kstrayhorn
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So y'all probably know by now that with all the junk I have laying around, I'd rather build something than buy it. Well I've got another finished (or at least halfway finished) project to show off, and I'm a little proud of this one. I had about one and a half old ez-up tents that had most of the braces bent or broken. The other half of one went toward a rickshaw cart I built last duck season. Most of my materials and hardware came from that and a piece of scrap plywood. I designed and built a rod rack, but I'd like to think it's a little bit different and better than those available in-store.
I started by cutting the plywood to fit between the ribs and the width of my boat. Then I screwed a length of black pipe and a floor flange (the only pieces I bought) to that. The rest I fashioned out of pieces of the tents.
The rack assembly is on a length of square tubing that slides over the pipe. I used leftover PVC from my bed extender project to make the rod tubes. Here's the final product:
Now, the bonus features. Since its on the pipe, the whole assembly can swivel 360°, but the flange gives enough friction to hold it when you need it to. Also, the pieces I used are off of the tent legs that slide up and down, so I have 5 different height settings. I plan to swivel it inside at the lowest setting during transport, like so:
Because of the way I sit to drive, it's not in my way at all, but I plan to swivel it outside at the highest setting when in the boat.
I've still got plenty of parts to make one for the other side, but I need 21" of PVC for 2 more tubes.
I just wanted to share this with y'all and maybe someone will find some inspiration in it or something, haha
I started by cutting the plywood to fit between the ribs and the width of my boat. Then I screwed a length of black pipe and a floor flange (the only pieces I bought) to that. The rest I fashioned out of pieces of the tents.
The rack assembly is on a length of square tubing that slides over the pipe. I used leftover PVC from my bed extender project to make the rod tubes. Here's the final product:
Now, the bonus features. Since its on the pipe, the whole assembly can swivel 360°, but the flange gives enough friction to hold it when you need it to. Also, the pieces I used are off of the tent legs that slide up and down, so I have 5 different height settings. I plan to swivel it inside at the lowest setting during transport, like so:
Because of the way I sit to drive, it's not in my way at all, but I plan to swivel it outside at the highest setting when in the boat.
I've still got plenty of parts to make one for the other side, but I need 21" of PVC for 2 more tubes.
I just wanted to share this with y'all and maybe someone will find some inspiration in it or something, haha