Downrigger - MOUNTING help please

[Barrymundi]

I have a cannon downrigger that I want to mount to my fiberglass boat.

Problem - I don't want to drill any holes in the boat.

I was planning on:
a) modifying my bollard to adapt the downrigger mounting plate

or

b) a piece of tube with a top plate that slides into my rod holder for mounting the downrigger, problem with this is the amount of slop between the available size tube and the rod holder.

Any ideas from those with downriggers installed appreciated


Al

[blaze]

Dont know if it will help at all but if you were to go and see an exhaust sytem manufacturer/ someone that fits non standard exhausts because they have a machine that will expand/shrink a piece of stainless exhaust tube about 6mm.
cheers
blaze

[Barrymundi]

Thanks Blaze, I have plenty of 50mm Stainless pipe.

I will try this during the week

[pegasus]

hi Al- i recently bought a scottys d/r. faced the same prob- went down the local marine chandlry- would have cost $140 to get one to fit a rod holder- ended up getting one made out of ally down the local engineering shop for 1/2 the price- have not got to try it out yet as i ended up selling the boat it was intened for.have a new boat on order and will try it there or may go down the path of mounting it on a side rail -