Sun dolphin boss 12 ss walk around of my current set and mods.

Here is a walk around of my current fishing kayak.
It is a sun dolphin boss 12 ss.
Current mods are
Trolling motor
DIY wheel system This also solves the seat falling issue this kayak is known to have. • Sun Dolphin boss 12 di...
Front tray and battery system
Seat mod • Sun dolphin boss 12 ka...
bilge pump • Sun Dolphin boss 12 di...
Tackle crate
Rear rod holder system
Depth finder
Ill add links to the detailed videos of each as i get them uploaded.
If you do not see the links yet means i have not uploaded them yet and check back

[@OutpourOutdoors]

salute! Man these older dudes got the right idea! he made everything that I would buy and spend way to much on! awesome video!!

[@NiteWolfeFishing]

Thanks!

[@stayhooked4275]

I'm a diabetic too and have the same kayak. Love the rack system. Thanks for some great ideas

[@NiteWolfeFishing]

Thanks, a lot has changed since this video.

[@davidhefner5668]

You are the master of jury-rigging.

[@NiteWolfeFishing]

Thanks!!!

[@Internetpilot]

That's a really nice setup with some excellent, well implemented mods. Love it -- you should be proud! Thank you for sharing such a detailed video, all the additional links, etc. Really great work. Hope you get to start using it more.

[@NiteWolfeFishing]

Thanks!

[@samdelaet3587]

Going to pic this kayak up today! This is awesome and all the mods look like if I would take it to my dad and leave it there for a weekend. You older guys just know how to do stuff!!!

[@mexica5150]

I am impressed! I just bought my first kayak today and it’s the same one. I had no idea you could do all that. You definitely gave me some ideas although I’m not that savvy when it comes to building stuff. I’ll probably try the more simple stuff. Thanks for the great ideas. Keep up the good work.

[@NiteWolfeFishing]

Thanks and your welcome, I wishy you the best of luck and hey.. Give your self a chance on building stuff. Anyone can learn

[@priceeubanks9341]

Where'd you get it? Tryna find one but everywhere seems to be out of stock

[@701overland]

I have this boat as well .. I dig it!! Great setup!

[@NiteWolfeFishing]

Its been really good for me, I the layout made for easy customization.

[@vcsdsoe]

Cpap tube ...love it!!!! Thanks for the video!!! I got some great ideas from it.

[@aronmusejr]

this video is great. just purchased the pro angler 12. No youtube video shows how to raise the seat but have it stay in low position. Thanks man

[@NiteWolfeFishing]

Glad it helped. I love this kayak!

[@jjc032681]

I found ya through your foam kayak vids ...gotta say man, great job ..and I'm loving the better vid quality on these later vids! Thanks for the thorough walk through here. I'm still daydreaming of a sit on top yak, maybe this will be the year I find me a decent deal :) I look forward to more content from ya!

[@Dave-ty2qp]

These are the best and smartest mods I have ever seen. I did subscribe, and hope to see more of your engineering. Thanks for sharing, and tight lines to you.

[@NiteWolfeFishing]

Thanks!

[@OIFOEFVETERAN123]

Simply badass!!! Love all the mods. I’m gona steal some of your designs lol love the trolling motor and you junk drawer. Very well thought out.

[@jeber21]

Awesome video man! I am definitely gonna implement some of these mods on my boss 12.

[@NiteWolfeFishing]

Thanks!

[@davidfrew5403]

I have the same yak, looking to mount a trolling motor and built a mount but just realized that Its going to be hard as hell to reach those back nuts to tighten. How did you manage to do that?

[@steveo7116]

Awesome boat friend

[@NiteWolfeFishing]

thanks

[@mibasscraze8084]

do you have any problems with that CHINA action camera on the front? I purchased 4 of them. 2 different brands and they all randomly get corrupted SD cards then I lose all my videos plus have throw the SD cards away.

[@NiteWolfeFishing]

Funny you mention that, i started having that problem the last couple of trips. I dont lose the card, but i have to reformate it.

[@mibasscraze8084]

@@NiteWolfeFishing I tried reformate them as well. I do that before every trip. Still got the same issue. Now I just have them sitting around in case my Hero4 stops working.

