Picked up an H crate with 4 built in rod holders. how do i add more rod holders? is there something hobie or another manufacturer makes to create more rod storage.  looking to hold 8 rods in all.  

 

looking for any attachments or creative ways to carry more rods vertically. 

 

thanks

The cheap way is PVC pipes (1-1/4" or 1-1/2") and zip ties.  Or you could buy premade rod holders and zip tie them on through the holes in the H Crate. 

 

Hobie also makes rod holders for the H Crate you could buy and add on.  

I put 4 tubes like these across the back of my H crate.  The h crate has hex holes inside that fit 10-32 or 3/8" nuts.  Get you some short 10-32 bolts, nuts and washers and they go right in.  I did have to drill new lower holes in my tubes to line up, but they are a fraction of the cost of the Hobie tubes that do line up.  I want to say those are $35 per tube.  Crazy.

2 hours ago, KayakJimW said:

I put 4 tubes like these across the back of my H crate.  The h crate has hex holes inside that fit 10-32 or 3/8" nuts.  Get you some short 10-32 bolts, nuts and washers and they go right in.  I did have to drill new lower holes in my tubes to line up, but they are a fraction of the cost of the Hobie tubes that do line up.  I want to say those are $35 per tube.  Crazy.

ahh..the hobie tax.  

I don’t see any hobie rod holders for the H crate.

Insee a bunch for H-Rails but not the H crate 

Perhaps this is what they're referring to?  In description it says they'll fit the 'new' h-crate.

 

https://www.mariner-sails.com/hobie-rod-holder-livewell.html

On 9/19/2022 at 6:57 AM, Bankc said:

The cheap way is PVC pipes (1-1/4" or 1-1/2") and zip ties.  Or you could buy premade rod holders and zip tie them on through the holes in the H Crate. 

 

Hobie also makes rod holders for the H Crate you could buy and add on.  

 

PVC, a drill, a router, a few small nuts and bolts, and a heat source and wine bottle to make the flared end.

 

$3 dollars each. but if you wanted to do this you wouldn't have bought a Hobie I guess.

i appreciate that but looking for a seamless product 

I’d go with the yak attack blackpak next time.   The middle sized one.  Totally seamless. 

10 hours ago, Darth-Baiter said:

I’d go with the yak attack blackpak next time.   The middle sized one.  Totally seamless. 

Agree.  Expect to see additional blackpak accessories in the future.