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Mounts for downriggers 1985 13' sport
sunnydude
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Posted on 04/04/16 - 1:02 PM
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Hello. New to forum and BW ownership. Just picked up a 13' sport and wondering how/where to mount mount a downrigger base. My son is set on us being able to use as well as eventually adding a pot puller.

Boat has the side rails but nothing else.

Thanks.

 
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Posted on 04/04/16 - 6:28 PM
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You could put a rod holder vertically on the railing and then have a downrigger base go into the rod holder. Look at my personal page, under the 15 Sport, how I had the rod holders mounted. I would think it would hold a small downrigger and a light ball. If you want something more heavy duty you will have to design/make a bracket. We kingfish some and I had to make a downrigger bracket and mounts. We use Penn swivel mounts and 8# balls. Look at my personal page.

Edit: look at the 3rd and 4th pictures. Those are the downrigger brackets. The down rigger bases go inside the brackets (pipe) and stick up just over the railing. I had a buddy cut out the stainless steel parts on his water jet, TIG welded them to schedule 40 stainless steel pipe, and then powder coated.


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Posted on 04/05/16 - 11:50 AM
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bradsc wrote:
You could put a rod holder vertically on the railing and then have a downrigger base go into the rod holder. Look at my personal page, under the 15 Sport, how I had the rod holders mounted. I would think it would hold a small downrigger and a light ball. If you want something more heavy duty you will have to design/make a bracket. We kingfish some and I had to make a downrigger bracket and mounts. We use Penn swivel mounts and 8# balls. Look at my personal page.

Edit: look at the 3rd and 4th pictures. Those are the downrigger brackets. The down rigger bases go inside the brackets (pipe) and stick up just over the railing. I had a buddy cut out the stainless steel parts on his water jet, TIG welded them to schedule 40 stainless steel pipe, and then powder coated.


Ok...thanks. I am wondering if I can mount a Scotty sidemount to the transom: http://www.scotty.com/fishing-gear-equipment/downrigger-mounting-systems/1025-right-angle-side-gunnel-mount.htm knowing that I will only run it to port side due to thickness of transom? The wood diagrams say there is full thickness plywood where the kicker motor would go.

 
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Posted on 04/06/16 - 6:58 PM
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I picked up a 15 foot sport a few months ago that had downriggers installed, although I don't have it now. The previous owner installed a price of wood on the gunwale, so that it is wide enough to install the bracket for the downrigger.

I plan to do the same but use starboard.

Simon

 
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Posted on 04/08/16 - 9:00 AM
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This mount is on another 13' with the same rails mine has. Guess that if the attachment of the railing is solid this would work.


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