Posted by gchuba on 07/27/14 - 7:41 AM
#3
My buddy has the 1027 mounts on his "80's" 17' Montauk. They work just fine mounted on the rails. Has the leveling plank underneath them outside of the rail. The balls down pressure keeps them in place. Nice that he can flip them up when we go into dock. I think I would stay away from the stanchion mount because if the downrigger does get hung up, you are pulling directly on the stanchion mount and mid rail would offer some flex and split up the force a little. Like the previous comment, never got them hung up.
Garris
Are the Montauks rails screwed in place or have some through bolting?
Edited by gchuba on 07/27/14 - 8:14 AM