I have been using my raft a lot lately and one thing had been begging for a fix. It was my fly rod storage system. It had give me a lot of engineering and problem solving fits. It always seemed to shift too much and not be sturdy enough. Compounding the problem was the fact that I wanted to attach the PVC tubes to a set of oars (to conserve space in the boat) and then attach that setup to the frame. After different versions and failed attempts, I think I can cross this project off the list.
I ended up inserting a piece of 1 X 4 pressure treated wood between the oars and PVC tubes. This gave me a fly surface that I could use and drill into for zip ties and cam straps. This was also necessary because of the oar stops that keep the diameter of the oars from being uniform throughout the length of the oars. I found out that attaching round surface to flat surfaces and then again to round surfaces is a challenge. However, when I was able to incorporate the oar mount for leverage, that minimized the horizontal shifting.
I'm not going to get into more detail with this project because I assume you either have no need for the info or you have already solved your own problem of having fly rod holders in your raft. The main idea of this post is to announce that I am calling this raft officially set up for fishing...until something breaks or I find another area of improvement like needing more storage space!
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