Rod holder brace

[uncleboo]

A picture of the area in question might help spur some more ideas.

[wattaway2]

I reinforced the gunnels with the rod holder tying the rack in with the gunnel takes a lil patience to fit it but it helps BF proof? Sorry about the sideway pictures

[RoomToMove]

Installed these on our 1998 23cc. The bottoms are fastened in with a stainless steel electrical conduit strap around some neoprene padding. We used screws with the biggest possible thread, with some 4200. Only drilled into liner. These are angled swivels, you need them here b/c contour of gunnel. There is also a backing plate under the cap.

Biggest test was a 500lber taking a down rod right under the boat ~30lbs.

[RoomToMove]

~30 lbs of drag. We don't fight out of these just set baits and then move after initial chaos.

[striper56]

Originally Posted by RoomToMove

~30 lbs of drag. We don't fight out of these just set baits and then move after initial chaos.

RoomToMove
Are the rod holders you fight the tuna out of mounted the same way?

[RoomToMove]

Originally Posted by striper56

RoomToMove
Are the rod holders you fight the tuna out of mounted the same way?

We don't use support around the lower part of the rod holder in the bow or on the two rod holders aft. In these places we only reinforce with backing plates. Like to fight out of bow makes for great Nantucket sleighride. The reason we use extra support on the mid-ship rod holders is because the cap flexes most there.

[striper56]

10-4 on the Nantucket Sleigh ride. Unfortunately I have the Sceptre haul and have no way to fight the fish from the bow. Maybe I can find a way to mount the rod holder in the back corner.
Thanks

[uncleboo]

Originally Posted by wattaway2

I reinforced the gunnels with the rod holder tying the rack in with the gunnel takes a lil patience to fit it but it helps BF proof? Sorry about the sideway pictures

Very Primitive, but, what if you installed 4 small angle braces on each side of the rodholder into the cap?

[striper56]

Originally Posted by uncleboo

Very Primitive, but, what if you installed 4 small angle braces on each side of the rodholder into the cap?

Uncleboo
Want to do thing about making a bracket similar to the one in the picture. I was thinking of mounting it thru where the cap and liner are joined together under the rub rail.