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I am looking to replace my six rod holders on my console on my 1988 18ft. Outrage. Specialty Marine sells the rod holders including the wood mounts but I already have the wood. My rod holders are yellowed and have varnish on them.

Drew

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You can always make your own? They are just PVC pipe, available at any hardware store. Use the ones you have as a template, I think it is 1 1/2 inch PVC.

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Kamie, I am trying to keep it OEM correct and the holders are flared at the end. If not available at reasonable cost, I suppose I could paint them to look better. I have stripped all the wood trim off the boat for refinishing. The boat will get a new rub rail and receiver as well as banana cushions for the bow.

Whats even more funny I dont even fish but I like the look and I store my beer cozies in the rod holders. lol


Drew

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Do yours have a slot for reels with bails? I bought some on line by looking for "rod holders" in Google. I tried making them and they were never consistant for me.

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The originals like you have, as kamie said, can be made with PVC pipe. The flare can be done with a heat gun and a billiard ball.

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No, just a pvc tube flared at the top. I am not sure of the original color but probably off white.

Drew

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Not a bad idea. The flares seem to have become misshapen probably due to heat which is another reason for replacement.


Thanks,
Drew

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if you don't have a pool table with billiard balls handy, a spare trailer ball and a heat gun work

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All the info on the console rod holders can be found in the "Downloads" section.
Drawings for both the wood and the pvc can be downloaded there.