On Sun, 11 Nov 2012 06:17:53 -0500, Meyer wrote:

On 11/10/2012 9:41 PM, harry wrote:
Meyer wrote:
On 11/10/2012 8:40 PM, harry wrote:
wrote:
I was just at West MArine and happened to see some "outrigger backing
plates", ewwwwwwww, pretty shiny aluminum............$68.00 WHOA, are they kidding?
Good GAWD, my CNC mill could do those for nearly nuthin. Even better, I
could do it out of my fav material, G10, garolite and it wouldnt cause corrosion.
What Y'all fishy people think? Do people really pay that much for a
couple pieces of shiny aluminum with holes in em?

Just find the welding shop that handles installs and repairs on fire
department stainless steel, buy some stainless scraps, and have the shop
drill the resulting plates to match your outriggers, anchor rollers, et
cetera. $10 each for 1/2" stainless steel. Never heard of garolite.


Good on you. You stopped running from the tax man long enough to nicely
answer a boating post.


Next time you are in Oz, get a working brain. I just use Harry's handle
because it so ****es off right-wing losers. You know, losers like you.


You use a loser's handle to **** off losers? Your logic escapes me.

You'll notice that Krause's lying abilities haven't improved.

harry wrote:
Meyer wrote:
On 11/10/2012 8:40 PM, harry wrote:
wrote:
I was just at West MArine and happened to see some "outrigger backing
plates", ewwwwwwww, pretty shiny aluminum............$68.00 WHOA, are they kidding?
Good GAWD, my CNC mill could do those for nearly nuthin. Even better, I
could do it out of my fav material, G10, garolite and it wouldnt cause corrosion.
What Y'all fishy people think? Do people really pay that much for a
couple pieces of shiny aluminum with holes in em?
Just find the welding shop that handles installs and repairs on fire
department stainless steel, buy some stainless scraps, and have the shop
drill the resulting plates to match your outriggers, anchor rollers, et
cetera. $10 each for 1/2" stainless steel. Never heard of garolite.

Good on you. You stopped running from the tax man long enough to nicely
answer a boating post.

Next time you are in Oz, get a working brain. I just use Harry's handle
because it so ****es off right-wing losers. You know, losers like you.
Sure.

On Friday, November 9, 2012 1:59:30 PM UTC-5, wrote:
I was just at West MArine and happened to see some "outrigger backing plates", ewwwwwwww, pretty shiny aluminum............$68.00 WHOA, are they kidding?

Good GAWD, my CNC mill could do those for nearly nuthin. Even better, I could do it out of my fav material, G10, garolite and it wouldnt cause corrosion.

What Y'all fishy people think? Do people really pay that much for a couple pieces of shiny aluminum with holes in em?

G10 grade Garolite is amazing stuff. Stronger than steel and lighter than aluminum is an epoxy/glass high density composite. IF you use it instead of Aluminum, you have no corrosion problems. I used it for backing plates on my homebuilt boats. Biggest problem is that it wears out tools but as we use a lot of it, we can deal with that.
There is something even better coming out that is almost as strong as carbon fiber epoxy composite but considerable less expensive. It is like G10 but uses basaltic glass.

So, you fishing people, would it pay to make some of em and sell em on e-bay?

On Sunday, November 11, 2012 12:19:05 AM UTC-5, wrote:
On Sat, 10 Nov 2012 20:06:40 -0800 (PST), wrote:



On Friday, November 9, 2012 1:59:30 PM UTC-5, wrote:

I was just at West MArine and happened to see some "outrigger backing plates", ewwwwwwww, pretty shiny aluminum............$68.00 WHOA, are they kidding?



Good GAWD, my CNC mill could do those for nearly nuthin. Even better, I could do it out of my fav material, G10, garolite and it wouldnt cause corrosion.



What Y'all fishy people think? Do people really pay that much for a couple pieces of shiny aluminum with holes in em?



G10 grade Garolite is amazing stuff. Stronger than steel and lighter than aluminum is an epoxy/glass high density composite. IF you use it instead of Aluminum, you have no corrosion problems. I used it for backing plates on my homebuilt boats. Biggest problem is that it wears out tools but as we use a lot of it, we can deal with that.

There is something even better coming out that is almost as strong as carbon fiber epoxy composite but considerable less expensive. It is like G10 but uses basaltic glass.



So, you fishing people, would it pay to make some of em and sell em on e-bay?



The good thing about Ebay is it costs virtually nothing to try. Bang
out a few, float them out there at an obscene profit (still a third of
We$t Marine) and see what happens.
My guess is these are not huge volume sellers but that is what Ebay is
for if you just want beer money..

Just make sure to describe them well so they'll get hits when someone googles for the product.

I needed to replace the "flavor bars" in my Weber grill. Weber makes them in porcelained steel or stainless ($$). When looking I got a hit from someone selling replacements on ebay that were stainless, thicker gauge than weber's, for about 60% the cost. Made by someone at a metal fab shop that had the shear and brake to cut and bend them. Great product.