[@NiteWolfeFishing]

@@mibasscraze8084 I wish i could afford real gopro's i would even take older ones as long as they had loop recording. But even ebay used gopros are out of my price range. The 4 cams i got from amazon are like 3 years old and starting to fail. I would love to find some one willing to donate their old gopros.

[@mibasscraze8084]

@@NiteWolfeFishing same. I would like a new one with the image stabile built in. For now i use a couple hero4 i got on a deal for like $40

[@thomascruz6376]

Can u tell you tell me how you got the four screws for the motor mount screwed in or on the kayak without cutting a big hole to tighten them

[@NiteWolfeFishing]

I used a special kind of nut called jack nuts. You just have to drill a hole a little bigger than the actual bolt. In this case i used 1/4-20 bolts and the hole for the jack nut was 1/2 in. You put the jack nut in the hole and then tight down the bolt. As it tightens the part of the jack nut that is inside expands and opens up to pinch the hull back like tri-rivets do. I have used them a lot in working on trucks like installing side mirrors or things into a tailgate. If you do a web search for jack nuts youll find plenty. You could also use well nuts which is a rubber version of a expanding nut. Both designed for when you do not have access to the back side.

[@Internetpilot]

I'm not NiteWolfe, but when I did something similar with a rudder in my Perception kayak (that wasn't rudder ready...at all), I actually did just drill another hole in the kayak tankwell for tightening the lock nuts. I just strategically drilled it to the correct size and position to put another drainplug in the hole. You can get a drain plug kit for like $4 or usually something like 2 for $7. When you're done using the hole for tightening the nuts, just install the drain plug kit. Looks like it's meant to be there, and it's not actually a bad thing to have more than one drain plug if you ever get water in your kayak. If you do it this way, it can be easier working through such a relatively small hole to put the bolts on the inside of the kayak and the nuts on the outside.

[@NiteWolfeFishing]

@@Internetpilot I am actually goingot add 2 more drain plugs to mine. One on each side. Got the idea from a lifetime yukon i seen. Drain plugs in the side at the wideest point. That way you can drain it by rolling it on its side instead of having to lift it on its end. But as far as for bolting things down that dont have back access. Check out well nuts and jack nuts. They are designed for just that. jack nuts are all metal and well nuts are rubber. Both work well. I find jack nuts to be more sturdy.

[@Channelofdk]

I thought I did some updates, man that's like the mouse trap game on a yak! I wouldn't even know where to start.

[@NiteWolfeFishing]

:) i love diy stuff!!!!

[@ArmadilloJunction]

Man you got it rigged out and ready to fish ! Do you still have the homemade yak?

[@NiteWolfeFishing]

I still have one of them. The one my son still uses. I sold the other since i dont personally need 2

[@Bemobileplusllc]

super nice Got to do that to my boss

[@NiteWolfeFishing]

Thanks

[@wc164]

How's the boat ride with the battery up front.Im doing the same thing and was wondering how it handles rough water.

[@scuba6797]

GO GO GADGET STEERING WHEEL! Make it happen! GL HF

[@tubejim101]

Great job!

[@NiteWolfeFishing]

thanks

[@ronaldharris6569]

How does it compare to your foam boats?j bet your homemade ones are better performers?

[@NiteWolfeFishing]

There is a lot i miss about my foam kayak!!! Stability is the biggest thing i miss!!! I can stand and fish in this one but iam a little wobbly. Ill be making a foam side runner for it!

[@ronaldharris6569]

@@NiteWolfeFishing is the wolf yak retired or under new ownership?

[@NiteWolfeFishing]

@@ronaldharris6569 New ownership, a subscriber bought it from me after i got the boss 12. I still miss it for some things

[@martindonell2521]

Nice rig. Can you in depth how you made the wheel set up. Thanks in advance

[@NiteWolfeFishing]

Thanks, i have a video on it on my channel. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYKqkJ6MpayLrLM

[@ministermonkey7546]

if you flipped your kayak would all you electronics get fried?

[@NiteWolfeFishing]

I have breakers on it all. The fish finder is safe since its designed to get wet. The motor is sealed as is the controller. he action cams are in waterproof cases. My phone goes int oa floating waterproof phone case. So really the only chance of that would be the front dash panel which as said have a fuse. But i suspect the panel would get wreaked from just the water. But its a 9 buck panel i could easy replace. I have not even come close to flipping this thing yet. But it is always on my mind. I am thinking of making my own version of a expandacraft runner for the left side. and move the battery into that. maybe a project for this winter.

