I am hoping to tap the ingenuity of this board to solve an issue with a boat of mine. The boat is a 1997 Grumman with a 50HP Johnson. I have been getting this boat back in shape for the past year after a bunch of years of neglect. The problem is that, with the aluminum thickness of .008", the walls of the boat vibrate a lot while running. The console is attached to the wall, so any electronics take a thrashing at speed. I have addressed this by mounting the FF on a piece of 2x6 and moving it to the floor when running. This stinks. I am considering building a footed pedestal that would be independent of the console so I don't have to worry about the paint-shaker effect. But, before I invest too much time in trying to fab something, I thought I would see if anyone had a better idea. I can move the rod holders, if I need to. (Oh, I am cost adverse!) Thanks for reading this far.

