Lee Outriggers

[Legend]

Can someone tell me how the outriggers factory installed on a Sailfish can be colapsed into themselves. I asusme they are telescoping. I am wondering because I just got the boat aand occasioally have to go under a bridge. Is there a way they can come down and lay on the stern to handle bridge clearance?

Thaanks -

 

[seabob4]

Legend,
Which type of outriggers do you have? Are they mounted to the top of the hardtop or on the cabin sides? Are they Lee jr's or a typical Lee's Single spreaders?

 

[Boats Rock]

My Lees did not. They screwed together. I changed to Taco telescoping.

 

[Rock N Troll]

Can someone tell me how the outriggers factory installed on a Sailfish can be colapsed into themselves. I asusme they are telescoping. I am wondering because I just got the boat aand occasioally have to go under a bridge. Is there a way they can come down and lay on the stern to handle bridge clearance?

Thaanks -

If they are the Jr`s mounted to the side of the cabin you unscrew the bolt w/the wire attached to it and they lay down. You should have a set of swing out holders to lay the tubes in when they`re down.

 

[Ridge Runner]

You should have a set of swing out holders to lay the tubes in when they`re down.

I know this is REALLY old, but you know everybody says "search first", right?

When I trailer (and when my boat goes on the storage rack at the boatel) I lay my outriggers down forward and bungee them to the rails and zip-tie the rigging so it doesn't bounce around. I was thinking of making a PVC tray to lay them in to end the metal to metal contact. I came here looking for ideas, when I spotted this statement above. Does anybody have a further description of these "swing out holders", or a picture or something? Is it for laying them forward as I have described? Is this something that should have came with the boat (I am 2nd owner)? Any help or ideas would be appreciated.

To answer the predicted questions, I do not remove them because of a bad back, the fact that they are very difficult to disassemble due to years of corrosion (previous owner didn't use any product to prevent seizure) and all but 2 or 3 joints are locked up tight. They do not come out of the mounts easily and when you have a forklift waiting on you, and the forklift slip limit is 5 minutes... Someday they will be replaced with 18' telescoping outriggers, but I have been waiting on these ones to fail, but, they haven't failed...