08-30-2011, 02:22 AM
Thought I would post up some pics of the rod holders I built for the wife and I pontoons.
idahoron helped a lot with his post about his rod holders. Since I hijacked his trip thread I figured I would start one of my own and copy paste his post with the info.
TubeDude also helped immensely with lots of great information on working with PVC.
Post from idahoron
I will post a close up.
[url "http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Pontoons/RodholderFC9-B.jpg"]![[Image: RodholderFC9-B.jpg]](http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Pontoons/RodholderFC9-B.jpg)
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From the bottom up it goes.
1-1"x1"x3/4" Slip Fit T. The tube on my foot rest slides into the 1" part of the T.
1- 3/4" union. I join the T to the union with a short piece of 3/4" pipe glued.
1- 3/4 x 1 1/4" bushing. I glue a piece of pipe into the union and glue it into the bushing.
1- 1 1/4" 45 degree elbow. I glue the bushing into the elbow.
1- piece of pipe to fit the length of the rod butt.
I drilled the 1" x 1" x 3/4" T so I could pin it . I also drilled the foot peg on this one.
I like the union because I can set it anywhere I want it to point and tighten it with my hand. I have extra pieces made to replace either the lower half or the upper half if anything breaks. If you use the same brand of union they will fit together. This gives you the option to make other items. I have a Y set up for my sturgeon rod. that screws onto the union. with the union it gives you the option to change it or take it off. As you can see I have the end cut out to (lock) the rod into place. this comes in handy when I get a BIG hit on my second rod or if I snag bottom. I know my rod isn't going anywhere.
In this picture you can see how the rod locks into place. I used a Dremel tool with a cutting wheel to cut out the notch for the reel to fit into.
This one if for a Creek Company boat. They have a much smaller tube for the foot rest. I put a 1" pipe into the 1" T and that bushes it down to the right size for the Creek Company boat. I didn't have to add extra holes for the creek company boat. Ron
[url "http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Pontoons/Ronstoon11-j.jpg"]![[Image: Ronstoon11-j.jpg]](http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Pontoons/Ronstoon11-j.jpg)
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idahoron helped a lot with his post about his rod holders. Since I hijacked his trip thread I figured I would start one of my own and copy paste his post with the info.
TubeDude also helped immensely with lots of great information on working with PVC.
Post from idahoron
I will post a close up.
[url "http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Pontoons/RodholderFC9-B.jpg"]
[/url] From the bottom up it goes.
1-1"x1"x3/4" Slip Fit T. The tube on my foot rest slides into the 1" part of the T.
1- 3/4" union. I join the T to the union with a short piece of 3/4" pipe glued.
1- 3/4 x 1 1/4" bushing. I glue a piece of pipe into the union and glue it into the bushing.
1- 1 1/4" 45 degree elbow. I glue the bushing into the elbow.
1- piece of pipe to fit the length of the rod butt.
I drilled the 1" x 1" x 3/4" T so I could pin it . I also drilled the foot peg on this one.
I like the union because I can set it anywhere I want it to point and tighten it with my hand. I have extra pieces made to replace either the lower half or the upper half if anything breaks. If you use the same brand of union they will fit together. This gives you the option to make other items. I have a Y set up for my sturgeon rod. that screws onto the union. with the union it gives you the option to change it or take it off. As you can see I have the end cut out to (lock) the rod into place. this comes in handy when I get a BIG hit on my second rod or if I snag bottom. I know my rod isn't going anywhere.
In this picture you can see how the rod locks into place. I used a Dremel tool with a cutting wheel to cut out the notch for the reel to fit into.
This one if for a Creek Company boat. They have a much smaller tube for the foot rest. I put a 1" pipe into the 1" T and that bushes it down to the right size for the Creek Company boat. I didn't have to add extra holes for the creek company boat. Ron
[url "http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd294/idahoron/Pontoons/Ronstoon11-j.jpg"]
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