Front Rod Holder Problems--Ram 2008 or Scotty?

[dsafety]

Originally Posted by Kailolo

When I tried to lock the holder in a position so the solid edges pointed towards the desired angle, I think the clamp hit the kayak preventing it from angling at the desired angle.

Rotate the tube so that the "T" on the clamp points to the inside of the boat. That should give you plenty of adjustment space.

Bob

[Kailolo]

I just figured out why an older aluminum tube holds its position better than the new, lighter plastic "2008" tubes--the clamp provided with the metal tube has ridges inside where the clamp holds the rubber ball; whereas the same area on the clamp provided with the plastic tube is perfectly smooth! The ridges of the old clamps created indents across the ball's surface that prevented slippage.

I think I can best mimic the old clamp's "grabbing" surface by scoring the inside of the new clamp (maybe with a hot nail or Dremel) or with sandpaper. Gonna try that.

Also may try swapping clamp parts.

By the by, the T on the inside still limited placement.