I used turn buckles on my old one with ratchet straps for back up

 

was also wondering if i bolted it to my gunnels of the boat if that do it or is that not such a good idea?

 

just weld it lolm

 

dont have an aluminum welder

 

bolting to the gunnels should'nt hurt it. We have our fan stand bolted to the gunnels and it creates a lot more vibration and force than a genny.

 

Check out the ******* airboats section under site sponsors and look at the genny rack thread we built one for the davel you can see for reference. Ive never been a big fan of bolting to the gunnels, theyre there to add strenght to your hull, doing so weakens them. Like mentioned you can do it, and prolly wont have any issues. I just had one bad experience with cracks and dont like to do it. You can get someone with an aluminum welder to weld you a piece of square or round tubing on top of the gunnell and bold it to that is what I always recomend. You dont have to do this, and many bolt to the gunnell which is fine in most cases. Just throwing that out there

 

alright did u just then silicone the hole or did u put in a rubber washer?

 

Mine are bolted on and I have not had any problems but it is bolted to the slots that are there for a duck blind. I dont have any pics of it right now.

 

We have one under the driving stand....Mudkat built it out of aluminum angle and the generato sits inside it and we run one bolt up through the generator frame so it wont walk around.

 

alright thanks for all of the info!!

 

Yep we had our old genny stand bolted and it worked great, but after some abuse you could see what it was doing to the gunwales, welding something to mount to is better but if you don't have the cheddar bolting on is ok, just not the best way.

 

Been running mine bolted with no problems...

 

thanks for the picture i beleive im just going to bolt mine through the gunnels also. i was just worried id ruin my boat but i guess alot of people bolt. but thanks everyone for hel[ing me out!

 

this is what i did. welded angle on and then bolted the legs to it

 

I see a LOT of what I call "******* Engineering" around here. I personally have a problem with mild steel on a boat. It rust's. I don't like seeing rust stains running all down on my boat.

I do understand that most of you guys are in fresh water. Doesn't matter...It still rust's.

I on the other hand am in nothing but Saltwater. ANYTHING steel does not stand a chance. This includes painted steel trailers.

But I am privileged to have a alum tower shop that caters to me for anything I need. That is where my boat was modified after I cut it apart.

B&D Welding in Pensacola ,Fl.

It weighs aprox 15lbs.

 

I see a LOT of what I call "******* Engineering" around here. I personally have a problem with mild steel on a boat. It rust's. I don't like seeing rust stains running all down on my boat.

I do understand that most of you guys are in fresh water. Doesn't matter...It still rust's.

I on the other hand am in nothing but Saltwater. ANYTHING steel does not stand a chance. This includes painted steel trailers.

But I am privileged to have a alum tower shop that caters to me for anything I need. That is where my boat was modified after I cut it apart.

B&D Welding in Pensacola ,Fl.

That's funny chit there..... a welding shop that has a PVC frame for their signage.... :laugh:

 

I don't really get it....The shop is a rental. The sign was put up in what was already there.

Their work is Great. I have a extremely good repor with them and they are very accommodating to me.

 

I'm thinking I'm gonna build one of these! Anyone ever build one that's a genny stand and a fan stand together?

 

I haven't but I had an idea to do one but then I went with a kicker so I just have a genny stand. Did u ever get your spray plate lined out