Transom Down rigger bar

[woodschurch]

Hey Guys....I plan on making a transom down rigger bar with a wood plat form. What type of wood and stain do you recommened using?

Thanks

[Mickey Finn]

Not sure how good you can see this one. I made it from pressure treated lumber. The upright piece is a 2x4 and the top is a piece of 5/4 decking. My Starcraft had a thin aluminum bar running across at the front of the motor well. I tried mounting my riggers to that but it was too flexible, so I made this and bolted it to the existing aluminum. I also used pieces of aluminum angle to bolt it to the gunnels for extra support. You can see part of the one on the Starboard side if you click on the picture to make it bigger. I may have a better picture of it at home but this is the best pic I have on my work computer.

So, to keep you guys from drowning in your drool over my step-daughter, I have changed the picture as you requested. Well, there still is a fish in the picture but you can see the downrigger board better. Guys, meet my lab, Duke. He's really nice looking too, don't you think?!?! And yes, I know that the piece of aluminum angle is on the port side in this picture.

[ray koziatek]

cant see it very good ,do you have one (pic) without the fish..

[Just Fishin']

Ray, guy in office next to me just came in to ask why I was laughing so hard. Classic post.

[Mickey Finn]

Careful now...that's my step-daughter. It was the only pic I could find on my work computer, showing the downrigger board. I figured you guys could control yourselves. ???

[10thMTNDAVE]

Stepdaughter??? What step daughter? Oh...is that a girl in the picture?

I am sure you misunderstand. Ray's obvious statement "Can't see it very good"...The "it" is meant to imply the rigger board. "Do you have a Pic without the Fish "

Ray is so enthralled over the nice brownie that he is having trouble focusing on the rigger board in question...Tough to control oneself when others have access to such beauty while folks as myself can only just dream....Under 40 days till the boats getting wet!!

[Tim Bromund]

Dave,

who's having trouble focusing??? That's a laker, not a brownie

Tim

[10thMTNDAVE]

I...a....er.... Think I got something in my eye.

[Mickey Finn]

Notice that I changed the picture as you requested.