Installing LS Marine roof mounts?

[backman]

Need some ideas and help in the best way to approach installing the LD Marine roof mounts

The mount bases are about 8" square and I have 5" between the handrail and the outside of the hardtop.

The handrail is PVC, so cutting it is a bad idea; the backing plate aft of the handrail is for the rod holders mounted off the roof.

Mounting inside the handrail is possible but I'll end up giving up 12-18" of spread width on either side.

Suggestions?

 

[El Mar]

I would put them inside the hand rail.

With the LD mounts its more about height of the deployed rigger than the spread itself. The single creates nice clear water back there, two big lanes. You may want to align with that.

I'll try to find some pics on how we mounted them on Emily Rose. He made his own mounts though. Similar to the LDs except the follow the camber of the roof so no leaveling blocks needed.

 

[Raider Ronnie]

I'll assume your roof is cored.
Make sure you de-core where you plan to drill !!!!!!!

 

[El Mar]

Best shot I could find right now, but they are inside the rails. Also we found a little fender clip to keep the lines against the house when the riggers are not deployed, that install came out nice.

Also agree with Ronnie on the decore, we put starboard backing plates insite the pilothouse headliner.

 

[backman]

I was planning on decoring and filling w. the West 610 epoxy recommended previously, leveling with a starboard wedge and backing w. washers, a piece of starbard as backing makes better sense.