#936129 - 08/05/15 07:10 PM
Re: Downrigger Installation Question
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Spawner
Registered: 07/11/08
Posts: 534
Loc: alaska and washington
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My question is....why use downriggers?
Watch out, especially if you put them on the stern quarter. Hang one of them up in a current it aint gonna be purty.
Edited by gregsalmon (08/05/15 07:24 PM)
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#936196 - 08/06/15 09:18 AM
Re: Downrigger Installation Question
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River Nutrients
Registered: 01/13/03
Posts: 2665
Loc: Edmonds
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Call Curt @ 3Rivers ... go have a beer while they install the mounts.
After spending 3 hrs installing the stupid things on neighbors older Olympic, I would tell him to do the same next time. Only problem with that is they are 3 weeks out on service and you have to drop it off now for them to work on it in 3 weeks when they get thru the 80+ boats sitting there waiting to get worked on. Seems they could give people a couple days notice to drop the boat off rather than have us park our boats on their lot all summer waiting for service. Great shop but I'm going elsewhere to have my trim tabs installed. Drop off Monday and pick up Tuesday.
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#936202 - 08/06/15 10:09 AM
Re: Downrigger Installation Question
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Spawner
Registered: 12/09/08
Posts: 766
Loc: Seattle, WA
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My question is....why use downriggers? To catch dogfish, obviously!
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#936238 - 08/06/15 02:21 PM
Re: Downrigger Installation Question
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Juvenile at Sea
Registered: 06/19/01
Posts: 175
Loc: Federal Way
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Rivet nuts could be part of your solution. I felt more comfortable mounting a backing plate with 1/4 pop rivets and then using the rivet nuts in the plate. My scotties have held that way for several years. One tip... the rivet nuts want to spin if you are lazy with the installation. Drill the hole the right size and torque them tight. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeaMsvai0FA
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#936354 - 08/07/15 02:06 PM
Re: Downrigger Installation Question
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Poodle Smolt
Registered: 05/03/01
Posts: 10979
Loc: McCleary, WA
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My question is....why use downriggers? To catch dogfish, obviously! Hey now...
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#936388 - 08/07/15 08:05 PM
Re: Downrigger Installation Question
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River Nutrients
Registered: 01/13/03
Posts: 2665
Loc: Edmonds
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I'd put them where I can reach them easily. That probably doesn't help much.
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#936412 - 08/08/15 12:47 PM
Re: Downrigger Installation Question
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Eyed Egg
Registered: 08/10/14
Posts: 8
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I have a 16' Smokercraft Lodge, and I mounted my riggers with a plate that is made for a Smokercraft Alaskan. You can get them from Auburn Sports and Marine or Sportco. I think it was $35 for each plate, plus the cost of the stainless hardware. I have had them on my boat for years and have never had a problem. I run 12 or 15 pound balls, have gotten snagged on bottom, crab pots, etc. and they are still strong. I even have the Brutus Pot Puller that I attach to these same mounts and they pull my big, commercial style pots full of crab without issue. Correction, I had ONE rivet start to work it's way loose after 3 years of abuse. Simple enough though, I drilled it out, put in a new rivet and expect to get another 3 or more years out of it before having to do anything to it. Like Myassis, mine are mounted about 49" from the transom on the port side and 54" on the starboard. Never had an issue with the lines getting caught in the motor. Hope this helps. PS, here are some pics of the mounts... [img] http://www.northwestfishingreports.com/forum/download/file.php?id=14649[/img] [img] http://www.northwestfishingreports.com/forum/download/file.php?id=14648[/img] [img] http://www.northwestfishingreports.com/forum/download/file.php?id=14647[/img] Also, you can't see it in the pics, but I put a piece of 3/4" HDPE under the plate for a backing material. Good luck!
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