I have the 176xt and love it. One thing I'd like to add are struts to hold the center rod box up when I'm getting a rod out, has anyone done this that can shed some light on what i'll need or if its even possible?
thanks
chris
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I have the 176xt and love it. One thing I'd like to add are struts to hold the center rod box up when I'm getting a rod out, has anyone done this that can shed some light on what i'll need or if its even possible?
thanks
chris
How about one of these spring things?
http://www.boatersworld.com/product/329290035.htm
Suppose you could use gas struts like alot of boat use, they are available from most marine stores and mount with 2 brackets. Since the lid doesnt have a cross brace you would probably have to through bolt the mount that goes on the lid.
Here's what I did:
http://www.bbcboards.net/zerothread?id=19941
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http://www.boatersworld.com/product/329290035.htm</TD></TR></TABLE>
I had these on my old boat and they did a great job. Simple and troublefree. http://xs-s.com/zf/images/smile/emthup.gif
so they're strong enough for a big rod locker lid??