Mounting boat hook holder
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Captains Cat
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Hey Warren, we just put our telescoping hook on the inboard side of the cabin top handrail... Why the need for a mount?
mwilson":3clrcc4m said:
this is also where we put ours.......But
If the two surfaces you plan on bonding are relatively flat than quick-set 520 would do the job fine, just don’t change your mind as to the location after it sets up. Only problem with regular 520 is it takes like 6 days to fully cure, that’s why I suggest the fast set.
J-B weld epoxy is also a good product and comes in slow or 5 min fast set…I’d go with the slow set.
In the center of the bonding surfaces you could use hot glue, this holds whatever your bonding tell it sets up…..think I picked up this technique from another brat somewhere here.
Wayne McCown
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Like Captain's Choice, I have a pair of telescoping boat hooks that I simply lay on the inside of the grabrails on the top of the cabin. No hooks are needed. They can be easily accessed, and yet are out-of-the-way (taking up no room in the cockpit).
kennharriet
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There is a down side to mounting the boat hook on the cabin top hand rail. I was trying to dock at a fuel dock for fuel. While walking around the side of the boat I missed a hand hold due to an oar stored in the same location. The girl at the dock was fairly impressed with my fully clothed swimming ability. Fortunately she had the bow line and kept the boat from drifting away. She asked if I had been boating long. Then my wife arrived and asked us both why I was all wet. As far as I know, there were no other known witnesses.
Captains Cat":2sgii0zd said:
Because we can't reach the cabin top conveniently when the canvas is up.
mwilson":2sgii0zd said:
Not sure how you attach a flat surface (boat hook mount) on a round surface (grab rail)?
Valkyrie":2sgii0zd said:
I like that idea. Have to see if my boat hook is short enough to fit in the pocket.
thataway":2sgii0zd said:
I assume you mean the same as Nick on Valkyrie?
Warren
Warren,
FYI: We mounted ours not in the pockets, but UNDER the pockets. If you go this route I would like to offer two suggestions. One: mount the holders as near the hull as possible to prevent someone stepping on the molded step from dislodging the boat hook. I have never done this, but Marcia does with some regularity. Don't ask me how! Two: both of our boat hooks telescope and fit just fine in that location. However, mount the holders about a third of the way back from the cabin and forward of the aft end of the cockpit. I mounted one of the holders too near the cabin and that prevents the handle end of the boat hook from fitting in the holder. The handle end must be put aft. Not a big deal, but a nuisance.
Hope that this helps,
Nick
"Valkyrie"
FYI: We mounted ours not in the pockets, but UNDER the pockets. If you go this route I would like to offer two suggestions. One: mount the holders as near the hull as possible to prevent someone stepping on the molded step from dislodging the boat hook. I have never done this, but Marcia does with some regularity. Don't ask me how! Two: both of our boat hooks telescope and fit just fine in that location. However, mount the holders about a third of the way back from the cabin and forward of the aft end of the cockpit. I mounted one of the holders too near the cabin and that prevents the handle end of the boat hook from fitting in the holder. The handle end must be put aft. Not a big deal, but a nuisance.
Hope that this helps,
Nick
"Valkyrie"
I'm with Michael on Stormy. I hang a boat hook on each of the grab rails on the cabin back. If you adjust the telescoping handle so it just scrapes the cockpit floor, it won't swing around in rough water. Inserting the hook from the outboard side of the grab rail makes it the most stable, and on the port side you can remove it without messing with the open door. The boathook's hook hangs low in the grab rail, so it does not interfere with grabbing the rail.
Rod
Rod
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I hope this is the way to show where Sea Angel's boat hook is mounted. I
see it works as a link, now to figure out to have included. The above was
just a copy an paste before I started the reply... I could not come out of
the reply once I started typing and go back in.
Ol' guy still learning. :roll:
Art
I hope this is the way to show where Sea Angel's boat hook is mounted. I
see it works as a link, now to figure out to have included. The above was
just a copy an paste before I started the reply... I could not come out of
the reply once I started typing and go back in.
Ol' guy still learning. :roll:
Art
It is interesting to see the different ways in which the hook is mounted. Keep in mind there are some locations that will work well for one model of boat but not another. For example, the gunnel pocket shelf is designed differently on the CD22 than on the 25, so what works well on the former will not work as well on the latter in that location. You have to figure out what will work best on your boat according to the situations in which you expect to use the hook. On my boat, I have it screw mounted with c-clips to the left of the cockpit helm where it is easily grabbed for those tricky docking situations, especially when single handing and time is of the essence. For security when away from the boat, simply place it inside the cabin directly behind the mounting location.
