Innovative Ideas Mans Club

[yellow door 1]

What do you do when the dodgy rod holders you bought come with bolts and no washers - you head down to bunnings to find they have every sized stainless steel washer in stock - except the ones that would fit your bolts.

Thats when you get the jigsaw out and cut up a Bread board

[yellow door 1]

Due to the age of the wood it will be going into - and the fact that the mounting plate has to be flush with the top edge. - I figured a little extra support wouldn't hurt.

So I've cut up a variety of backing plates and washers to cover all eventualities

[donga]

What to do when the $50+ lowrance transducer mount doesn't suit your kayak? You run wander around bunnings and make your own for less that $10.

[donga]

Few fittings, cutting and notching...

[donga]

Final result.

Clean, neat, strong and removable.

Mission accomplished!

[Bait Caster]

Nice work Donga. Looks store bought.

[Pirana]

Originally Posted by donga

My innovator juices have been flowing recently and gave me an itch to create a cheap and better alternative to the factory bought underseat storage accessory from the manufacturer of my kayak.
Now i admit i bought the main component, but thought I would show you anyway.
Total cost is $20 and some bit and pieces outta the shed.
Factory option is $160 and its just some fabric with 2 pockets to hold trays.

Donga,

this is effen brilliant! Where did you get the tub? Is it of any particular brand?

Thanks for sharing...

[donga]

Originally Posted by Pirana

Donga,

this is effen brilliant! Where did you get the tub? Is it of any particular brand?

Thanks for sharing...

Thanks!

Drawer was from Officeworks. A3 size in landscape arrangement.

http://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/o...ted-x14p200256

[donga]

Originally Posted by Bait Caster

Nice work Donga. Looks store bought.

Thanks!

Ive just added a thru hull wiring kit to tidy it up more

[yellow door 1]

I used to think "Snapper snatchers" were a gimmick - but after the last few bait sessions - now I'm not so sure.

Part of me thinks the effectiveness lies in the pater noster presentation straight under the boat.

But the extra flash doesnt put the snapper off -so I took a few sneaky cuts from the Xmas decorations and tied some up

[yellow door 1]

Found a couple of feathers today - so I thought it couldnt hurt to add them to the flasher rig

[yellow door 1]

Did you just buy a heap of shorts over the internet only to find they had shallow pockets on arrival?

If you havent had the misfortune of dealing with short pockets - stuff falls out of them when you sit down.

Sending them back wasnt an option - so I went looking for a solution.....

[yellow door 1]

Its early days - but the preliminary tests are encouraging

[yellow door 1]

[yellow door 1]

One of the birds at work asked me to plant some corn out the front.

No drama I says

Then when it sprouts she reckons it needs a Scare Crow

Too easy I says

(p.s. the cherry tomatoes out back are about to explode)