Brian Smith

Brian Smith

I’m Brian and welcome to Brian’s Boating & Outdoors. Reviews, tips and tricks and hopefully some adventures along the way. Based in southeast Queensland and a life to date on water, my goal is to promote the marine industry from boats, jet skis, destinations, camping, day trips, anchorages, boat ramps and so much more. So if there is something you would like to see or have a query send me a message.
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Boat camping tips

Boat camping tips

Airmar 1KW transducer

Airmar 1KW transducer

StabiCraft upgrades

StabiCraft upgrades

Propellor  repair

Propellor repair

Battery Box fuse tips.

Battery Box fuse tips.

Bait Board custom made

Bait Board custom made

Ready for another weekend

Ready for another weekend

I mark my anchor line

I mark my anchor line

Testing your fuel gauge

Testing your fuel gauge

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  • @davenkaren2572
    @davenkaren2572Ай бұрын

    Great tip!!! Thanks!!!

  • @allkindsofoutdooractivities
    @allkindsofoutdooractivitiesАй бұрын

    Thanks for the share

  • @NormNewsome-qh6zs
    @NormNewsome-qh6zsАй бұрын

    Left side scan won't work through the motor😂

  • @CTRadventures
    @CTRadventuresАй бұрын

    Man I could really use some help. We just got an older 1988 ranger 393v. I also have a lowrance eagle 9 triple shot. The issue I'm having and maybe I'm not using the correct vocabulary is, that it's a step hull and also a V hull. I don't have space to mount it at the very bottom by the live well drains. I have tried putting it in several places and I can't seems to get a really clear reading like the display model or if I do, I have to have a ton of settings on and I don't feel like I'm properly marking fish. It seems that at slower speeds the display is really cluttered ... However at speed and even on plane the display looks more like the store display than anything else. I'm really confused. I wish I had someone's contact page or email I could send a picture of the boat set up for some advice.nat the moment mine is mounted to the back of the boat further left of the motor and just about even w the.bottom of the first step

  • @BriansBoatingandoutdoors
    @BriansBoatingandoutdoorsАй бұрын

    Hi there, Send me a couple of photos and I’ll see if I can be of assistance facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063484214919&mibextid=LQQJ4d

  • @peterrobins6000
    @peterrobins6000Ай бұрын

    Great info Brian thankyou never thought of it that way 👍

  • @BriansBoatingandoutdoors
    @BriansBoatingandoutdoorsАй бұрын

    No problem Peter appreciate the comment

  • @njseashorechas2698
    @njseashorechas26982 ай бұрын

    Excellent stuff. Thank you from Atlantic City USA!

  • @kendunn2218
    @kendunn22182 ай бұрын

    Lanolin! I hadn't thought of that one. Good idea. Thanks. 👍

  • @sailingnusa4228
    @sailingnusa42282 ай бұрын

    Great idea

  • @felm3283
    @felm32832 ай бұрын

    Hi master from Mesa Az..

  • @marcseclecticstuff9497
    @marcseclecticstuff94972 ай бұрын

    Nice setup. I've always just used heavy duty 2" commercial ratchet straps for the same purpose. I cut a couple down to use at the transom also because they have higher working loads compared to 'heavy duty' purpose made transom straps. I have a 30' express cruiser I drag 2 hours to get to the lake and a lot of bad drivers in the area so the better my boat is tied to the trailer, the better chance I'll have if forced to do any emergency maneuvers while pulling it. The regular bow eye safety chain is always the very last thing to get disconnected and the first to get reconnected when the boat is in the water. No chance of the boat sliding off the back of the trailer on the relatively long and steep public boat ramp at the lake. It's a big, heavy boat on carpeted bunks so it's very unlikely it would be able to slide, but always better safe than sorry. Thanks for sharing your great setup!

  • @TimoRuskearaita
    @TimoRuskearaita3 ай бұрын

    does it read motor on sidescan?

  • @BriansBoatingandoutdoors
    @BriansBoatingandoutdoors3 ай бұрын

    There is always some engine interference on that side. Some guys mount them on the keel to suit their fishing style

  • @idan1358
    @idan13586 ай бұрын

    Nice and clear, straight forward and answered the question I have been looking for - for days now, cheers mate

  • @johnengland8619
    @johnengland86197 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the content, im just learning

  • @BJT841
    @BJT84110 ай бұрын

    Fantastic video. I'm not usually a big quinnie fan but i've always liked the look of the fishseeker and contemplated a similar refit on one. Well done!

  • @Whicheverworks
    @Whicheverworks10 ай бұрын

    Cool! Thanks 😃

  • @outdoors5352
    @outdoors5352 Жыл бұрын

    I've always wondered why more people don't convert those bowriders into a fishing beast like what you've done. The bowriders seem to be cheaper second hand than a fishing boat. Good conversion.

  • @BriansBoatingandoutdoors
    @BriansBoatingandoutdoors Жыл бұрын

    You’ve got to love that windscreen on a cold morning or when it’s raining

  • @outdoors5352
    @outdoors5352 Жыл бұрын

    @@BriansBoatingandoutdoors Possible to remove the port side console without much work?

  • @jazzyandjamez5950
    @jazzyandjamez5950 Жыл бұрын

    I have a battery box that has 4 Anderson plugs with 50amp breakers, there's also a 175am Anderson plug that has no fuses, should I add one or will the inverter I plug into it have its own fuse?

