HoneyB Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 After fishing my Pathfinder a few times it became very clear I needed a rod holder in the forward area. I looked around quite a bit. I wanted a rod holder but did not want to be walking on them while fishing on the deck. I considered putting them as far forward as possible on the lower deck but this would have placed them into the storage boxes no matter where i placed them. I decided the area just in front of the side hatches was the only place not to have them intrude into the lower boxes. After deciding on the location i decided to go with a cup holder/ rod holder. There was not a lot of room but it would be just enough. one note of caution. i found out the pads are not identical in size. the port side was were i done all the measurements. I mounted it first. when I moved to the starboard side i found it was not as wide and did not live as much reveal around the cup holder. It fits but it is closer to the edge than i wish it were. I removed the speakers installed by the previous owner to gain access. I will admit that using the flush mount I did not get a nut on the back stud but two nuts and a bit of 4200 should hold them fine. I am not looking to fish a line from this location only a place to hold the rod while i grab bait or a tasty beverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEM Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 I have already bought the zero degree Mate Series rod/cup holders to install them in the same place on my 2200V. I had previously put cup holders in those spots, so I think that I will have some "engineering" to fit the rod/cup holders because the cup holders required a larger hole than the Mate Series. I thought you had a 2200. I didn't realize you had a 2400 TRS. Good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyB Posted May 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 Lol your right I do have a 2200 .. wishful thinking I guess .. I edited my topic dang thanks for catching that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEM Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 Aha! Caught you in a little bit of "fake news." LOL. 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyB Posted May 2, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 funny thing is I took the 2200 decals off the boat .. I guess even I don't know what it is . 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmanjj Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 JEM...let me know when you do them....I'm thinking of doing the same. JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phinz13 Posted May 5, 2017 Report Share Posted May 5, 2017 Im thinking about doing the same thing for my 2006 TE, just not sure if I have the same amount of room there do you have a link to the brand and dimensions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyB Posted May 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2017 Here is the site .. http://mateseries.com/ Spec sheet http://mateseries.com/ms-assets/print-marketing/Mate-Series-specs-public.pdf these are very heavy all stainless products. Finish was so good I hated hiding them below deck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phinz13 Posted May 6, 2017 Report Share Posted May 6, 2017 Thanks for the info! Unfortunately the mateseries wont fit on mine (based on the specs) Im ganna have to go with just a 0 degree rod holder... REALLY wanted that cup holder though - oh well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyB Posted May 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 once you put in the 0 degree rod holders get two of those cup holders that go into the rod holder..at least you could trow them in there if you ever wanted them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Jazzy Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 Did you look at the dementions for the oval ones? They may fit. they are a little smaller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justfish Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 Phinz it must be a TE thing with different rod lockers. I have some in my garage ready to be installed and pretty sure plenty of room in my V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phinz13 Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 On 5/7/2017 at 10:04 AM, Miss Jazzy said: Did you look at the dementions for the oval ones? They may fit. they are a little smaller. I printed out the oval template and its close, but just might fit. Ganna order 1 from amazon to get an eye on it and go from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phinz13 Posted May 24, 2017 Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 Honey B, did you use a backing plate for the screws? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyB Posted May 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 I did not use backing plates. I did not see the need. My holders are mainly for setting down a rod, and a drink i suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phinz13 Posted May 28, 2017 Report Share Posted May 28, 2017 On 5/24/2017 at 8:06 PM, HoneyB said: I did not use backing plates. I did not see the need. My holders are mainly for setting down a rod, and a drink i suppose. Thanks. Just ganna drill them right into the fiberglass with a little 5200 to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phinz13 Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 Thanks to everyone for the help. Turns out the oval holders just barely fit! On to the next project - figure out how to replace the bilge pump! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyB Posted June 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 those look nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmanjj Posted June 6, 2017 Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 nice job ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyB Posted June 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2017 Like a glove !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicecast Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 Bringing this back up as I plan to install the Mate Series in that space just aft of the rod lockers on my 22TE, like Phinz13 did above. Question is... does that area drain through the existing drains in the rod lockers, and thus no drain hose is necessary on the cup holders? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoneyB Posted April 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 My 2200 TRS was opento the biilge. No hose nessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justfish Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 No drain needed on mine. After putting these on my last two boats, I still think this is one of best lil upgrades you can do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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