installing rod holders

[Brenno]

hi all, have finally managed to get my hands on a boat, and i want to install a couple of rod holders the type that you have to cut out that sit flush with side of the boat.

what i'm wondering is, how do i go about cutting the holes out, i've got a drill and was thinking of marking out where the hole should then drilling a circle of holes then cutting the pices out with a with a hack saw blade before rounding out the hole with a file. is this the correct way it?

any help would be great.

thanks

Mark

[Roughasguts]

Brenno, we talking tinnie or a glass boat here.

Yep you can drill a small series of holes, ur use a hole saw, then finish of with a dremel and a sanding wheel.

But heres a tip tape a small tub under the hole your about to cut, otherwise you will have bits of ally particles all over your boat for the rest of it's life.

If it's glass seal the exposed fibres with flow coat from water penetration.

[mickc]

Mark

Go to a trade tools store and get a hole saw the same diameter as the rod holder . Dill the hole at what ever angle you want the holder at. Less than 20 bucks.

mick

[finga64]

Mark

Go to a trade tools store and get a hole saw the same diameter as the rod holder . Dill the hole at what ever angle you want the holder at. Less than 20 bucks.

mick

Or better still go and see your tradey mate and borrow his/hers.
If your on Brisbanes southside give me a cooee and you can borrow mine.

[Jeremy]

just realise that the hole ain't gunna be circular. The rod holder tube sits at a 30/45 degree angle, which means the hole is going to be an eliptical shape. I suggest marking the shape of the hole you need in a cardboard template and then marking that onto the gunnel. Make sure the tube under the gunnel is not going to get in the way of anything before you drill!

Jeremy

[FNQCairns]

Just a thought, dont know what you are doing, if your rod holders are the 30deg?? type they are really best mounted along the gunnel for fishing out while still or mounted at the rear and outward for trolling or still fishing.
The 15deg?? ones should be the ones that face rearward for trolling.
Hard to find quality holders with both angles here in Aust I am still looking.

cheers fnq

[ondajob]

54mm holesaw is spot on for any angle.

[Brenno]

sorry been to busy to get a chance to read your replys.

it is tinnie, the rod holders are at an angle, they also have a rubber that goes with them that fits between the boat and the holder, i've taken this off and traced it onto the boat.

was just wondering how to go about cutting it out.

thanks

Mark