Gaff Storage.

[MrG]

Everyone should have a Gaff / Extending pole. And in my opinion it’s gotta be very easy to get to. I have one in my center toon storage which is a total failure. Example yesterday a towel fell off the boat and into the water and by the time I opened the center toon storage and moved everything and grabbed the gaff the towel was down in Dave’s Jones Locker

If the gaff was in reach I would ave been no problem. So with that said what are your ideas or solutions. I was thinking of mounting Myn up under the Bimini? The mounts are gonna have to be customized ?
Gotta make sure the mounts don’t mess with the closing of the Bimini

 

[MrG]

This RailBLAZA has some cool mounts. My problem is that my Square Bimini frames sit at all weird angles. So if I used a mount like this they would be at all different angles

 

[MrG]

Somthing like this

 

[MrG]

I was thinking of Making some Custom mounts that go on the Bimini, That would be Magnetic or velcrow. And then I could glue some Metal or velcrow to the aluminum gaff. This way I could simply gab and go.

 

[BigKahuna]

We have ours on the floor in between the Captain's chair and the side panel. Readily accessible and we know exactly where it is when needed!

 

[MrG]

BigK. Thats a Great location but I have the rear Galley Right behind the drivers seat. I have No clear (straight space) anywhere on the floor. So I gotta go UP to the Bimini. The more I have been thinking of it the more I’m happy with going the direction I’m gonna go. I think I’m gonna make 2 small “L”-shaped Aluminum brackets that bolt to the Bimini using a RivNuts I’ll line the inside of the “L” Bracket with Velcro. This will create A small Shelf like mounting place for the gaff. I’ll put Velcro on the gaff itself and it should make a good solid mount point & most important “easy to remove” the gaff is gonna have to come down each time I fold the biminis ect. I hate drilling into the Bimini frame for a mount point but a RivNut is the best possible option IMO if your gonna do a permanent mod.

 

[MrG]

I decided to make up some J style mounts for the Gaff. I figured if I could match the contour of the gaff, the Velcro would have a much larger surface to grip onto making the mounts smaller.. I figured this way you could sorta Roll the Gaff off the velcro mounts

 

[MrG]

This inside will be lined with Velcro. And then these will be drilled and RivNutted to the Bimini Frame. In this location. . I’m also gonna get rid of the Blue sponge handles for Black this way it will blend in more

 

[epatrick70]

mine sits on the floor...tucked next to and under the seat base where it's easily accessible and never moves.