gaz Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Has anyone had to buy a spacer to mount them b4. Bought some in canada and they only had 7/8 or 1 1/4 which i bought. I have a 1 inch rail, tried some rubber but not really any good, wondering if there is a off the shelf item i can buy before having a nylon bush made. Looked at pvc pipe but wall thickness is not thick enough, needs to be about 3mm thick any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewgaffer Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Hi Gaz The trouble with spacers is that they can slip under pressure. Do you have enough room on the gunnels to mount bolt thru grab rails in 1 1/4 to mount your rod holders on ? Cheers jewgaffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnno Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Maybe add a little sikaflex to help bonding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamtime Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 (edited) Has anyone had to buy a spacer to mount them b4. Bought some in canada and they only had 7/8 or 1 1/4 which i bought. I have a 1 inch rail, tried some rubber but not really any good, wondering if there is a off the shelf item i can buy before having a nylon bush made. Looked at pvc pipe but wall thickness is not thick enough, needs to be about 3mm thick any ideas? Some good advice already delivered. You could also look at another 3 options. 1/. Take a piece of 1" pipe and cut it longitudinally on 2 sides. Use this as a spacer and if need be put some 1/8" insertion rubber (or old tyre tube) between it and your rail, and also between the downrigger clamp to take up the slack in the tolerances. 2/. For extra itegrity of the mount you may consider drilling a couple of 1/8" holes and applying either a stainless pop rivet or self tapper for security. 3/. Cut and shut the 1" handrail and substitute (weld in place) the larger diameter to suit the downrigger mount. Hope this is of some assistance. Cheers Mariner Edited September 11, 2008 by Mariner 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickman Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 try mounting it at a tee intersection with the spacer that way it wont slip you may have to do a bit off file work gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz Posted September 11, 2008 Author Share Posted September 11, 2008 thanks guys, mount already has 2 x grub screws to fix into the rail which will need to be replaced with longer ones, idealy need a bush/adapter/tube with ID of a inch - OD of a 1 1/4 and about 70mm long that i can cut into 2 halves. Wondering if our resident plumbers/mechanics/irrigation guys know of such a part that i could use off the shelf before having a nylon one turned up or the rail bush and welded out to 1 1/4. boats a quinnie 475 coastrunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWANNABROCK Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Go to a truck parts supply place,have a look at various size nylon "s" cam bushes,they come in different sizes and are cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gretsch Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 Beware any rod holders with plastic components. They have cost me about 3 thousand bucks over the past couple of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewgaffer Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Beware any rod holders with plastic components. They have cost me about 3 thousand bucks over the past couple of years. Gee Ceph three thousand dollars spent on plastic rod holders. To save another three thousand next session you should consider buying the el cheapo disposable ones Cheers jewgaffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landbased Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickman Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Beware any rod holders with plastic components. They have cost me about 3 thousand bucks over the past couple of years. yes i'v been there now i use lanyards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkymalinky Posted September 12, 2008 Share Posted September 12, 2008 Hi Gaz The trouble with spacers is that they can slip under pressure. Do you have enough room on the gunnels to mount bolt thru grab rails in 1 1/4 to mount your rod holders on ? Cheers jewgaffer I had problems with my Scotty mounts slipping even without spacers. I think Jewgaffer is spot on that spacers would make it a big risk. I ended up drilling some holes and bolting through the mounts and the rail but I've since upgraded to stainless holders that I've still riveted in place for extra security. To be honest the plastic mounts are great for bream fishing and stuff but I wouldn't trust them for anything heavier. Cheers, Slinky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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