Modifications We Made to Our Boat to Make it Better | 1850 Stabicraft Fisher 

G'day Everyone, Thanks for your support! I hope you enjoyed the video. James is improving his editing skills with every new project and we have several more vids in the pipeline for uploading. As always, feel free to give us your tips or feedback in the "burley" section below - we've been enjoying and learning from your comments! Cheers :)

You work hard Mark and your channel’s are excellent, I never miss an episode on both channels. You served your country ( thankyou for your service, you and your countrymen are important allies to us Brits ), you’re a very hard working family man, a very decent/inspirational man and you bring pleasure/enjoyment with your channels to so many ( your subscribers should be far more , million + at least ) keep being you and doing what you do please , you’re a real gem 👍Best wishes to you and your family, from Britain 👍🇦🇺🇬🇧🇦🇺🇬🇧

When you first said you were making a saltwater fishing channel I was beyond stoked. My two favorite things to do are garden and fish so let's get out there! 😎🤙🏼

Super walkaround. I grew up where Stabicrafts are made, Invercargill NZ. They've been an amazing success, the most solid boats around. Love the gardening vids too, cheers

Such a nice boat ! Great tour Mark and James !

Interesting tour of your Stabi Mark the Boat catch is a must once you’ve got it it’s a dream to launch and retrieve especially when the ramp is crowded. Not a fan of the top flush port it doesn’t allow the the engine to reach temp to open the thermostat and be flushed out. All of the flushing products out now have a fitting to go on your engine muffs.

very informative , thank you

Looks good Mark. Have a ripper mate!

I haven't gone fishing in years, but this makes me really want to. Also the name, "Self Suffishing Me," always cracks me up when I see it!

Really glad you have been able to get this boat.

Sweet boat Mark! Looking forward to the next video.

Great video, love this channel!

Stabicraft is where its at for boat design and space efficiency. definitely a dream boat right there mark! let me know if you're ever fishing Hervey bay / the sandy straights id love the chance to meet you and wet a line together.

Great vid. Still a learner myself but it's great fun. Look forward to more vids.

Hey Mark, if you get into trolling lures abit more an easy way to get two or three more lines out is to mount the bolt on rod holders to either Side of your rocket launcher at 45deg. It sticks the rods out abit wider from the boat and they are easy to get to, it’s the first step towards outriggers, but much simpler and easier. Depending on wind you can run one rod each side of the rocket launcher and one in the middle slot of the rocket launcher and your practically big game fishing ;) plus when they all go off it’s good fun with all the chaos. Great set up on the boat, enjoy the time on the water with the family, it makes all the money and petrol worth it!

Mark you made a new boat video. You’re not a shiphead after all. Remember things are always a pain in the BASS.

Great video, thanks Mark

Stabicraft is a Kiwi classic. It's good that you're giving a shoutout to local producers as well.

That is a really nice rig! I am much jealous!

Master you are very proud with your boat....💪💪as always.... great video Mark!!! Have a great week

Thanks Mark & James

@3:04 "I would've liked to have given this a little bit of a tug before we showed you, but we're pushed for time" 😂😂😂 I see what you did there lol

That cranky jockey (like the one who lost the race;) wheel is handy as Mark, sure beats hooking up the cruiser all the time!

Thank you!

Nice boat. I have a smaller boat with a different electric motor on it. What i did was change the plug to an anderson plug. Just made it so much easier to charge / replace when corroded. Also you can buy a spray from like jaycar for electronics it prevents the rust and a solid connection

Hell yes how did I stumble upon your fishing channel by chance

Hi Mark , believe it or not I’ve had boats for 40 yrs , but that goddam bilge pump on my Stabi 1850 frontier had a mind of its own , that was a great tip from a novice fisho . Cheers from down south

great vid thanks

You made the right choice picking a Yamaha. They are the most reliable brand and always hold good in the resell value.

That boat is nice 👌

i strongly suggest putting the bilge on a float switch. It will be the first indication something is wrong ie bungs out.

