Home made stuff

What's the best thing or most usefull object you have ever created from stuff laying around.

A Gaff, I it made out of an ancient (free) solid fiberglass deep sea pole, string and a big ol hook.

Made some rod holders from PVC I had laying around.
Also made a boat hook from a broomstick, rubber chair leg cap, metal hook and cord.
Sometimes I am ashamed at how cheap I am but like a friend always tells me, we got more
time than money.
Tim

I love redneck ingenuity but my stuff usually functions nice but is ugly as sin

There was a post of a guy that had built a majority of his boat from things out of the yard, i.e. Tower made from a trampoline, etc.. It was ingenious.

Another one was cardboard office. Simply amazing!
https://www.damncoolpictures.com/2009/03/cardboard-office-interior.html

I've been on kind of a PVC kick lately. It's not exactly "lying around", but it's pretty DIY all the same. Best of all you can get it anywhere, it's easy to work with and doesn't cost much. It does breakdown over time due to UV exposure, but the grey electrical PVC is UV resistant, if you want to use it. PVC can also be bent/molded using a heat gun and a steady hand. I like bamboo too. I've used it to make a pushpole and a little rack to keep my tiller motor and gas can strapped to while underway.

My ghetto/DIY/PVC/Bamboo contraptions to date are a manual/collapsible bilge pump, the ubiquitous PVC rod holders, a tiller extension and most recently a removable Grab Bar along with the push pole and rack I mentioned. They all work great and were fun and east to make.

Can't wait to see everyone's contraptions!

I love redneck ingenuity but my stuff usually functions nice but is ugly as sin

Not mine, but I love this Alabama bass boat. Where there's a will there's a way.

Has anyone tried to make a home-built swing-up canopy for a 14-16 fishing boat?

:idea:

Seems like an awning canopy set of swivels would be the hardest part. Could fold down in the center bench seat.

Well, seems like it could.

:roll:

Mojo^ said:

Not mine, but I love this Alabama bass boat. Where there's a will there's a way.

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That looks like something Red Green would make.

CodyPomeroy said:

Mojo^ said:

Not mine, but I love this Alabama bass boat. Where there's a will there's a way.

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That looks like something Red Green would make.

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LMAO!! I LOVE the Red Green show. Haven't seen it in a while, it's usually showed on oddball channels, not mainstream cable TV channels.

The guy in the picture with the Alabama bass boat kinda fits Red Green's saying: "if the ladies don't find ya handsome, they should at least find ya handy." :mrgreen:

Mojo^ said:

Not mine, but I love this Alabama bass boat. Where there's a will there's a way.

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I know im getting off topic here but LOL...







At first I thought this was photoshoped, now i'm not sure.


:LOL2:

Mojo^ said:

Not mine, but I love this Alabama bass boat. Where there's a will there's a way.

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lmao straight outta the trailer park!