Mike Ratko
Well-Known Member
Fellow Fisherpeople,
I am going to try planer boards out here in Utah for whatever maybe out in the reservoirs. I was looking at the planer board masts and was really put off by the price of these things. Having a lot of time on my hands since it has done nothing but rain this spring, I came up with a design that probably cost about $10 each (not including the planer board line from Cabelas).
Below are a few pictures showing the overall design and various details. The masts are 48" long of 1 1/2" Schedule 40 pipe. The dowels are 18" long. All the hardware is stainless except for a few specialty parts that could not be found in stainless. EVERYTHING (except the planer board line) was purchased at Lowes. The hubs are delrin (because I had access to some) but can be wooden dowels.
If you need more details, I can help out if you are interested in making a set. There is no reason why you couldn't make a single dual mast either.
Enjoy....
Mike
I am going to try planer boards out here in Utah for whatever maybe out in the reservoirs. I was looking at the planer board masts and was really put off by the price of these things. Having a lot of time on my hands since it has done nothing but rain this spring, I came up with a design that probably cost about $10 each (not including the planer board line from Cabelas).
Below are a few pictures showing the overall design and various details. The masts are 48" long of 1 1/2" Schedule 40 pipe. The dowels are 18" long. All the hardware is stainless except for a few specialty parts that could not be found in stainless. EVERYTHING (except the planer board line) was purchased at Lowes. The hubs are delrin (because I had access to some) but can be wooden dowels.
If you need more details, I can help out if you are interested in making a set. There is no reason why you couldn't make a single dual mast either.
Enjoy....
Mike