265 Express overhead Rod holder

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Sea Shift

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Anyone with a 265 or similar ever installed an aftermarket Rod Rack like this? The origional on mine is mounted on the roof and they site at least 8 inches higher. I am a shorter guy and thought this might be a suitable replacement? What are your thoughts. It could be that this may be too short for my tall friends. Not sure I guess I can just measure and determine the actual clearance but this looks nice.

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I understand your delema. I have some vertically challenged fishing buddies.
Looks pretty low.
I would be weary that 6' tall people like me would get brained when stepping up. And rods may be low when setting hook bottom fishing.
 
SkunkBoat said:
I understand your delema. I have some vertically challenged fishing buddies.
Looks pretty low.
I would be weary that 6' tall people like me would get brained when stepping up. And rods may be low when setting hook bottom fishing.
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For sure! I guess my best bet is to just build a mockup and see where it fits. Right now I have to crawl up the side of the boat and try and reach over to put rods up there and in our west coast swell I have almost fallen trying to hang on from up there!!
 
On a 330 I looked at years ago, the rocket launcher was mounted under the hard top with spacers. It looked like a factory rocket launcher just mounted from the bottom side. I remember the owner saying it made it easier to get to the rods.
 
It’s way too low. I would not do it. It may work for you but it will be a safety issue with someone a bit taller. Also, it will block your vision when monitoring your trolling gear.
 
You might look at the pull down rod rack that Cutwater Boats uses. Not sure if it would be stout enough for offshore use or if it rattles (my pet peeve).
Just a thought. Regards, Mike
 
Hey Doug,
Here’s my 265 with roof mounted rocket launchers. Works ok for my height when I stand on seats to get ‘em.
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Sketchywind said:
Hey Doug,
Here’s my 265 with roof mounted rocket launchers. Works ok for my height when I stand on seats to get ‘em.
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Thats exactly the one I had but being 5' 8" I too had to stand on the seat or step and in rough west coast seas there were many times I almost went overboard.
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You could try moving it from the "over the top" to "under the top" with a spacer to get past the lip.
That won't cost anything but time and can be undone if it doesn't pan out.
Definitely would need wide plates for top washers. Hardtop is balsa cored. Washers would pull through with the weight and bouncing...
 
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