3 YEARS in 15 MINS - Dream Tinny Build | DORA PROJECT 🧜‍♀️

A Dora update is in order and how better to do it than a build montage.
For the uninitiated, this is Dora, a Quintrex Explorer. I've owned her now for nearly 4 years and I've spent a LOT of time modifying and upgrading her to become the ultimate little fishing tinny all while documenting the progress.
⌚TIMESTAMPS & FULL VIDEO LINKS⌚
0:00 - Introduction
Full Walk Around Video 3 Years Ago:
• PROJECT BOAT Introduct...
0:39 - Sounder Upgrade
How to Install Lowrance Elite Ti2 Sounder:
• INSTALL a LOWRANCE Eli...
Pimping your Sounders:
• PIMPING your Fish Find...
1:18 - Electric Motor Install
How to Install a Motorguide Xi5:
• HOW TO Install an Elec...
2:16 - Basic Boat Maintenance
5 Simple Boat Maintenance Tips:
• 🖐️5 SIMPLE Boat Mainte...
3:05 - How NOT to Wrap your boat
Didn't ever finish this video - who truly wants to see a bad wrap job?!
3:25 - Battery Storage Tray
Making a Basic Battery Tray:
• Making a Basic Battery...
4:00 - Rear Deck Build
How to build a rear deck without welding:
• BUILD an Aluminium Rea...
5:26 - Raised False Floor
How I built a raised, aluminium, false floor:
• Tinny gets a RAISED FA...
6:29 - Front Casting Deck
How to build an Aluminium front casting deck:
• 🛠️BUILD a CUSTOM Front...
8:49 - Making a Livewell Tank
Part 1 of Making a Boat Livewell:
• ULTIMATE Homemade Fish...
9:50 - Finished Casting Deck
Finishing the full length casting deck;
• FINISHED Casting Deck ...
11:51 - Plumbing the Livewell Tank
Part 2 of Making a Boat Livewell:
• ULTIMATE Homemade Fish...
13:02 - How it looks 3 years later
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[@GriftCo]

3.08TB - that's how much footage I boiled down to get to this. I genuinely hope you have enjoyed the process so far - If you want to have a look at any of the build process in more detail check out the playlist in the link below; kzbin.info/aero/PLQZL45l72E79BeP1eTBrgxQ-RV8w0bi0b

[@MurrayWhitlockeJones]

Great to see another Dora / GriftCo video and unseen footage. Building up my new Explorer 390 (also my first tinny - moving up from a Hobie PA) and can't tell you how many times I've rewatched the Dora Project vids during the design phase. Your content is some of the best and most entertaining on KZbin for tinny / boat mods. Congrats and keep it up.

[@futurikon]

Nice video mate, you've put a lot of work into this boat and it shows. Enjoy :)

[@mathewjon9329]

Way too good honestly. Great videography. Very enjoyable to watch

[@no1interfan08]

Killing it as always brother.

[@Robonza]

Nice work mate. I have modded the crap out my little Smartwave 3500 too. So good for fishing now. One of my fav mods was draining the rod holders to the outside of the boat, just above the waterline.

[@WorldTravelFish]

Awesome build! Enjoy the new ride! Thanks for the inspiration and awesome vid! Great work 👍

[@BlackAnvil48]

Cheers on the build! Very inspiring :)

[@TRICKEDTINS]

Cool lil boat. Nice video

[@pen1910]

NICE WORK !!!!!! thank you

[@beaucrocker]

Great wrap up vid mate, been watching for a while, editing on this one is legit!

[@GriftCo]

Thanks mate - greatly appreciated!

[@aarondavis9044]

Good job mate looks good , think I would of took the console out made it tiller 👍

[@mickthefishn]

Thts very cool and lots of work mate well done, what are those magnetic tool holders your using

[@fook30]

Neat !!! I’m thinking of doing my Quintrex hornet trophy . What thickness u using on the floor ? Cheers

[@Castathon]

Such a great job mate. Did you do a vid on the wrap? I’d be keen to see one if you didn’t.

[@GriftCo]

Thanks mate! Ya know what - I filmed the whole thing (obviously) but got too embarrassed about the final result. Been meaning to re-do the wrap and re-shoot it showing how I went wrong etc, just never got around to it. Maybe one day?!

[@Castathon]

@@GriftCo ah don’t worry about that the whole build is amazing mate you should be super proud I’ve enjoyed all the vids.

[@jamiemutton6148]

Nice work, what was that you used to clean the bottom up with ?

[@floydmay1230]

Nice Build and vids mate, out of curiosity how did the Bunnings connect-its on the rear deck hold up?

[@GriftCo]

Hey mate- they're still holding up without any trouble at all. When I get asked this, I do try to labour the point of the way I had constructed the build didn't rely heavily on the strength of the plastic connectors, as I had reinforced the joints with rivetted gussets etc. If I had my time again (and knew how to weld etc.) I would want to weld that entire assembly instead. A lot of room is wasted due to the 90° joint requirements as well as the thick 1" extrusions.

[@crozo7777]

where did you get your side console from

[@cianc4610]

Where’d you get the wrap from?

[@6knots6]

Nice job bud, what’s the model of your welder does it do mig as well cheers

[@GriftCo]

Hey Mate - it's a Lincoln Powercraft 200 AC/DC TIG - wish it could do MIG as well but it can't. I think there's an equivalent now that can do MIG though

[@6knots6]

@@GriftCo how much for the welder bruz, yer I would like one that does both

[@presentlypresentingmyprese7058]

How is the performance of the boat now with all th weight and the 25hp? Top speeds etc

[@GriftCo]

Probably much the same as before with the timber deck - the plywood is pretty equitable. However, with a full livewell and two large individuals on board its a slog to get out of the hole. Just myself, a full livewell I can peak at about 24 knots, average usually 21ish

[@1osmosiss]

Where have you gone it’s the 26th November 2023

[@GriftCo]

Life has got in the way! Would love to have time to make more videos but don't see that happening any time soon! Sorry mate!