Could Nomads please advise on the practicality of carrying a tinnie on the roof for long term travelling. Wind drag, and are there boats for hire at all the fishing spots. I see Dunco has one on his roof in his avatar. We will have no base where we can offload it when not needed. Fishihg is my form of relaxation.
I See am no longer a newbie, but a Member!! Happy-wanderer says i cant become a veteran untill we come over and start our nomading.Bummer!!!!!!
Thanks people, love the good comments on all the posts.
Never done it BB, but I have heard people say that often when they want to use their tinnie there is some reason they can't (weather, seas etc) not sure what the drag would be either, although I think I recall something mentioned about the boat acting as a wind deflector over the caravan when towing.
Not sure about the hire situation either.
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I like having a tinnie on the roof, but in all honesty, I don,t use it that much, and the windage can be a problem. I carried my present tinnie around the block once, and have taken it to some really out of the way places, and it can be a boon as they usually don,t have hire boats in the really remote spots.Perhaps an inflatable or a foldaboat is a solution, but tiinies are fairly robust, and you will feel safer in them when the snappy handabags(crocs) are about. It all depends on how energetic you are. Loading and unloading a tinnie is hard work.I am building a trailer to put the tinnie and the postie bike on as I have a slideon and a ute at the moment.Its a decision that you will have to make. Bill
Thanks Vic and bill. I also was wandering about the tinnie acting as a wind deflector. Bill,nice to meet you on line. I certainly would not be happy fishing up north in an inflatable or a kayak,accident waiting to happen me thinks.
I have had crocs follow me while fishing, and you cannot always see them.I took a pic of an NT sunrise, and when I looked at it on the computer, there was a 4m croc in the shot I hadn,t seen.The bigger the tinnie the better, but big ones are hard to load.6 to one, half a dozen to the other.The big barras I catch make up for the inconvenience.Bill
I carried my tinnie around australia twice it had a great holiday of sight seening and only got the wet if it rained every time went to put in the water it would be rought or the motor would not start so no more free holidays for boat and I did catch great fish form the banks of the rivers or from charter boats and did not have to clean them thats boat to.
I wouldn't leave home without my tinnie. I dont think that wind drag is a big issue. But, then I fish most days when I am away. You do say that fishing is your form of relaxation, so I would think that if you were to leave home without a tinnie you would probably be wishing you had one quite a few times.
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I love my Tinny and take it off the roof when staying near water. I also have a fold up trailer that makes life so much easier...and it allows me to use it when I am home.
My boat loader is a breeze to use and I would be lost without it as I travel solo ...most times. I got my boat loader from Custom Boat Loaders in Perth and it is all done with a press of a button via a cable plugged into my Anderson plug. It takes me about 20 minutes all up to take the boat off and put the engine on.
The only problem I have is the awkwardness of the 15hp Yamaha....but I can still handle it OK.
-- Edited by Dunco on Wednesday 21st of December 2011 08:43:49 AM
I used to have a Porta Bote too (I used it with an electric motor) and it was great until we used it in croc waters (on the Daintree River) and after a croc twice the size of the bote swam next to use for two minutes my wife refused to ever get into it again.
A tinny on the roof? Well I don't think that drag is a big factor if you are towing a van. The key question is whether or not you would actually use it. Lots of people never seem to actually take it off the roof and then all it becomes is a dead weight that you could live without.
Boat hire - I think that most places that have towns near a recognised fishing area will have rentals available. If you ever plan on bush camping in places where there are no towns then that is another matter.
I can understand how died in the wool fishermen wouldn't leave home without their tinnie but for me a kayak is the answer.
Only problem is deciding which one to take, the functional Fisherman or the nimble Javlin. Usually take both if not going too far.
Of course I don't use them where the snappy handbags are & if I need to go a long way I use the electric motor on the fisherman. I don't go 'outside' neither. Though playing in a mild surf break, like the river break by the bridge at Ballina, is fantastic even for a 70 Year Old.
Just love the serenity of quietly paddling a waterway at first & last light.
We bought a tinny to do just that. but in the end never took it.We have meet lots of folks who might take it off the roof once so you end up carrying the darn thing around Ozz and use it once.In one of the parks we stayed at in Darwin lots of tinny's but were never used croc country
Happywanderer, can I call you Marge? I've done it anyway. I'm Brandt and my wife is Lorraine. You could not see the smile on my face as I wrote that about being a veteran, I see I'll have to start using the emotions. Got you there Marge.
Starting to get quite excited about coming in February. Have been busy all day catching up on half finished jobs.
Bill,when my wife saw your posting about the croc in the photo she exclaimed "thats it no boat".I like the sound of big barras though. I have seen a tinnie advertised, compleat with 15hp. motor, boat loader roofrack,and folding trailer, for $5,000,on Boatsales web. Thaught it was well priced. Would not be doing anything untill we had started into our trip.
Dunco, as we will be getting an off road van, am wondering how many oportunities there would be once we get away from the coast. Is there good fishing from the banks of the rivers.
Wombat,thanks for the welcome as aMember. I will contact JRH tomorrow and see when we can meet up.Any tips on handling him?. Still think you should do up one of your under ground rooms for me.!!!!
Excellent. I had a crack at making wine but too fiddly. I intent to make my own beer while on the road when the opportunity comes up. Would be very interested in tasting your vino
Yes,Elle, i have made, lets see, peach,plum,nectarine,apple, blackberry, rhubarb, parsnip, mandarin, apricot, kiwi fruit. Only dud lot i had was pea pod wine, tipped it down the sink. Sorry it takes me so long to write, but am just learning to type and send the last few days. Trouble is i am getting hooked.
Ummmm what are you hooked on mate? Can't imagine pea pod wine - definitely belongs down the sink. I may have a suggestion for the parsnip as well. But all those fruits sound extremely excellent. As I am writing this I cannot help but hear a kiwi accented echo.
Keep happy and make sure you buy Mr and Mrs JRH a timmy and lots of beer