On 11/11/2012 8:01 AM, wrote:
On Sunday, November 11, 2012 12:19:05 AM UTC-5, wrote:
On Sat, 10 Nov 2012 20:06:40 -0800 (PST), wrote:



On Friday, November 9, 2012 1:59:30 PM UTC-5, wrote:

I was just at West MArine and happened to see some "outrigger backing plates", ewwwwwwww, pretty shiny aluminum............$68.00 WHOA, are they kidding?



Good GAWD, my CNC mill could do those for nearly nuthin. Even better, I could do it out of my fav material, G10, garolite and it wouldnt cause corrosion.



What Y'all fishy people think? Do people really pay that much for a couple pieces of shiny aluminum with holes in em?



G10 grade Garolite is amazing stuff. Stronger than steel and lighter than aluminum is an epoxy/glass high density composite. IF you use it instead of Aluminum, you have no corrosion problems. I used it for backing plates on my homebuilt boats. Biggest problem is that it wears out tools but as we use a lot of it, we can deal with that.

There is something even better coming out that is almost as strong as carbon fiber epoxy composite but considerable less expensive. It is like G10 but uses basaltic glass.



So, you fishing people, would it pay to make some of em and sell em on e-bay?



The good thing about Ebay is it costs virtually nothing to try. Bang
out a few, float them out there at an obscene profit (still a third of
We$t Marine) and see what happens.
My guess is these are not huge volume sellers but that is what Ebay is
for if you just want beer money..

Just make sure to describe them well so they'll get hits when someone googles for the product.

I needed to replace the "flavor bars" in my Weber grill. Weber makes them in porcelained steel or stainless ($$). When looking I got a hit from someone selling replacements on ebay that were stainless, thicker gauge than weber's, for about 60% the cost. Made by someone at a metal fab shop that had the shear and brake to cut and bend them. Great product.

Old bed frames make great flavor bars. Cut em with a hack saw or
whatever. Make sure you burn the paint off before cooking over them.

On Sun, 11 Nov 2012 07:17:32 -0500, Meyer wrote:

On 11/11/2012 8:01 AM, wrote:
On Sunday, November 11, 2012 12:19:05 AM UTC-5, wrote:
On Sat, 10 Nov 2012 20:06:40 -0800 (PST), wrote:



On Friday, November 9, 2012 1:59:30 PM UTC-5, wrote:

I was just at West MArine and happened to see some "outrigger backing plates", ewwwwwwww, pretty shiny aluminum............$68.00 WHOA, are they kidding?



Good GAWD, my CNC mill could do those for nearly nuthin. Even better, I could do it out of my fav material, G10, garolite and it wouldnt cause corrosion.



What Y'all fishy people think? Do people really pay that much for a couple pieces of shiny aluminum with holes in em?



G10 grade Garolite is amazing stuff. Stronger than steel and lighter than aluminum is an epoxy/glass high density composite. IF you use it instead of Aluminum, you have no corrosion problems. I used it for backing plates on my homebuilt boats. Biggest problem is that it wears out tools but as we use a lot of it, we can deal with that.

There is something even better coming out that is almost as strong as carbon fiber epoxy composite but considerable less expensive. It is like G10 but uses basaltic glass.



So, you fishing people, would it pay to make some of em and sell em on e-bay?



The good thing about Ebay is it costs virtually nothing to try. Bang
out a few, float them out there at an obscene profit (still a third of
We$t Marine) and see what happens.
My guess is these are not huge volume sellers but that is what Ebay is
for if you just want beer money..

Just make sure to describe them well so they'll get hits when someone googles for the product.

I needed to replace the "flavor bars" in my Weber grill. Weber makes them in porcelained steel or stainless ($$). When looking I got a hit from someone selling replacements on ebay that were stainless, thicker gauge than weber's, for about 60% the cost. Made by someone at a metal fab shop that had the shear and brake to cut and bend them. Great product.

Old bed frames make great flavor bars. Cut em with a hack saw or
whatever. Make sure you burn the paint off before cooking over them.

I got one of these at Harbor Freight to cut some 3/8" steel plate. Worked like a charm!

Whoops!

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On Friday, November 9, 2012 1:59:30 PM UTC-5, wrote:
I was just at West MArine and happened to see some "outrigger backing plates", ewwwwwwww, pretty shiny aluminum............$68.00 WHOA, are they kidding?

Good GAWD, my CNC mill could do those for nearly nuthin. Even better, I could do it out of my fav material, G10, garolite and it wouldnt cause corrosion.

What Y'all fishy people think? Do people really pay that much for a couple pieces of shiny aluminum with holes in em?

Looking on e-bay, I find Taco outrigger backing plates for $72.00. WOW. Now, I doubt there is much of a market for any individual type and short of going into West with a caliper and measuring, how would one go about finding correct dimensions for various types?

On Sun, 11 Nov 2012 09:09:03 -0800 (PST), wrote:

how would one go about finding correct dimensions for various types?

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You could call or write the manufacturer for templates, or look on
their web site for an installation guide. Alternatively you could
make a tracing or ask your customer to supply one.

The only critical dimensions to a backing plate are the whole spacings
and diameter.

On Sun, 11 Nov 2012 13:41:22 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

The only critical dimensions to a backing plate are the whole spacings
and diameter.

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Make that hole spacings. :-)