Adding rod holders on gunnels, 330 Express

[Lucky13]

Lucky13, assuming that you replaced standard 30* with heavy duty 0*, did the larger hole take up most of the slant from the 30* hole, and give you a good fit?
Beautiful boat, what model?

yes fit great was very easy to do. its a 330 express

 

[glacierbaze]

......................One thing I noticed is that my 50 bent butt is too short for the heavy duty 0deg. the bend is right at the edge.(pic below- port side) I'll probably put a shorter 0deg swivel on the Stbd side.
That said, that bent 50 is my favorite tuna rod............................

You might try something like this for your short bent butt, to raise it a little.

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[SkunkBoat]

You might try something like this for your short bent butt, to raise it a little

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ya but its already a swivel...might create a wormhole

 

[glacierbaze]

Or, it might swivel twice as easily. You could try this non-swivel extender, keep your heavy rod holder in case you get longer butts in the future.

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[Lucky13]

You might try something like this for your short bent butt, to raise it a little.

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these work well i had the smith ones before i put my swivel rod holders in

 

[kirk a]

yes fit great was very easy to do. its a 330 express

Thanks, this might be the best option of all, I assumed it would involve more fiberglass work than I'd want to do, but sounds like that is not an issue. Moving the existing aft holders forward and adding a pair of swivels in their place. Can probably angle the middle holders slightly as they are drilled to avoid rods tangling. Great!!!!

 

[Lucky13]

Thanks, this might be the best option of all, I assumed it would involve more fiberglass work than I'd want to do, but sounds like that is not an issue. Moving the existing aft holders forward and adding a pair of swivels in their place. Can probably angle the middle holders slightly as they are drilled to avoid rods tangling. Great!!!!

yes no fiberglass work needed and the ones that are now in the middle are angled out slightly so they are in a great position