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Im looking for some advice. I bought a 2000 dauntless 14 this summer. I mounted rod holders on the rails but found they were not nice to my mooring cover. So i am abandoning the rail mounts and looking into other options. One option im leaning to mounting a tube style on the gunnel. I've been told there is some special backing material whalers have thats very strong that i could drill/tap for the mounting plates. Is this true and how can i find out where this is located at? Thanks jeff
Yes, it's true. I can't find the wood locating diagram for your specific model but, usually, BW put backing material (plywood in the earlier models then Whalerboard, a phenolic material, starting in the late '90's) at every places where's there's the non-skid pattern.
A very inobtrusive alternative is the railling systems, like those made by Traxtech (http://www.traxstech.com/). You can use them to slide in rod holders, downriggers or whatever you want and, when you're done, you simply release the 2 mounting screws and slide them out, leaving only the low-profile rail.
If you look at the last pic on my personal page you can see I installed something similar to the Traxstech system. The system I installed is called "Berts Custom Tackle". http://www.bertscustomtackle.com/ There is no wood in a the gunnel of a Montauk but the fiberglass alone seems to be sufficient enough.
Thanks guys. Im thinking something like this http://www.ciscofishingsystemsltd.com/shop/double-rod-holder-on-thumbscrew-mount-5228 looks like we are all on the same page.
