice to see that big snapper go back cheers
I'm a Cajun from Louisiana. Everybody has an aluminum flat bottom for the swamps. But a proper inflatable could take me into the Gulf of Mexico for salt action.
LOL, your box of sockets and ratchet spanners, get some hard sponge, heat the components slightly and set them in the sponge. FYI there is a distinct difference between Marine silicone and conventional home use silicone, use Marine for salty environment.
Enjoyed the vid Rod. Will be buying a truekit and this information on setup is really handy. Would be interested to see how you set up the trailer and how you find transporting it with outboard attached. I hope Truekit look after you well, you're a great ambassador for them.
Mate remember your main aim was to get the nose up for bar crossing, you archived that. I'd follow a lot of the advice you've got about motor height etc, your definately on to it ,great lil rig Allround.
Great episode showing the different props etc. The 10 pitch might be the one after adjusting the motor to stop the transom spray from the foils and help top end.
Test your navionics and car speedo against something like Waze-which is really the app you should use for long car trips anyway-accurately shows you real speed and let’s you know about road hazards and speed cameras and such. Nice vid.
Pretty cool man, Mac tuna should be showing off our beach any day now and I’m looking forward to sashimi from one. Might give the burgers a go too. That little boat is a super cool rig! Cheers man! Hope all is awesome!
I was wondering what an underwater shot of the bait would have worked or maybe a polarized filter to cut through the water surface glare. Would have loved to see the bait like you were seeing!
The push pull you are using as a choke is actually a primer pull it out then back in 5 or 6 times and leave it in then turn it clockwise for raised throttle could start a heap easier
Hey Rod, I believe the Trim/pitch of the motor is wrong? theres a bar that when down is rests against, smaller boat needs to go tighter to the transom, See if you have another set of holes and drop the bar to bottom holes , dont remove it, i think the reverse lock out locks to this bar. It looks right height according to the plate even to the bottom, then runs like half to a inch under..
Water issue looks like the wheels catching the exiting water . Fit a small Hydrofoil to the cav plate and then try raising the motor a little at a time if it needs it .
Another ripper of a video Rod, Was looking forward to see you filleting and cooking up the slimes I have never tried them before. You should do a live feed fishing off the little red rocket. Love watching you go out in the inflatables, Once my tax return comes in I be buying one. Perfect for a quick run out to catch a quick feed, and use my islander for all-day fishing.
All new vehicles from July 2007 were subject to much tougher accuracy standards that banned speedos from indicating a speed less than the vehicle’s true speed. They were instead allowed to only indicate either an accurate reading or one faster than the actual speed, and by no more than 10 per cent, plus 4km/h. That means at a true speed of 100khm/h, a car’s speedo must read 100km/h or no more than 114km/h.
Hey mate just found your channel the other day really impressed with the way you do things on the water with your boat, and you were catching some really nice fish, which is always good. I have subscribed to your channel and now I'm going to start at the beginning watch all the of your videos. Cheers tight lines.
I'd have tried raising the height and pitch of the motor before drilling 6 holes and hoping the hydroil dropped the nose quicker. Easier said than done on manual trim motors but you have to eliminate all other factors before opening up the corrosion factor. It made a big difference on my auto trim because you can manipulate it exactly. Not the case here unfortunatently and youll find the hydrofoil will drop your speed as well.
That's pretty much the general consensus in the comments. First I'd like to know what the suggested maximum hp is for this little rib and hopefully the manufacturer has the optimum motor mount height worked out although I didn't notice any marking on the transom. There's no need for guess work on a production boat imo. My best friend from college was a real gung-ho kinda guy and his motto was never tell a dummy he's doing it wrong. Supposedly this was the path to innovation, but it's called trial and error for a reason and errors are expensive. Better to learn from the errors of others than trying to reinvent the wheel imo.
You give production manufacturers too much credit. If they had vehicles perfect when released to the public then there wouldn’t be recalls now would there?
Car speedometers are always showing 3-4 more than the actual speed. That is just to give the driver a bit of safety margin when passing speed controls. The GPS is showing the true speed. So you can´t compare those two.
I have the same OZ hydrofoil as you do and I find I can keep it on the plane at even 6 knots, granted my outboard is a 20hp 4 stroke Tohatsu if that makes any difference? But I would think mine is actually heavier. My prop is the original standard one afaik. I think you will find the OZ Foil will make all the difference.
