new rod holders for my boat

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Originally Posted by 501mooney87

P.S. I hope you know that I am going to copy your
idea for my boat lol...

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I hope you do.

Hey LM, I made my rod holders myself about 7 years ago, but to lighten them up I made mine out of 3/4'' copper pipe, I soldered them together then I drilled holes thru the copper to mount my holders, light weight extremely durable, will not rust, I wanted my rod holder to be chrome/brushed aluminum as well so I wiped the copper with flux and coated the entire thing with solder, then took a peice of sand cloth and rubbed the holder down which made it look like it was made out of brushed aluminum.

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Originally Posted by slabsntaters

Hey LM, I made my rod holders myself about 7 years ago, but to lighten them up I made mine out of 3/4'' copper pipe, I soldered them together then I drilled holes thru the copper to mount my holders, light weight extremely durable, will not rust, I wanted my rod holder to be chrome/brushed aluminum as well so I wiped the copper with flux and coated the entire thing with solder, then took a peice of sand cloth and rubbed the holder down which made it look like it was made out of brushed aluminum.

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That sounds pretty. Might try something like that on version #2

Where did you get those slide brackets?
I had a friend bend them . they are 1/8 in aluminum. I took a thin piece and drew it out where the star would fit on top and he did rest. I put 1/4 in gas hose on lip with silicone to keep rattle down.