  • @BriansBoatingandoutdoors
    @BriansBoatingandoutdoors Жыл бұрын

    Hi The 175 amp plug is usually a jump starter. I haven’t seen an inverter plug into the 175 plug 🤔 that’s a big inverter

  • @markedward5941
    @markedward5941 Жыл бұрын

    Great vid again Brian . Is there a video of the transom finished . And are you interested in working on a new Fishseeker 600? .

  • @sammi7548
    @sammi7548 Жыл бұрын

    "Promosm"

  • @qitstrn
    @qitstrn Жыл бұрын

    Sweet ride

  • @Thegioitunhien2512
    @Thegioitunhien2512 Жыл бұрын

    Your video is awesome

  • @dbayboyds409
    @dbayboyds409 Жыл бұрын

    Great tip!

  • @iainhetherington4608
    @iainhetherington46082 жыл бұрын

    I’ve got an 1850 Stabi CC Brian there is absolutely no room to work inside the bloody console, great effort Cheers from down Sth

  • @iainhetherington4608
    @iainhetherington46082 жыл бұрын

    Nice job Cheers from down South

  • @johnfewson9755
    @johnfewson97552 жыл бұрын

    Where did you get the under floor tank from, Ive got a fish seeker that I want to put one in?

  • @BriansBoatingandoutdoors
    @BriansBoatingandoutdoors2 жыл бұрын

    It is actually a Formosa tank but there is a place in Victoria that you can order tanks online which are pretty close to that size

  • @johnfewson9755
    @johnfewson97552 жыл бұрын

    @@BriansBoatingandoutdoors Thanks Brian

  • @dbayboyds409
    @dbayboyds4092 жыл бұрын

    Looks wicked mate! Did you make the mounts for the bait board too?

  • @BriansBoatingandoutdoors
    @BriansBoatingandoutdoors2 жыл бұрын

    Yes had to custom those so the fuel tank hatches would still open easily

  • @mandytompkins5815
    @mandytompkins58152 жыл бұрын

    Great video. Did you film the rest of the job? Keen to see how the rear came up. I've got a 6m fishseeker that I'm getting similar work done to.

  • @BriansBoatingandoutdoors
    @BriansBoatingandoutdoors2 жыл бұрын

    Hi Mandy, I did and I’ll get that video up. If you find my Facebook page ‘Brian’s Boating and Outdoors’ and message me I can send you some photos of the transom

  • @davidlinnegar1811
    @davidlinnegar1811 Жыл бұрын

    So worth it Mandy, has totally changed the feel of the boat.

  • @markedward5941
    @markedward59412 жыл бұрын

    awesome

  • @azzawally14
    @azzawally142 жыл бұрын

    Had any dramas with the weight all on that one side when driving mate??

  • @BriansBoatingandoutdoors
    @BriansBoatingandoutdoors2 жыл бұрын

    No Aaron, lithium batteries are less than 10kg each so it’s balanced out with the Minn Kota. The actual boat handling has improved with the overall weight increase with everything added.

  • @dbayboyds409
    @dbayboyds4092 жыл бұрын

    Love the fresh water wash idea. Is that just a 3 way tap?

  • @BriansBoatingandoutdoors
    @BriansBoatingandoutdoors2 жыл бұрын

    Yes mate I plumbed into the live tank well hose for the salt and the new tank for the fresh. I’ll be doing my own boat the same next time I bring it into the workshop

  • @dbayboyds409
    @dbayboyds4092 жыл бұрын

    @@BriansBoatingandoutdoors great way to flush clean water through the pump at the end of a trip too!

  • @seckies
    @seckies2 жыл бұрын

    Where r u located?

  • @BriansBoatingandoutdoors
    @BriansBoatingandoutdoors2 жыл бұрын

    I’m on Ereton Drive Arundel Gold Coast Qld

  • @dbayboyds409
    @dbayboyds4092 жыл бұрын

    Hey mate, absolutely love the fish seeker video. Lots of great info. It appears to be set to kids mode though so it can’t be added to a saved play list or commented on. Not sure if you know that. Looking forward to more vids. Cheers

  • @BriansBoatingandoutdoors
    @BriansBoatingandoutdoors2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks mate I think I’ve sorted that. The big Fishseeker has been back again for a motor splash well and anchor well hatch but I’m sure he will be back again. Thanks for the comment. Brian

  • @That_MexicanSkider
    @That_MexicanSkider3 жыл бұрын

    All I hear is come on come on come on come on ooooohhhhh fuck ya 🤣

  • @BriansBoatingandoutdoors
    @BriansBoatingandoutdoors3 жыл бұрын

    Pretty much 🤣😂🤣😂 can be a really relaxing hobby 🤣😂

  • @intersepter100
    @intersepter1003 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful area, the sand isn't too hard to drive on

  • @BriansBoatingandoutdoors
    @BriansBoatingandoutdoors3 жыл бұрын

    No it’s easy if you drive to conditions and let the air pressure out of your tyres

  • @intersepter100
    @intersepter1003 жыл бұрын

    @@BriansBoatingandoutdoors For sure

  • @scottsmith973
    @scottsmith9734 жыл бұрын

    Thanks mate just bought a Prado never been to Bribie so any tips are great good vid

  • @BriansBoatingandoutdoors
    @BriansBoatingandoutdoors4 жыл бұрын

    Hi Scott Are you camping or just going for the day? It is an easy beach to navigate and I always let my tyres down to avoid having to do it on the beach. Some really nice spots to park along the beach as you head north. And there is the old fort at the top of the island for some sight seeing. Where are you based? Brian