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Boating => Shallow Water River Boats and Jet Boats.. => Topic started by: tnstu on July 29, 2008, 04:56:02 PM

Title: rod holders
Post by: tnstu on July 29, 2008, 04:56:02 PM

Looking for any hints/ideas on installing rod holders in my drift boat. It doesn't have factory rod holders, but just hanging the tips out the back of the boat doesn't seem like best idea anymore. It's a hyde legacy so its a 14'6" boat.  I would like to avoid drilling multiple holes in the hull. That scares me.

Title: Re: rod holders
Post by: jarrod white on July 29, 2008, 09:26:31 PM

You can look at the rod holders in the Hog Island boats. I think it would be fairly easy to duplicate in another boat. I think you would have to make a few holes, but they would be high on the hull, no where near the water line.

                                                        Jarrod

Title: Re: rod holders
Post by: MikeA on July 30, 2008, 07:58:24 AM

What Jarrod said.

Title: Re: rod holders
Post by: Leo deMonbreun on July 30, 2008, 09:00:35 AM

Quote from: jarrod white on July 29, 2008, 09:26:31 PM

You can look at the rod holders in the Hog Island boats. I think it would be fairly easy to duplicate in another boat. I think you would have to make a few holes, but they would be high on the hull, no where near the water line.

                                                        Jarrod

Just seal the hell out of them with Marine grade Silicone Sealant, use nothing but Stainless and you will be fine.

Title: Re: rod holders
Post by: tnstu on July 30, 2008, 06:39:27 PM

got some 1" conduit rigged up. This should work. Thanks for the input fellars.