samatulich
SILVER Star
With my ‘76 Forty being back on the road, I was in need of a safe, secure, and durable way to transport fly rods ranging from 9-16’ in length. The design is not anything that has not been done before, however the price was just right.
Less than $50 for weldable steel, fender washers, M8x1.25 nuts, bungee cords, magnets and plasti dip. The inner tubes were free.
Used 1”x1”x1/16” steel stock for the post and 3/4” round for the cross bar. Had a friend weld them up. M8x1.25 capture nut at the base with a fender washer to increase the foot print. I bolted the bases to 5”, 200# magnets. Wrapped the cross in used bicycle tubes. Tarp bungees were used to secure the rods to the cross piece. Plasti dip was used to cover the bottom of the magnets and housing. I wanted to protect the hood surface, yet still maintain a strong magnetic bond.
We drove around with rods attached and without, never had an issue with them falling off or shifting.
I’m very pleased with the way they turned out.
Less than $50 for weldable steel, fender washers, M8x1.25 nuts, bungee cords, magnets and plasti dip. The inner tubes were free.
Used 1”x1”x1/16” steel stock for the post and 3/4” round for the cross bar. Had a friend weld them up. M8x1.25 capture nut at the base with a fender washer to increase the foot print. I bolted the bases to 5”, 200# magnets. Wrapped the cross in used bicycle tubes. Tarp bungees were used to secure the rods to the cross piece. Plasti dip was used to cover the bottom of the magnets and housing. I wanted to protect the hood surface, yet still maintain a strong magnetic bond.
We drove around with rods attached and without, never had an issue with them falling off or shifting.
I’m very pleased with the way they turned out.
