rod holders open to bilge?
 

I know some SFs and MAs have open cut-outs or cavities in the face of the gunwhales towards the stern, but in my 73 SF20, the "rod storage" is towards the bow, and the gunnels are closed in behind them. Therefore, it seems any water that gets in the rod holders would go straight into the hull/bilge? Have you guys done anything to address this? Maybe the rod holders with the plastic caps?

Re: rod holders open to bilge?
 

Not much can be done about this. Plugged rod holders hold water. Plugged rod holders that have a nipple on the bottoms with a clear hose on them, simply allow you to re-direct the water. They do sell flush gunwale rod holders that have a flip up cap on them, when not in use. Hope this helps.

Re: rod holders open to bilge?
 

Do you have a source for the above?

Re: rod holders open to bilge?
 

I've seen some made by Attwood but I think they are plated zinc.

Re: rod holders open to bilge?
 

Those black rubber caps (both Attwood & Perko) are crap. They last about one summer season then crack, get in the way, turn your fingers black, and look cheezy :mad:

Do yourself a favor and install a "T" to your self bails' drain or the blige pump outflow tube. Then open up your wallet and get the nice polished S/S rod holders with the nipples and route the water to the "T"
BTW: You can also run any flush mount hardware drains to the same setup :cool:

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Re: rod holders open to bilge?
 

That's the easiest fix right there. ...or, I've seen people just have the liner cut out of the boat and that solves the problem as well [img]/forum/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

Re: rod holders open to bilge?
 

perko also makes replacements for their rod holders and they will fit Lee's and do the job although i am not crazy about them. i only have one rod holder that drains into the bilge (in my transom and i use one of those wood plugs they sell for emergency hull repairs- only leave it in the holder when not using the boat because of cosmetic reasons but it works awesome

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Re: rod holders open to bilge?
 

Check these out. I have the Sea Dog ones on my 20.

http://store.mycoolgift.com/31171.html

http://www.thmarine.com/product.cfm?PRID=90

http://www.sea-dog.com/PDF/325164.pdf

strick

Re: rod holders open to bilge?
 

hey rod holders with caps seem like your best bet, myself i put all 6 of my holders so they are exposed i used lee's they look great