Flush mount rod holder extension - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

TEAMFISH · 02-20-2012, 10:28 AM

If you add a 1-1/2 pvc coupler to the bottom side it will eliminate play. You can also notch the coupler so that it locks on to the gimbal hump built into the rod holder. Hope that makes sense, I kinda did the same thing for a Go-Pro mount and it came out pretty nice. I can take pictures if needed

Mr Fishback · 02-20-2012, 10:56 AM

Ahh, I gotta try that!

- Joseph, San Diego

Salt Water Flies · 02-20-2012, 12:04 PM

If you know someone with a lathe they can turn 1 1/4" PVC to fit. You have to take about .040 off total. Be careful though the plastic likes to grab and it can go flying if you are not careful. Only use a metal lathe and a center. That's how I did mine.
Tony

StinkyMatt · 02-20-2012, 10:31 PM

Just take a belt sander and go to town. Grind that baby down and it will fit nice and snug.

William Novotny · 02-21-2012, 06:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StinkyMatt

Just take a belt sander and go to town. Grind that baby down and it will fit nice and snug.

Agreed

we are getting into some pretty fancy equipment for some scrap pvc I had laying around! Lol

Salt Water Flies · 02-21-2012, 07:34 AM

LOL

Yeah I'm lucky I have a small lathe. After the Navy, I went into machining and welding. Went back to school after the machining trades started to crap out. Got my bachelor and master degrees and now I'm an adjunct humanities prof., just in time for that career to crap out. lol Thank god I fish, it's the only thing that keeps my sanity sometimes.
Tony

GregAndrew · 02-21-2012, 03:46 PM

If you heat up a 6 - 8 inch section of pvc on your stove, and stretch it by about 1/2 inch, it should shrink the diameter to something very close. Then some very minor sanding to fine tune it. Keep the pvc spinning the entire time you are heating it and don't heat it any more than you need to for stretching it.

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02-20-2012, 10:28 AM	#1
TEAMFISH Team Kayak Obesessions Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Torrance Posts: 256	If you add a 1-1/2 pvc coupler to the bottom side it will eliminate play. You can also notch the coupler so that it locks on to the gimbal hump built into the rod holder. Hope that makes sense, I kinda did the same thing for a Go-Pro mount and it came out pretty nice. I can take pictures if needed

02-20-2012, 10:56 AM	#2
Mr Fishback Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 71	Ahh, I gotta try that! - Joseph, San Diego

02-20-2012, 12:04 PM	#3
Salt Water Flies Junior Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 28	If you know someone with a lathe they can turn 1 1/4" PVC to fit. You have to take about .040 off total. Be careful though the plastic likes to grab and it can go flying if you are not careful. Only use a metal lathe and a center. That's how I did mine. Tony

02-20-2012, 10:31 PM	#4
StinkyMatt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Under a bridge Posts: 2,169	Just take a belt sander and go to town. Grind that baby down and it will fit nice and snug.

02-21-2012, 07:34 AM	#6
Salt Water Flies Junior Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 28	LOL Yeah I'm lucky I have a small lathe. After the Navy, I went into machining and welding. Went back to school after the machining trades started to crap out. Got my bachelor and master degrees and now I'm an adjunct humanities prof., just in time for that career to crap out. lol Thank god I fish, it's the only thing that keeps my sanity sometimes. Tony

02-21-2012, 03:46 PM	#7
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	If you heat up a 6 - 8 inch section of pvc on your stove, and stretch it by about 1/2 inch, it should shrink the diameter to something very close. Then some very minor sanding to fine tune it. Keep the pvc spinning the entire time you are heating it and don't heat it any more than you need to for stretching it.