Very nice boat Mark... imagine how many fish you would be catching... had you joined the Senior Service and not the Army!! 🚢 😉. Always watched your gardening... now will have to watch these as well. 'Yours Aye' 🍻

That is really a nice boat. I would not have figured that canvas top to be a DIY. It looks like it was meant to be there. I would bet that your automatic bilge pump is electronic rather than having a float switch. Many automatic bilge pumps work by periodically turning the pump on for a short time. If water is present, the current draw will be above some preset threshold, and the pump will then stay on until it is no longer pumping water. When it quits pumping water the electric load will drop, and the pump will shut down, and return to standby.

Top video

Safety tip for you when geting off the boat useing the ladder .Allways go backwards useing 3 point contact.

Dielectric grease is your friend in saltwater electronics like trolling motor plug connections... most guys end up doing away with the plug and running wires directly to the batteries with a suitable breaker between of course. 36 volt requires a 60 amp breaker. 🤙🦀🌴

The Minn Kota gps thingy is the heading sensor - it helps the main unit know the length and direction of your boat for spot lock and, more importantly, north heading function (north helps immensely when drifting if the tide and wind arnt playing)

Very nice unit 👌🏼 look.forward to seeing you put it to good use. I would highly recommend you take atleast one good oar with you to push off rocks and beaches etc when need be. Trust me it will be used might even save your life

What? Mark fishing? I honestly thought you share the same passion about gardening/homesteading as me. But it seems that you also fish. I too loved fishing.

id be also proud if i came up with your idea....thanks for sharing....

Hey Mark, you need to use muffs and flush your motor properly. Start the motor and run for at least 20 minutes to open your thermostat. :)

Just a thought but you could easily remove that crank handle and use a hand held impact drill to move it with ease. Good luck bud.

Hey Mark, good walk around, love the boat set-up. How do you deploy the Minnkota from where it is?

Definitely use ear muffs to flush the outboard. The top port is just for a quick silent flush in the middle of the night etc. as it doesn't flush the whole system.

Have you considered adding a solar panel or two on the roof of the boat for self charging and possibly as emergency power source in case you somehow run out of power in the middle of the ocean?

Hi, Last year I bought a Stabicraft 1850 Profish. I watched you video a few times and like the mods you did.I would like to know how much the rear canopy costed you and the lead time for its manufacture. Thanks Peter

Hi mate, great video, we have a 1550 fisher with a minkota I like the stabiliser bracket you have for the minkota, where did you get that?

Hi Mark, I'm interested to hear how you've got on with the Trailer Valet Mover after some time of use, has it held up and have you tried using it on a slight incline? Cheers

Thanks Mark, enjoying this channel........one question, isn't bad luck not to name a boat?

Great mods, the electric motor is a game changer when it works. What brand cranking jockey wheel did you get?

I use the ceiling of the boat shed to hang the rods

Where did you get you Bimini shade for the back I have a 2250 which has just arrived

Mark, what kind of microphone do you use?

Hi Mark , really enjoyed your video. Can you tell me the name of the crank jockey wheel or where I Can purchase it from. Would make things so much easier! Thanks

How many pound thrust is your electric motor?

What size is the minnkota. It must be a 80lb ? 24 volt?

Hi mate great looking boat. Instead of cranking the handle can't you attach a cordless drill?

you should consider putting a solar panel so you keep your batteries trickle charge not too expensive to do great insurance though keeps those batteries last thing a lot longer I Got 5 years out of my deep cycle batteries

the best thing you can do is learn how to fully utilise all the settings on your sounder

Mark how are you I have a new Stabicraft 2250 just arrived what did the shade cover cost please Ray

Where did you get the rod holders thanks

Hi Mark, could you maybe watch your videos with headphones before uploading? Your microphones audio is much loader on the left side and this is not the first video with this problem (including self sufficient me). Very irritating to watch unfortunately. Thank you for your effort, I learned a lot over the years.

Very efFISHient boat now

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