Wonder if the 18hp carb will fit the 15? Surely gotta give it a few more herbs. Reading more into it the tohy and mercs were restricted from 18 to 15 on a throttle plate?
Starting to get it there better to have a little more power helps also to get out of sticky situations.Maybe give away the idea of a new Sounder you seem to be catching more of everything without one 😂😂😂.keep safe mate 👍. Cheers Wombat 🐾🎣
Thanks for the info. Been looking at getting one of the true fit to take travelling with us …. Can I ask where you got or what is the brand of your yellow collapsible live bait bucket you were using.
I would keep the 11 on there yes a bit slower but motor doesn't rev out so much and a lot easier on the engine when it's not so much in the high revs engine will last a lot longer and be a lot more reliable
Feel sorry for the wife and kids but more so for hubby who traded up one delicious fish for another but ended up going home empty handed out of kindness to the fish and then bought a new prop that didn't work as hoped. Good thing Rod has a big garage and lots of camping kit!
Rokkit.. man, that was kinda risky.... you shouldn't use that basket as a platform for drilling.. you might put holes in the basket... yea, ok.. har har har.. lol.. THAT WAS A MASSIVE RED!!.. nice man.. CHEERS!!!
beautiful video once again good sir. just wondering if you know of the fuel cells/ bladders that our surf life savers run in their rubber dinghies. being a bladder instead of a solid plastic tank it should sit pretty flat on the floor and it will get some weight up front.
Hey Rokkit. If you want more speed mount your outboard 2 inches or so higher. Will make a huge difference. It seems like your outboard is too deep in the water. Try a piece of timber on top of your transom or a small jack plate. The cavitation plate should sit completely level with the bottom of your hull. Done this with my rib twin outboards and gained 8 knots.
Hope he sees this, great advice and could definitely make an improvement.
What this guy said deffs need to lift it
I vote for a Chevy 350 small block with 4 bbl carb and headers, lol.
Boat will do 115 mph🛥
Absolutely needs to go up Rod dragging alot of water
Yep will definitely give out a go next👍
Thanks!
That Snapper was a tank! “He’s jizzing all over the boat” lol good man letting him go to make some more
Your channel made me fall in love with the practicality of inflatables. I just bought one and I'm sure will be upgrading both boat and motor soon!
i have a nice 14 foot aluminum jon boat but i wish i had one of these too
I'd try raising the motor bout 30/40mm, just put a block of wood on top of the transom. Looks like it's a bit low, cant hurt to try it!
Agreed. Noticed a fair bit of water spraying around the base of the cowl. That could also force water into the cowl?
Yea I might give it a try next👍
Exactly what I was going to say, great minds think alike
Heaps cheaper than buying cavitation plates and props. Don't know much about inflatables but motor height on the transom is fairly critical to performance and decreased cavitation. The old prop seems to already have signs of cavitation corrosion. All small boats have a Max/Min HP but it's very typical of boat owners to ignore it thinking bigger is better but actually it's not necessarily so.
@@hunting4sanity365 "great minds" lol
Mate I’d be curious if you raised your outboard an inch or so if it’d improve speed and reduce the amount of water that sprays up around your motor. Have you ever seen where the cav plate lines up with the bottom of the hull?
Yep will give it a go, atm the plate does line up with the very bottom of the boat but might still be too low. We will find out👍
@@rokkitkit You could use a Jack plate and or trim and tilt. A lawn mower battery can run that. Nice boat!
Hello Rod, great channel! Following from Finland, Europe. We have relatives in Brisbane and have visited Gold Coast several times. I recognized Tallebudgera beach in the end part! Greetings from Finland and be well - Br, Mr. Janne 👍👋
Ive been watching you for about 4 years, great stuff. Although i would never have tossed that tuna back in.
Shikamaru haha! I feel you bro. I've got the same boat with a 15hp Tohatsu 4 stroke. It's a little ripper, lots of fun. Great vid as always.
Yeah as others have said rod, way to much transom spray. You've got a great aid by having that camera at the back to see how low your foil is in the water. Definitely throwing away some speed with a heap of drag there. Fingers crossed a little lift might get the 11P to work for you.
