Thinking to post a photo you need to save the emailed photo to your computer, tablet, or phone; then post it using the little photo icon at the top right of the message composition box that pops up when you hit “reply”.Howdy! I also mounted my Bob using a bracket that was fabricated for me by a gentleman that has built more than a few of these. Now mine inserts into the top of the mast also but stops just short of the sheave. I drilled the holes for the through bolt 1/4" diameter which left 1/8" worth of "meat" between the top of the hole and the mast head. Put a wing nut on the bolt so it's super easy install/remove the Bob. Always take it off when I'm trailering, which i do a lot of. I should also add that the bracket slides in perfectly snug for a distance of 1 1/4" inside the mast, so I'm not concerned about the ability to withstand an impact if the deaded knockdown ever occurs. I would like to enclose pictures, do you know how transmit an email attachment onto this site?
Hokay I'll give it a shot tomorrow after work. I have a techie buddy there, should be able It's 100+ heat index in Chicago this PM so I'm either working on my boat in the garage or lounging around in my pool !Thinking to post a photo you need to save the emailed photo to your computer, tablet, or phone; then post it using the little photo icon at the top right of the message composition box that pops up when you hit “reply”.
Oregon Bob, can you tell us what the final dimensions of the wood block became? I'm assuming you started with 1" thick and shaved it down to . . . ?Thanks, the cost of making it was less than $20.
I’m thinking the 2” wide 1/8” thick aluminum bar is pretty common at well stocked hardware stores.
I’ll probably swap out the retainer on the sheeve pin to a circular keeper like is used for key rings.
The Baby Bob screws come with some sort of lock-tite, so after moving them several times, I used some lock-tite when doing final assembly to keep them secure.
The hard part was getting the wood block the correct thickness, which took a bit of hand planing and repeatedly fitting things together to see how wide the aluminum bars spread. When it was all done, it didn’t fit, so needed the bar edges filed down a bit at about a 45 degree angle until it just slid in perfectly. Thinking this also makes a wider contact area with the mast so as not to cut into or dent the inside of the mast when and if the Baby Bob smacks down on the water.
The water seal I used was teak oil, which is probably really too thin for soft wood, but I don’t expect it to be in the water much (fingers crossed).
I used a hand plane to shave a little off here and there until the clamped together pieces slid into the top of the mast. I think the block i started with was about an inch thick. It required very little planing to make it perfect. When assembled with the through bolts, i needed to file the edges of the aluminum bars so that they fit in perfectly. It was just trial and error to get it right.Oregon Bob, can you tell us what the final dimensions of the wood block became? I'm assuming you started with 1" thick and shaved it down to . . . ?