Trailertop Tinny ?????????

Hi Vowson

I use a 3.75 metre tinnie on top of my truck and use a Jamic Boat Loader. Have a look at my profile. It's a 1 man operation and takes about 2 minutes. My wife can put the boat up there by herself. Jamic are in WA and their lifters can handle 120kg SWL.
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Regards John

G'day Voxon,

A trailer will make life comfortable and I did notice the absense of one in your previous pics! I have tried the tinnie on the trailer and did survive long enough to make the next trip and have the tinnie on the car. Our tinnie weighs around 80 Kg and this is a lot of weight to move by yourself so an automatic boat loader for the tinnie on the car makes that task easier. I met several people with upmarket trailer and automated boat racks that had troubles keeping the rack off the side when not in use so they are also not without their problems.

I can handle the tinnie on my own now that's on the car but couldn't when it was on the trailer. Plus when it was on the trailer it had to come off even if we were not using the tinnie so I'm a fan of the car option these days.

I guess you didn't mention if your trailer was a camper trailer and this may change things - if not it could be less of a problem.

Kind regards

An alternative you may consider is a Zodiac much lighter than a tinnie, requires less power and therefore pretty quick. They offer a range of extra's one of which is permanently fitted retractable wheels.

You have the choice of travelling inflated or packed in its bag. I have had a 2.85 m Zodiac Fast Roller for nearly four years. It is powered with a 5 hp two stroke and with 'one-up' will do 23-24 kph.

Mine, plus motor live in the back of the LC. And, to respond the the usual question "What about the crocs?" An agressive croc will have you out of a 12 tinnie just as quick as the Zodiac. I have lived in croc country for 25 years

Just an alternative idea. I think you will find they are cheaper and lighter than a tinnie. I have spent several years around the coral bommies fishing. Never had a problem.

B-T

We carted our old 3.6m / 12ft Clark tinny on our 80 series , home made ally roof rack with 4 rollers per side , tinny weight was 85kg [false floor included] was easy as to load /unload with SWMBO ,pain in the by lonesome , transom at vehicle rear /stand tinny up onto transom ,easy as from there,,

I sometimes carry my 3.4 meter tinnine inverted on my 7 x 5 trailer.

I made some angle iron brackets which bolt to the rear sides of the trailer and have a standard U-bracket with rollers on each side.

I don't need a winch as the boat is light enough to flip, lay the front sides against the rollers and lift the back while pushing forward.

The rollers contain the side gunwales of the boat.
A couple of sturdy straps hold the boat on without a problem.

I travelled with this setup from Adelaide to Darwin and back without dramas.

I can take a photo of the setup if required.

Bill.

Thanks for the answers guys....
The zodiac answer is interesting,,,,,,
I will look through all the answers again