Yep will try next test👍
you know it's a chubber when the line gets tight and pings across the threads
Love the content. Have done for along time. And as a chef love the cook off's of the spoiles. Ty x
16:16 great catch friend, loved the video! Many abundance and safety for u
Pretty fun tuning the boat. If you look at the video from behind, it looks like if you mess with the trim, you will be pushing less water with the motor. I have a Mercury 90 and I have to use a lot of trim to get the maximum speed. I just have someone watch the motor in the water and trim it until I am pushing the least water, seems to work as the ride is smoother and I go faster. Anyway, yeah, I bet a 10 would help but if you can, maybe try trimming the motor as well. Thanks again for sharing your time with us, still really enjoying your videos. Can't wait for some sailing overnight trips!
Hey Rod, I've got the same true kit as you but mine has a long shaft Suzuki 2 stroke 15hp on it. I see some comments about lifting the motor but be careful about that because you risk lifting it so high that it doesn't initially pump water when you start it up. Even with my motor fully down on the transom I still have to be very careful to put my weight right at the back of the boat when starting up to get it pumping. I've been through a few impellers and have been lucky not to stuff my motor. Not sure if it's a true kit problem or a Suzuki one but something to be mindful of.
That is one hell of a thumbnail. Nice work, really enjoy watching
I love how you're always dialed in! Awesome little rig. I need to take my inflatable out more...been too spoiled with the aluminum lately.
As the others say the motor is too deep in water.I have similar boat 335 Aquamarina Aircat.I raised it 1 inch as it is set diffferent to monohulls.I have the hydrofoil as well i also put the trim pin out 2holes.Aim is to not cavitate and have no water spraying up side of motor.Allways look for a smooth wake behind you
I wait for this every Saturday Morning.
Love the vids Rokkit
I'm the same, and work nights! Watch the latest before going to bed.
Amazing colour's running down the mack tuna's back and they taste not to bad either.
As soon as that snapper came to the surface I had a thought "That one should be let go" and you immediately said, "I think I'll let this one go". Weird and cool. Thanks for listening to your intuition to let it go! ✨️
Impressive you let that Tuna and Snapper go. Those are prize fish for many! It always comes back to you though.
Mack Tuna was dead when "let go"
That little boat is killer. Once you get that all figured out gonna be a fun little adventure rig
ah man i was almost proud of you for keeping the mack tuna! no one says you cant take multiple nice fish home! that was a good looking tuna
Good recording mate, different angles and sides always gives better perspective, good job
You are my new favorite channel. I truly enjoy watching your videos at night. Just very fun and relaxing.
South Africa is here 🤞🏾
From Colorado remembering fond memories of Brisbane.
I used to race very similar boats in SA. Something is not right with your setup, it's dragging at the rear evident by all the "dirty" water coming off your motor.
I would try lifting the motor a bit, and also try trim the motor out a bit more.
great video Rod, I've been wanting to take my 3.8 metery out that system to get a bit offshore for so long but havent seen anyone else tackle it other than you. after seeing this though I reckon its time I gave it a go👌 some beautiful fish out there and nice to see that big snapper go back cheers
I'm a Cajun from Louisiana. Everybody has an aluminum flat bottom for the swamps. But a proper inflatable could take me into the Gulf of Mexico for salt action.
LOL, your box of sockets and ratchet spanners, get some hard sponge, heat the components slightly and set them in the sponge.
FYI there is a distinct difference between Marine silicone and conventional home use silicone, use Marine for salty environment.
Enjoyed the vid Rod. Will be buying a truekit and this information on setup is really handy. Would be interested to see how you set up the trailer and how you find transporting it with outboard attached. I hope Truekit look after you well, you're a great ambassador for them.
Mate remember your main aim was to get the nose up for bar crossing, you archived that. I'd follow a lot of the advice you've got about motor height etc, your definately on to it ,great lil rig Allround.
Great episode showing the different props etc. The 10 pitch might be the one after adjusting the motor to stop the transom spray from the foils and help top end.
Test your navionics and car speedo against something like Waze-which is really the app you should use for long car trips anyway-accurately shows you real speed and let’s you know about road hazards and speed cameras and such.
Nice vid.
Awesome! I love inflatable boat and fishing! Welcome to Brazil!
