Raliblaza SidePort in cup holder

My Hobie Adventure Island has a cup holder just behind where my left elbow rests. On my old Adventure (no Island) I'd installed a Scotty flush mount into the base of the cup holder, which worked great with a short extension post. But the rudder lines run under that cup holder, and I didn't want anything interfering with those on the AI, as sailing can put a lot of stress on the rudder.

I'd been stumped as to how to install a rod holder base in that cup holder without having anything protruding on the inside, below the bottom. Then I saw the Railblaza SidePort, and figured that would work, after a bit of customization.

The first picture shows the SidePort with a piece of starboard shaped to fit the cup holder. The next picture includes a backing piece (also starboard) shaped to fit inside the cup holder (it's hard to see due to the shadow, but I think you can get the idea). The rest of the pictures show it installed on the kayak.

It's rock solid, with no bending or give whatsoever. With a little work, I think a SidePort mount could be installed in lots of places on a kayak where you wouldn't ordinarily think you could put a rod holder.
 

Nice mod. I usually put my spare salmon lead or spare water bottle there though.

Dude if you put it at the right depth,that cup holder could double as a support for the lake troller dr

NowhereMan nice job if you ever would like to install some rod holder on your rear crossbar PM me 

PatR

NowhereMan nice job if you ever would like to install some rod holder on your rear crossbar PM me 

PatR

I'm aware of the world-famous Pat R mounts. I actually made some mounting brackets of my own out of 1" starboard that I had around. That gives me 4 Scotty mounts on the aka bars. But, I really prefer the cup holder mount over anything else, as it also makes a great arm rest.

Nice mod. I usually put my spare salmon lead or spare water bottle there though.

I keep water inside the hull in a camelbak and run a tube up the back of the seat---note the blue valve in the last 3 pictures.

Dude if you put it at the right depth,that cup holder could double as a support for the lake troller dr

I have a scotty depthmaster DR which is mounted forward.

One thing I forgot to mention... The Railblaza stuff all comes with mounting hardware. That sounds great until you realize that the supplied nuts and bolts are size #10, when the mounts can accommodate 1/4". I can't see any possible advantage to using the smaller size.

Nice job ! Always looking for new ideas as to different mounts. Thanks for the post.

Alex

I keep water inside the hull in a camelbak and run a tube up the back of the seat---note the blue valve in the last 3 pictures.

Awesome!!

 

Sincerely,

Jim