What are working on ?
Boatman Actor Bait Boats
Actor Basic :
Middle Hopper Cover
To provide some cover when using PVA Bags
Utilises a pivoting handle brace to keep the cover firmly in place
Design is 75% completed - Release date est June 2024
Estimated price £15
Actor PLUS :
New Rear Deeper Mount
Redesigned mounting system to utilise rear handle mount instead of rear hook release (some requests to leave hook release operational for dropping back leads / hook baits)
Will be designed to work with PVA Dropper to have one common mounting system.
Will use a longer arm design similar to Actor basic rear deeper mount, to improve Deeper signal transmission.Design is 25% completed - Release date Summer 2024
Actor PLUS :
PVA / ZIG Dropper
The hopper on the PLUS is great except when putting out solid bags, due to the water ingress which melts the bags.
New solution in design will provide total cover from the elements.
Centre mounted (so no need for the hopper divide) utilising a top loading feature with Quick Release bracket mounting to the rear handle mount.
Design is 50% completed - Release date est July 2024
Estimated price £35
Boatman Vulcan Bait Boat
We will pre-ordering a Vulcan GPS as soon as they are released for sale, we are very excited about this upcoming bait boat, it ticks all the boxes to be a great value bait boat.
After watching the release video’s and studying the details provided the initial ideas for modifications are as follows :
Deeper Mounts, initially Rear then Front depending on hull design
Hopper cover (boatman have indicated they will not be making a hopper cover)
PVA Dropper (only if required - if the hopper doesn’t allow water ingress then a simple hopper cover may be fine)
RidgeMonkey Hunter 750 Bait Boat
After the successful launch of the front deeper mount we have been working on the following :
PVA Dropper
New solution in design will provide total cover from the elements.
Utilising a top loading door to provide easy loading (no need to remove dropper from boat to load)
First design test was successful, however comment from friend to increase size to allow larger solid bags to be dropped.
Design is 75% completed - Release date est June 2024
Estimated price £35Hopper extender
Design is 95% completed - Release date est June 2024
Estimated price is £18
Future Carping Intrepid Bait Boat
This boat is relatively new to our fleet, however it’s become our favourite boat, due to its easy top loading feature and great handling :
Hopper Cover
Hopper cover required to protect PVA bags
The design will follow the contours of the boat for a sleek finish
Design is 0% completed - Release date est Summer 2024
Estimated price £?Replacement Improved Battery cover
Unfortunately the original battery cover design is poor, and often leads to being lost. New design will extend further into the battery compartment, and provide a firmer fixing to minimise the chance of losing the cover or water ingress.
Design is 50% completed - Release date est June 2024
Estimated price is £?