I Need More Advice!

[shefford]

Well when i first joined the sight i was looking @ extending the sides of my boat to prevent splash etc, it's been a while but i finally got around to it and got one of dads welding mates to suggest an alloy welder....

Getting front rails extended by 2.5 metres (approx 8metres of 32mm rails all up) inc stays etc..

Anyway we bought some marine uv plastic sort stuff for the "splash" material.. we bought some brass eyelets and they were seriously crap

We want to fold the material over the top of the bar and.... bring it back down under the rail so we can rope it.

We are looking at putting 2 eyelets one for each side for the rope to go through...

The eyelets we bought from bunnings were crappy cheap brass plated ones and came with awful eyelet plyers..

Is there any other way to join the material to the rails.......

ie - stiching, crimping?

I have the bottom sorted with an alloy flashing on the bottom with stainless steel washers/screws to go through the side rubber of my gunnel

Just couldn't quiet figure out the top part.

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The thingy mabob

Looking for the 4 rod holders that can be bolted onto car bull bars.

NOWHERE HAS THEM I CANNOT FIND THEM ARGH have they stopped making them?

I don't want to make one up as it will cost more then the pre-fabbed ones...

Any idea on where I can get one on the Gold Coast?

Thanks Matt.

And yes my boat is a major ongoing project to upgrade it and it will probably never be finished but hey i like looking into stuff

[vipernut]

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The thingy mabob

Looking for the 4 rod holders that can be bolted onto car bull bars.

NOWHERE HAS THEM I CANNOT FIND THEM ARGH have they stopped making them?

I don't want to make one up as it will cost more then the pre-fabbed ones...

Any idea on where I can get one on the Gold Coast?

Thanks Matt.

And yes my boat is a major ongoing project to upgrade it and it will probably never be finished but hey i like looking into stuff

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Stephen

[jewgaffer]

Hi Iricangi , Hi Musty

About having rod holders on the front bull bars. A friend of mine Paul Angler who I used to go away with has an old Ford F100 with a piggy back trailor on top. He told me he was warned for having three rod holders on each side on the front bull bar. He bought them in gal. for about $30 a side, so that we could sit in the truck and watch the jew rods. He was advised that all he had to do was to turn them around and mount them inside the bull bar instead of outside of it and if he did that it would be legal. Paul Angler checked later on and was told he wouldn't get booked unless they were installed at the front of the bull bar.

Cheers

jewgaffer

[shefford]

sweetage

I picked up the bullbar rod holders today.

It's actually for a spot @ the back of my boat so i can stack my rods when i don't need them.

Perfect size and price for what i needed, instead of blowing 40$ a pop for a chunky thing.

Thanks guys

[Juggs]

sweetage

I picked up the bullbar rod holders today.

It's actually for a spot @ the back of my boat so i can stack my rods when i don't need them.

Perfect size and price for what i needed, instead of blowing 40$ a pop for a chunky thing.

Thanks guys

basically your not allowed ot have anything protrude past the standard front of the car

even oversized headlights will get questioned, also no sharp protuding objects