Hi mate, why don't you just put your seat in next position forward and use the tiller ext to help keep the nose down
the part where you added in shikamaru was hilarious for me I love naruto as well ! great video !
Pretty cool man, Mac tuna should be showing off our beach any day now and I’m looking forward to sashimi from one. Might give the burgers a go too. That little boat is a super cool rig! Cheers man! Hope all is awesome!
wow i cant believe you put back those huge fish. great vid. peace out
I was wondering what an underwater shot of the bait would have worked or maybe a polarized filter to cut through the water surface glare. Would have loved to see the bait like you were seeing!
Cars are always out by a few KMs, your GPS is spot on
Looks more comfortable than the kayak..... Good stuff rod
Nice jump over the waves towards the end too ha ha
I just got a similar set up on Maui...so much fun!
The push pull you are using as a choke is actually a primer pull it out then back in 5 or 6 times and leave it in then turn it clockwise for raised throttle could start a heap easier
31:11 I thought I was crazy. Had to slow it down and look. Didn't know you were a fan.
Hey Rod, I believe the Trim/pitch of the motor is wrong? theres a bar that when down is rests against, smaller boat needs to go tighter to the transom, See if you have another set of holes and drop the bar to bottom holes , dont remove it, i think the reverse lock out locks to this bar. It looks right height according to the plate even to the bottom, then runs like half to a inch under..
Thanks Rod, bar crossings always freak me out. Hopefully we have a coastguard watching over you. Cheers
always this nice atmosphere in your video, love that!!!! see you next time
Happy to see you taking the 330 out for a trip!
Water issue looks like the wheels catching the exiting water . Fit a small Hydrofoil to the cav plate and then try raising the motor a little at a time if it needs it .
Another ripper of a video Rod, Was looking forward to see you filleting and cooking up the slimes I have never tried them before. You should do a live feed fishing off the little red rocket. Love watching you go out in the inflatables, Once my tax return comes in I be buying one. Perfect for a quick run out to catch a quick feed, and use my islander for all-day fishing.
Love the new boat Rod!
All new vehicles from July 2007 were subject to much tougher accuracy standards that banned speedos from indicating a speed less than the vehicle’s true speed.
They were instead allowed to only indicate either an accurate reading or one faster than the actual speed, and by no more than 10 per cent, plus 4km/h.
That means at a true speed of 100khm/h, a car’s speedo must read 100km/h or no more than 114km/h.
Nice boat Rodney. And nice hat 🧢
Never heard of Atlantic mackerel get called slimeys. Learn something new every day. Very tasty they are too.
Jizzing All Over the Boat would be a great punk band name. Someone get on that immediately.
Hey mate just found your channel the other day really impressed with the way you do things on the water with your boat, and you were catching some really nice fish, which is always good. I have subscribed to your channel and now I'm going to start at the beginning watch all the of your videos. Cheers tight lines.
Welcome to the channel mate, hope you enjoy👍
Hell yeah big man lots of hellos being sent from Florida!
Hey brother...watching your content from Fiji. Keep up the good work.
You made that snappers day. Lol nice fish kid.
Another top fishing adventure but when’s the next Misty video? I’ve been looking forward to seeing an update on her for ages! ❤️
Will get on Misty very soon👍
Very nice, i just got a Quicksilver 320. And up here it's becoming fall and hunting season. I may be forced to do a hunt fish video!
I liked your old boat, it was bigger and looked cooler😎🎣✌️
Bigger cool boat is in the way👍
@@rokkitkitCan't wait mate✌️😀
Rokkit love yr show! Tell me can you Mount other connection on the floats I noticed you had a rod holder that didn’t look standard with the kit.
Watching all the way from trinidad and tobago 🇹🇹
I have the same outboard they are a good solid motor
Old mate in the back ground at the boat ramp almost flipped his tinny off his trailer 😂
I'd have tried raising the height and pitch of the motor before drilling 6 holes and hoping the hydroil dropped the nose quicker. Easier said than done on manual trim motors but you have to eliminate all other factors before opening up the corrosion factor. It made a big difference on my auto trim because you can manipulate it exactly. Not the case here unfortunatently and youll find the hydrofoil will drop your speed as well.
