23' Tsunami/Sceptre under-gunnel rod holder ideas ?

abl1111 · #1 07-16-2003, 04:37 PM

Just ripped the original teak rod holders off my 23 Tsunami. I was wondering if anyone ahs designed a different approach to this ( I don't mean just switching to starboard )

There is a lot of room under the gunnel, especially if you extend the present rod holder area forward to the mid-ship, vertical, structure/support-like thing ( where on one side of the boat, the fuel hose runs thru )

Anone thought this out or had it done ? I'd appreciate your thoughts rather than re-inventing the wheel.

Thx,

Alan

PressureDrop · #2 07-17-2003, 08:40 AM

did this on my 20 seafari a few days ago, for the rodholers i cut 2 sub bulkheads out of 3/4 ply and then cut a nice section out of the part facing inwards and on there will mount the tigress rodholers that hold the butt and the tip. all the ply was heavily glassed and tabbed to all adjecent glass and has made the gunnels allot stiffer. also, in case your interested i also glassed a piece to where the undergunnel meets the liner at the transom and that im going to mount a cleat on that, allready cut the hole for a hawse pipe at the top, it going to look amazing with the hawse, deffinerly worth doing

Ben

Dave Hirshberg · #3 07-17-2003, 11:47 AM

I took out the teak as well and put in pre made rod-holders from a company called Signature Marine MFG. 954 987 1614 [email protected] e-mail. They screwed them to the two raised sections of the liner. Very easy install and clean look. They are a little pricy but the time savings makes up for it. They have a nice color brochure and price list of all their products. Click the link to see what I did.
http://www.theboatzone.com/gallery/a...ort_rodholders

ScottM · #4 07-17-2003, 02:57 PM

Dave,
FYI - you can get those racks through Cabela's. I'm thinking of getting a set of the 3-rod holders.

Dave Hirshberg · #5 07-17-2003, 03:13 PM

Scott, the three is the way to go. I had four and the bottom reel was resting on the floor. That always bugged me. I bought them at the Miami boat show a couple of years ago. I Paid $100 for the pair on the last day of the show around closing time. My price list for 03 shows them at 70.99 per set for the fours and $52.99 per set for the threes. Both are mounted on white or black starboard

Billybob · #6 07-17-2003, 03:16 PM

I just put these Solo holders on mine, could have actually fit 3 on each side.They have a nice clean look, and hold the rods tight so they don't rattle.

Bill