[@danielbaker34]

If you don’t mind me asking what is the measurements for your landing gear mount?

[@NiteWolfeFishing]

Ill go measure for you tomorrow.

[@danielbaker34]

Any chance you got the measurements?

[@thatyellow01tj28]

Now thats a fishing kayak

[@gunchief0811]

How much are these in store? Apx?

[@NiteWolfeFishing]

Mine was 499, i think they have gone up but i have not looked.

[@SunnySideDown916]

What happened to the foam kayak?

[@NiteWolfeFishing]

I sold one of them, My son still has his. My daughter got me this asa fathers day gift and i didnt need 2 kayaks for myself so i sold the foam one. It actually ended up with a fan that had been following me on facebook from the start. I love this one but there are things i mis about my wolfeyak! Mainly it was so stable and unsinkable. I am still a little paranoid about it sinking.

[@ismaildekhissi5821]

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@joedk5451]

What trolling motor mount is that?

[@joedk5451]

Never mind I watched whole video. Its made. Thanks for the help on design. Also great video.

[@NiteWolfeFishing]

@@joedk5451 Any time. I very seldom buy stuff like that, I am a builder at heart.

[@joedk5451]

I'm the same way

[@danielbaker34]

Got the measurements for the bracket under the seat?

[@NiteWolfeFishing]

I am so sorry its taken me this long on what should be a simple request. No i dont have any measurements.Its going to be a while till i can even read ruler again. Until my cataract surgery i an basicly legally blind. I am typing on font size 36 on high contrast settings lol. But i am not really sure measurements would help. I didnt use any when i made it. What i am going to do is tell you HOW i did it. Using the existing plastic seat bracket as a template i made 4 matching plates (2 for each side) one to go up and one to go down.I made these over long some. I then mounted the seat bracket and the new plates. remember on each side one steal plate on the out side going up and one on the inside going down. With these in place i top the outside and inside steel flat bar ( cut over sized also but eye ball close) and put the up against the steel brackets i had made. Using a steel caulk pen i marked on the brackets where the flat bar hit them. Removed the brackets and cut the on the mark. Re installed them. Now it is important to note i am a highly experanced welder and took tons of precuations on the next step. I lined the hull with my welding blankets so protectthe plastic, The i putthe outside and inside flat bar against the steel brackets and tack welded them in place.. Removed it all and welded it all up out on my bench. See why i didnt have to or want to use measurement? This way i KNEW every thing would fit since it was tacked while in place. Going back in the fit was perfect and everything lined up. Once all that was done i welded the steel tube to the top of the outside flat bar. Once again i just eyeballed it. Its a bad habit of mine, i tend to do a lot by feel and eyeball. I seldom draw anything out. I tendto design and build in my mind till i have the idea where i want then i just transform the real marterial into what my mind sees. Its how i build the diy kayaks on my page. no plans were drawm. no tape measure was ever used. I tried to describe how i design to my wife once. The best i can expalin it is i do what Tony Stark did with Jarvis, Since i dont have a high tech 3d rendering computer (does any one?) i do it on the best rendering computer ever made.. The human mind. I can sit back close my eyes andpicture the finished item. the peel it back layer by layer, piece by piece to study it all in detail. By the time i get to actually making something its been done a thousandtimes in my head step by step. So all i have to do is have my hands match what my mind saw. Hope that answered your question or at least helped. And once again i am sorry itstake me so long. I have 4 or 5 more mods waiting on my eyesto be fixed before i can do them.

[@danielbaker34]

NiteWolfe Fishing thank you so much! I hope the best for you recovery, I to have had some unfortunate situation come up, I had a severe infection in my finger had to have surgery to remove the infection and have been doing therapy to recover. Thanks again sir!

[@nickmoss6165]

I have the same boat an I done some mods on it kinda wobbly with what I did I kno it's got to be way wobbly with all that stuff

[@joshfeister6566]

Prob dont float lol

[@NiteWolfeFishing]

LMFAO, it floats very well! This kayak has a 500# capacity. Between me and my gear i am not even close to max.

[@cjgarner7250]

Get video and even better mods

[@NiteWolfeFishing]

thanks!

[@leonlant5700]

STOP SMOKING MAN, YOUR VOICE IS TERRIBLE!!!!!!