That's pretty much the general consensus in the comments. First I'd like to know what the suggested maximum hp is for this little rib and hopefully the manufacturer has the optimum motor mount height worked out although I didn't notice any marking on the transom. There's no need for guess work on a production boat imo. My best friend from college was a real gung-ho kinda guy and his motto was never tell a dummy he's doing it wrong. Supposedly this was the path to innovation, but it's called trial and error for a reason and errors are expensive. Better to learn from the errors of others than trying to reinvent the wheel imo.
You give production manufacturers too much credit. If they had vehicles perfect when released to the public then there wouldn’t be recalls now would there?
I’ll give the hight a go next, I knew how the hydrofoil would go as Iv had them on the previous boats with success, not with this size motor though👍
Car speedometers are always showing 3-4 more than the actual speed. That is just to give the driver a bit of safety margin when passing speed controls. The GPS is showing the true speed. So you can´t compare those two.
wow how I wish all free to fish with your own fast boat. Take care man. Dont stop fishing!
Nice vid mate, all cars read higher on Speedo, usually 3-5 over 👍🏼
Hanapaa! Action!
Catch and Release.
I have the same OZ hydrofoil as you do and I find I can keep it on the plane at even 6 knots, granted my outboard is a 20hp 4 stroke Tohatsu if that makes any difference? But I would think mine is actually heavier. My prop is the original standard one afaik. I think you will find the OZ Foil will make all the difference.
The donk needs to be raised , great vid as always.
"what a drag"... nice touch
Red was a great color choice!!
That thumbnail is EPIC! also died laughing at that snapper jizzing on the micro boat XD
Wonder if the 18hp carb will fit the 15? Surely gotta give it a few more herbs. Reading more into it the tohy and mercs were restricted from 18 to 15 on a throttle plate?
Slimies and Yakkers! Let's go fishing Rokkit 🎣
That cap creates so much resistance to keep the nose down but also bites down deep into the speed lvls.
Seems like a solid boat
Starting to get it there better to have a little more power helps also to get out of sticky situations.Maybe give away the idea of a new Sounder you seem to be catching more of everything without one 😂😂😂.keep safe mate 👍.
Cheers Wombat 🐾🎣
Cheers mate
Thanks for the info. Been looking at getting one of the true fit to take travelling with us …. Can I ask where you got or what is the brand of your yellow collapsible live bait bucket you were using.
Quick turnaround time on videos despite dealing with sciatica. Legend.
Yea back is slowly getting better, hopefully won’t flair up again for a while 👌
Bugger it, I am booking a flight out to Australia. With my rod& line.
I wonder if the Snapper Jizz shot was an attempt to breed or a last screw you 😂
awesome video man. I love your content.
I would keep the 11 on there yes a bit slower but motor doesn't rev out so much and a lot easier on the engine when it's not so much in the high revs engine will last a lot longer and be a lot more reliable
Another great video. A huge snapper, what's the PB? Reminding everyone to smash the like button, and join perks for the channel.
Feel sorry for the wife and kids but more so for hubby who traded up one delicious fish for another but ended up going home empty handed out of kindness to the fish and then bought a new prop that didn't work as hoped. Good thing Rod has a big garage and lots of camping kit!
@@pakde8002 if only more fishermen were like Rod, too many fill their freezers. He only takes what he needs, especially if it's too big.
Most cars Speedos are a few KMs out. And on the high side. To prevent tickets lol. Do you have an anode on the engine?.
How far off shore do you take your boat?
What made you pick this boat as opposed to something else?
Rokkit.. man, that was kinda risky.... you shouldn't use that basket as a platform for drilling.. you might put holes in the basket... yea, ok.. har har har.. lol.. THAT WAS A MASSIVE RED!!.. nice man.. CHEERS!!!
Yep outboard to low. A lot off drag and water being tossed up. Time to raise for a quicker boat
Wonder how well this boat would handle being launched from the beach 2’ surf?
beautiful video once again good sir. just wondering if you know of the fuel cells/ bladders that our surf life savers run in their rubber dinghies. being a bladder instead of a solid plastic tank it should sit pretty flat on the floor and it will get some weight up front.
What a stonking snapper!
Hi Rod
Love your channel ,can I ask what is your Rod & reel setup you use with line , if you intend to install a sounder can you show it .
Thanks
Rob
Adjusting the motor trim if possible will help a great deal.