Railblaza have some great stuff. Defo gonna get a couple of their starmounts installed.

If going the bait board/ cooker as we do.. the rail blazers on their own are not stable enough.. I have a small bit of wood with V in it screwed to underside of the bait board so the  dowel fits into it without slipping, then down to inside the self that goes up the side of the boat. Its at an angle away from feet that could kick it.
 Between the cooker and the bimini clears have a thin sheet of clear acrylic to divert any heat. Heat not the problem thought it would .


Railblaz do these neat little brackets to hold the front hatch open.?
If hatch still sealed ith catchs loose.. a block of wood or the book the missus isnt reading.
Only need it cracked a little.

Head lamps are a bloody pain in the butt.. hate them. Yep great to work with , then your m8 looks up at you to say something... blinded.  Couple good strip light each side of the bimmini for the deck. just stand slightly one side if working on the main bait board.
Cabin light also needed.. this warm led.. white is just too bright.. I have gone back to the double fluro on the wall. And a portable desk reading light for the missus.. a must.

Pads, movies, TV .. nah enough to do.. get a few live baits.. things like bait fish come in to just the edge of the under water lights (or lights shining down into the water) play at catching in the net.
Sb rods out .. casting into bay for squid.. have a good sided open top bucket for that.
 Summer water is warm, bit of a dive/ mask snorkle around the boat/ shore.
 Take a tabett or phone to watch movies.. nah far too much happens, if u want it to.

Might strike it lucky where the water with the slightest ripple fluoresces up.. thats amazing espec if have bait fish feeding around the boat... and or if go for a swim in it.

Nice and lots of great options here. Great reading. Thanks

I remember my kids all going for a midnight skinny dip ogg the otautu bat wharf because there was phosphorus in the water, ,
I believe it is a certain plankton?

Just remember the one my mate in Cambridge had with the camper covers had small table that went into a fitting in the floor. Good prep area and his cooker went on the clean bait board. Underfloor fuel tank with a breather and filler outside the boat.

If you read back through the thread the boat has a factory fitted toilet, these boats are a current model and have been made for years so extras like doors cookers and toilets have been well sorted by the factory.

Pcj wrote: Big -Dave wrote: I remember my kids all going for a midnight skinny dip ogg the otautu bat wharf because there was phosphorus in the water, , I believe it is a certain plankton? Think you are correct.Just from observations never seen it in southerly wind direction always next day wind is N or NE. observed over 30yrs I suppose. Did a yacht race from Orakie wharf 9.00am start to Cow n calf.arrived 5.00pm wind died and we drifted towards little Barrier,wind NE picked up about 3.00am and you have never seen 5 people literally sh#t themselves,as a roar went past us water light up.A group of dolphins must of woke up or we disturbed them .Hell that was a scare in pitch darkness.Impressive but scary..

I'm in the process of rebuilding the back k end of my boat at the moment, and I have chosen to keep the stainless frame that goes up and over the transom as it not only is useful as a wake board/ ski point, but it can support a cover stretched out from the Bimini.
Planning to get a cover made at some point that attaches to the bimini and attaches to the rear frame, with sides and a rear as well.

I recon having a bbq and a fire on the beach late in the day is a great way to go then you can go anchor up for the night. There’s several ways to anchor a boat so the tide doesn’t go out and leave you hi and dry. I’ve seen guys using 2 anchor systems where they have a rope running out from the beach to an anchor so they can pull the boat out into deeper water, then pull it back in again when they’re ready to go. Mate of mine has one of these setups that he’s copied off YouTube works well.

I’ve just got a cheap inflatable paddle board from burnsco, I drop the family and all the gear off pump the board on the beach head out and anchor up then paddle in to beach. Paddle out to get the boat come in load all the crap into the boat let the board down roll up and chuck in the boat and gone. No problems.

A little roll up inflatable would be handy as well.

RockCrashing wrote: Kandrew wrote: I recon having a bbq and a fire on the beach late in the day is a great way to go then you can go anchor up for the night. There’s several ways to anchor a boat so the tide doesn’t go out and leave you hi and dry. I’ve seen guys using 2 anchor systems where they have a rope running out from the beach to an anchor so they can pull the boat out into deeper water, then pull it back in again when they’re ready to go. Mate of mine has one of these setups that he’s copied off YouTube works well. I’ve just got a cheap inflatable paddle board from burnsco, I drop the family and all the gear off pump the board on the beach head out and anchor up then paddle in to beach. Paddle out to get the boat come in load all the crap into the boat let the board down roll up and chuck in the boat and gone. No problems. A little roll up inflatable would be handy as well. I also have paddle board and been using that as a tender between anchored boat and campsites, shattered bays, not ideal.  I seriously look at inflatables but have decided to get one of those for this summer, hope can get one of those funky colours :)

Good idea would you tie it up on the cabin?

Agreed mate, rib would be a bit heavier as well. Don’t use mine often, but easier than swimming.