Rod Trays

[David L. Darnell]

got any suggestions for a liner in the tray(s)

[Yoda]

Line them with Flyrods and go Fishing!!!!

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[jladdsmith]

Rubberized undercoating would be nice.  You can get it in a spray can at Autozone. 

[DSchlact]

SeaDeck is nice, it is a little pricey, but is made to hold up to marine conditions:

http://www.seadek.com/c-5-sheet-material.aspx

Nice work on the rod trays by the way...they look great!

Dave

[grumpy]

i'm thinking alligator or anaconda skins

[David L. Darnell]

i'm thinking alligator or anaconda skins

if I do that, Jerrod will never ride in my boat

[Steve H]

Sea deck is nice or something rubberized to give it a little cushioning.


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[Bfish]

It might be cost prohibitive, but I would look at the rubberized shelf liner (for dishes). Nice and squishy.  When cut to size it should stay in place, yet be easily removable for the occassionally cleaning.

[DSchlact]

It might be cost prohibitive, but I would look at the rubberized shelf liner (for dishes). Nice and squishy.  When cut to size it should stay in place, yet be easily removable for the occassionally cleaning.

I agree...those things are cost prohibitive, they just don't cost enough to be installed on a boat..haha!

[lawnman]

Those look great, that seadeck is expensive bet, man it sure looks great and from what I hear holds up to the elements. 

[jladdsmith]

David,

For about $50 in coatings and materials, you can quiet your whole boat down, using these rod trays as harmonic dampeners.  

You need as much metal-to-metal contact on the gunnels and then the right stuff (only on the trays).  It would serve as double duty to keep your rigs safe as well as quieting the boat down considerably.  Basically, rubber undercoating on the inside of the trays and Dynamat on the underside.  It won't eat up your interior volume of the trays.  Not hard to do, but I think this is your best solution.

Bottom line, things won't clank, they'll thud- across the whole boat.  Drop a 3/4 oz spinnerbait on the hull and it will just donk.   The principle is "sound" and it works.  Your trays are, in effect, harmonic dampeners for the rest of the boat. You can test it yourself without commitment with common household materials.

PM me or just call 500-9578.    

-Jonathan



  

[MidTNKayakAngler]

The rod locker looks great, I would like to build one for a trailer sometime.

I use a sound dampening material on my kayaks, and I think this would work great for your rod locker. I've been using this material for more than two years, and it holds up well, it will stick to almost anything plastic, metal, fiberglass etc. You can get it in PVC, EVA, Neoprene, and a couple materials also. This is what you see on the back of many swim platforms on ski and recreational boats. I personally know the owner and have been testing products for a while now.

http://stewartssurestep.com/index.cfm

[David L. Darnell]

went with Line-X

[Glenn Hawkins]

Lookin' good

[David L. Darnell]

it's finished 

wife now expects me to sell it, she says I enjoy building as much as using them, (some truth to that) but don't tell her