101 Redneck Ideas, Contest...

[floatnby]

I know from reading on here that some people seem to have a problem putting eyes on their jigs. My dad always took a round dowel with a piece of felt attached to the end of it with a rubber band, dab the lid of the paint jar with it and dot your eyes. He would use different sizes for various jigs or even two color. Don't have any pictures, but it's simple enough to get a round eye.

[Slab]

I don't know where to start.

We know you got lots, but at least pick a couple of the good'uns to submit your entries.

[cevans]

[Jamesdean]

I also made some bouy markers from pool noodles. Got the idea from Pinterest. Cut noodle piece about 7" long. Place a couple nails in end opposite each other so one side of noodle will always sit on bottom when floating. Attach some twine and wrap around center of noodle section. I used 30 ft of twine. cut twine and attach 2 oz sinker. when sinker hits bottom the side weight of nails in noodle stops it and it wont keep spinning.

[Cane Pole]

Boat air conditioner (aka swamp cooler)

Built this without cutting holes in a perfectly good cooler. Call it a drop in module.

How it works:

Air is sucked in thru the holes covered by the computer fan grills via a bilge pump fan input side and this air is blown out thru small computer water radiators on the output side of the bilge pump motor. This unit has 3 small submerged water pumps that circulates water thru the radiators. Works fine. Brenda and I use it outside when sippin Mint Juleps.

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[Don Fischer]

I know from reading on here that some people seem to have a problem putting eyes on their jigs. My dad always took a round dowel with a piece of felt attached to the end of it with a rubber band, dab the lid of the paint jar with it and dot your eyes. He would use different sizes for various jigs or even two color. Don't have any pictures, but it's simple enough to get a round eye.

How crude! I solved that problem years ago.I wrap the head in masking tape and cut out a small hole where the eye's go. Then spray paint the eye on! :-) Easy smezzy!

[skeetbum]

We all have issues with our. Covers pooling water unless you have a nice custom built cover. We all deal with it different ways, and this was mine. 18’ boat, 16’ 2X4 and a few pieces of pvc helped me to create a ridge that with a few bungee cords, has mine shedding water like a ducks back. My cover was trimmed for a previous boat at 16’ and it is ready to be replaced, but I’ve been using it for near 15 years. It was a lumber tarp off of a flatbed truck, found roadside in NJ. The pvc uprights fit over the seat posts front and rear. The T’s were cut on a miter saw to originally accommodate a piece of chain link fence top rail with a 1 1/2” pvc cap on either end. When I moved and the boat got bigger I went to the 16’ 2X4 to form the ridge. The t’s needed a couple of screws to keep the two by standing upright. The t’s stay attached to the two by and the uprights aren’t glued so they slip apart. If I had a little bit bigger tarp, and a little longer ridge pole, my boat would be bone dry through the worst of storms. If anyone has a supplier for a replacement tarp, shoot me a pm so I can get after it. Hope this helps someone protect their investment.

[stormcloud]

How crude! I solved that problem years ago.I wrap the head in masking tape and cut out a small hole where the eye's go. Then spray paint the eye on! :-) Easy smezzy!

Floatnby's dad's method will be a lot faster, more uniform, and much easer.

[rnvinc]

Dang ... Every product on my website is redneck engineering ... so I'll just post stuff that I'll never bring to market ...

Electric steer Fortrex ...:



Rickie

[rnvinc]

Slabsauce brush applicator ...:



Rickie