Boats Permitted – 2026 and onwards
- Maximum hp is 60hp, maximum length is 5m
- Aluminium Dingys, polycraft hulls and fibreglass runabouts that look like a tinny
- Tiller, side console, centre console, forward controls all welcome, although the more authentic experience is to complete it with a tiller steer
- If you believe this rules out your boat, but you think your boat passes as a tinny then contact us
- Fibreglass and heavier boats: read this
In 2026 we will be returning to the roots of the Tinny Rally and a having a more strict requirement for boats taking part. (In 2025 we allowed some larger boats and non-Tinnys to take part)
The idea of the Tinny Rally is to take the humble tinny, a magnificent adventure craft on a hell of an expedition.
A tinny is cheap, light and durable, perfect for this trip down the Murray.
It is also a little uncomfortable and slow (compared to a bigger & flasher boat). But that’s the point. Everyone is doing this together.
Recommended Boat Size
- 20 – 25hp, 3.7m for one person
- 25 – 40hp, 3.7 – 4.2m for two people
- You need to test your boat fully loaded before the rally and ensure you can do at least 30km/hr, preferably 40km/hr. Most people underestimate how much the weight and fuel affects the boats speed. On the first day we have had people that cannot get on the plane and were having to jetison tables and other heavy equipment.
- In a 25hp with 2 people you need to pack light (depending upon how much you each weigh).
- The smallest hp boat that has completed the Tinny rally with 2 people is 20hp, but they wished they had more hp as they had long days on the water. Guys that turned up with a 15hp boat could not get on the plane and had to get another motor.
- The cheapest boat that has completed the Tinny Rally cost $1200 and they sold it for $1400 at Mannum when they finished
Boats not permitted
- Pontoon Boats, RIBs, inflatable hull boats, Speed boats, wake boats, jet skis, jet boats, baycruisers, bowriders (anything fast basically). Nothing with inboards or big V8s.
- Anything over 5m
- Anything over 60hp