Specknreds said:
Big_Willy said:
Zum,
How did you bend the PVC....A Heat Gun? How did you get it to bend without crushing/kinking?
Willy
I use to bend PVC all the time at work. I would fill the pipe with sand. The sand will keep it from collapsing. Heat it just enough it bends on its own. Practice on a couple of scrap pieces first.
Never tried it that way,seems that it would be the ticket though.
I had the old ABS(black one)as a template,layed it on a cement floor and just used a propane torch.
Took my time,heated about a foot as evenly as I could and gradually bent it.
Had a cold water hose to cool it down after.
It will let you know when it's time to bend,mine are around a 60 degree angles.
I would have tried Specknreds method if I known about it,seems like there would be less chance of error.
I had stainless guide-ons before these ones but acouple times in heavy winds loading the boat on...the boat got up on the guide-ons,put a pretty good scrape down the bow,plus they weren't as long as these.95%+ of the time I'm by myself when fishing,and I like these guide-ons...alot of the launches aren't typical "nice" launches either.