bweese
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I know people look for these from time to time, at least I know I scoured the internet looking for ideas, so I thought I'd post my experience.
Like so many others, I scoured this forum and others looking for beefy brackets to mounts electric downriggers to. In the past, I've used the clamp-on gunwale mounts, and while they work, for my new boat on which I'm trying to build it like a tank from the ground up, I wanted to go the custom route.
I reached out to Keith at Primus Metalcraft in Chilliwack, and he made some amazing mounts that I thought I'd post in case others are ever looking for something similar.
Maybe this will give you some ideas. If nothing else, it's a shout-out to Keith, who is truly an artist in his craft.
There's a large backing plate underneath the bench, which will help with the pressure the riggers will put on the bench and gunwale.
It's solid aluminum round bar on the sides.
Like so many others, I scoured this forum and others looking for beefy brackets to mounts electric downriggers to. In the past, I've used the clamp-on gunwale mounts, and while they work, for my new boat on which I'm trying to build it like a tank from the ground up, I wanted to go the custom route.
I reached out to Keith at Primus Metalcraft in Chilliwack, and he made some amazing mounts that I thought I'd post in case others are ever looking for something similar.
Maybe this will give you some ideas. If nothing else, it's a shout-out to Keith, who is truly an artist in his craft.
There's a large backing plate underneath the bench, which will help with the pressure the riggers will put on the bench and gunwale.
It's solid aluminum round bar on the sides.