Bob Landry
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I was trying to figure out what to do for rod holders on my new boat. I'm going to have a t-top put on it, but the last t-top I had with rocket launchers didn't do anything but give me a headache when I ran into them, and I never used them. if I was heading offshore and was taking 10 rods with me, it might be different, but for me and a buddy to fish, it's not necessary. Also, with the t-top, the rod holders on the side of the console are useless except to maybe hold tools and a landing net.
I ordered a couple of Starboard rod holder sets from Boatoutfitters. They do a lot of custom Starboard items which are nice, but stupid expensive, These weren't bad and cheaper than I could have ordered the Starboard from my distributor and spent a whole day making patterns and jigs to cut everything out.
The mounting feet attach to the rod holders and the entire thing is intended to be mounted permanently. I didn't want then sticking out and snagging stuff when i wasn't using the boat for fishing, so I cut out some cradles from some Starboard I had. The cradles will attach to the ribs and will stay there, and the rod holders slip down in them. They are only 1" high, so they won't present any kind of snag hazard. I have a set for each side of the boat. Pretty simple project.. I'll go out and install everything tomorrow and add photos to this thread.
I ordered a couple of Starboard rod holder sets from Boatoutfitters. They do a lot of custom Starboard items which are nice, but stupid expensive, These weren't bad and cheaper than I could have ordered the Starboard from my distributor and spent a whole day making patterns and jigs to cut everything out.
The mounting feet attach to the rod holders and the entire thing is intended to be mounted permanently. I didn't want then sticking out and snagging stuff when i wasn't using the boat for fishing, so I cut out some cradles from some Starboard I had. The cradles will attach to the ribs and will stay there, and the rod holders slip down in them. They are only 1" high, so they won't present any kind of snag hazard. I have a set for each side of the boat. Pretty simple project.. I'll go out and install everything tomorrow and add photos to this thread.