Parts list

Rod donkey parts 

Materials 

Foam for mould 2m square wall roof or floor insulation is ideal

2L fiberglass resin and a bottle of catalyst / Hardner  

2m square of fiberglass Matt

2m square of fine fiberglass top coat sheet 

P38 filler

P40 isopon fiberglass just incase a hole needs patching or something bonding or reinforcing 

CT1 super strong waterproof mastic. (I can only guess something like a fishtanking mastic will do)

Acetone 

6mm ply or mdf or any sheet of timber 1m square

Parts 

2 x 6v 7.0amp batteries 

6 channel rc controller and receiver 

2 x jet motors - alternatively you could also use a prop and propeller 

2 x servos 

2x micro switch 

2x white led 

2 x red led 

2 x flashing led's Therese can be any colour as they are for the hopper release light 

2 x 3mm brass rod or thin strong gage steel wire for hopper hinge 

6v charger for batteries 

Some terminal connectors 

And a couple of meters of wire to make a power loom 

Tools we used 

Pens and pencils 

Ruler 

Tape measure 

Set square

Angled beval 

Drill 

Hot glue gun 

Mastic gun 

Pad or orbital sander 

Grinder 

Hack saw and blades

Plaster and tile rasp 

Paint scrapers 

Paint brushes 

Ribbed fiberglass roller

Mixing pots plastic pint glass

Lolly pop mixing stick 

Scissors

Sharp knife 

Sand paper ruff and fine inc standard and wet and dry 

Jigsaw

Dremill style tool for cutting drilling and sanding 

Multi tool with vibrating cutting blade 

Battery drill / screwdriver

Assortment of drill bits and hole cutters  sizes from 3mm to 22mm

Battery case

The batterey case was simply made by measuring the size of the batteries we had set out next to each other.  Then we cut out a single bit of left over foam taped it with gaffer tape and fiberglassed making up some shuttering from timber off cuts we could waxt and clamp round the outside to give a nicer finish 

The lid

To make the lid we followed the same steps as the hull but for the hopper openings we made them 3mm smaller all the way round so they slide inside the ones on the hull. This acts as 1 form of keeping the lid on and in place. The lid can be any shape we didn't make any plans for it as just went by eye. We did however Allow for a camera in the front if we decide to put one in at a later date

Rod donkey technical info

When we decided to do this build we started off with big ideas and to our surprise we have achieved them all so far

Its always amazing what you can do if you set your mind to it we are 3 normal guys who like our fishing and or  garage projects so we though we would combine the 2 over the winter and build our selves a rc bait boat  so we brainstormed made some plans and a miniature scale model and off we set.

after 6 weeks work the Rod Donkey was born and out for its 1st real fishing trip it would have been sooner but we had to wait for parts from china to arrive

The donkey cost around £300 to build and for that you get quite a high spec boat if you where to buy a boat from a store at the spec we have built ours to you would pay in excess of £700

The Rod Donkeys spec

When we decided to do this build we started off with big ideas and to our surprise we have achieved them all so far

The rod donkey is a

• twin jet powered catamaran ideal for going over weed
• over 200m range
• Ultra bright front and Rear lights
• independent duel release hoppers they carry aprox 1.5kg of bait each side (3kg total ) with flashing hopper notification lights.
•  an estimated running time of around 2hrs on 2x 6v 7.0amh batteries with 2 spare batteries for the boat
• engine cut when out of range   £300

Closest shop brought spec

• Huge 500 – 1000m range depending on conditions.
• Heavy-duty motor system – high speed efficiency
• Massive 4 kg carrying capacity
• Totally dependable bait dropping mechanism – guaranteed to deliver every time
• Covert baiting – the ultimate stealth boat
• High visibility LED’s for improved vision at range
• Long battery life – over 2 hours at maximum speed
• Front lights to aid baiting against visible features and marker floats   £750

Code: TFG-DELTAF-BOAT