Need someone to make an aluminium bait tank

[Aggro101]

Hi all. I am wanting to get an aluminium live bait tank welded in under my bait board. Does anyone on here weld aluminium and wants a few bucks?

[bootyinblue]

Google Baitmate

[crazywalrus]

i did the googling for you. http://www.baitmate.com.au/ You can also get them through Lance (Aussie123) http://www.reeltackle.com.au/index.php?option=com_ixxocart&p=catalog&mode=catalog&parent=49&Itemid=1075&CatalogSetSortBy=price_desc&CatalogSetView=Display&search_manufacturer=0

he is pretty busy at present. I think it a few weeks from order at present to supply. You will not find a better product. They have an extensive stock options or they can make a custom board for your boat.

[demarc]

i did the googling for you. http://www.baitmate.com.au/ You can also get them through Lance (Aussie123) http://www.reeltackle.com.au/index.php?option=com_ixxocart&p=catalog&mode=catalog&parent=49&Itemid=1075&CatalogSetSortBy=price_desc&CatalogSetView=Display&search_manufacturer=0

he is pretty busy at present. I think it a few weeks from order at present to supply. You will not find a better product. They have an extensive stock options or they can make a custom board for your boat.

got mine custom made through baitmate. He was really good to deal with, I dropped the boat off to him, then picked up the next day.

[Boatguru]

It will be a custom job

You current bait board will have to be taken off the boat and measured by the manufacturer

In my opinion it would be easier to go to the manufacturer than a reseller

Thanks

Dave

[bootyinblue]

Pretty sure if you managed to set up an account here you are capable of googling a business name, but in any case here is a photo of combined drawers and tank as made by Baitmate.

Trust this gives you an idea of what he is capable of.

[tugger]

Have a talk to Lance at Reeltackle he helped me with my tank set up getting all the parts I needed, make sure the inflow goes to the bottom of the tank this keeps them alive a lot better those spray bars for the surface don't work at all on slimie mackerel and yakkas.

Get a stainless scoop bracket for the bottom of the pump to when mounting on the hull it helps with the pick up when moving and the boat rolling in the swell, Lance will give you all the low down it pays to get it right from the start.

[sehrguht]

Just make sure there is a nice little window on the front because then you can pick which one you want a lot easier.

[tugger]

Also cool to watch them all day with a window when things are quiet I get a bit of an aquarium going some days with the different fish I catch

[Bri The Pom]

Baitmate do a good job, here's mine.

Don't forget to buy a scoop net, we have had hours of fun chasing livies round a livewell.

[tugger]

Yeah the net is the only way to go I just upgraded mine because it was getting to many holes they would just swim through

[rastus]

I dont think he was after a new board just a tank in his old one.

How much are you looking to spend and is the ine o the back of yours painted?

[Aggro101]

Well it sounds like baitmate is very popular for custom made boards. All I really wanted was someone to weld a base, front and back in under my existing bait board. Then I was just going to put on a hinged lid on it. My board is removable with 4 wing nuts which we do all the time for when we go skiing.

I agree a perspex window on the front would be handy. Simple enough to cut a hole in the front and silicone a sheet inside. I can do all the plumbing, I just can't weld aluminum.

[Aggro101]

Ha ha, yes I am capable of using Google. I wasn't necessarily looking for a specialist manufacturer though. I just thought there might be a person on here or someone who knows someone who can weld aluminium and wants to make a few bucks on the side. What I want is a very simple job, nothing too special, just 2 bends in a sheet of aluminium and around 2 lineal metres of aluminium welding.

There are a myriad of fabrication companies around I can go to, but thought I would offer the money to a member of AFO first.

[Aggro101]

I dont think he was after a new board just a tank in his old one.

How much are you looking to spend and is the ine o the back of yours painted?

Spot on rastus. I don't have a budget, I would think 100-200 would be fair for what I am wanting done including materials and labour. Yes it is painted, but it would need to be ground off where the welds go, then I was going to blast it back and spray paint the whole thing fresh myself.

[rastus]

I can help with the welding but you will have to paint it. Where do you live?

[Aggro101]

I can help with the welding but you will have to paint it. Where do you live?

Thanks rastus. I am in Bray Park.

[Aggro101]

I can help with the welding but you will have to paint it. Where do you live?

Thanks rastus. I am in Bray Park.

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[steveshortt]

Hey mate I weld stainless alloy and carbon steel. . Unfortunately just sold my alloy welder but what I can tell you is that 150 dollars would be the average price for an average bait tank. Where abouts are you located?

[Aggro101]

Hey mate I weld stainless alloy and carbon steel. . Unfortunately just sold my alloy welder but what I can tell you is that 150 dollars would be the average price for an average bait tank. Where abouts are you located?

The off the shelf types won't fit in where I want it to be unfortunately. I live in Bray Park, near Strathpine.