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David OLoughlin
Guest
Okay gentlemen, first I have to disappoint you. The Waterline storm caps don't fit, the Brotel requires at least 8mm & the caps were 6mm & 4mm?????
There are storm caps out there such as Keennets' or goal post adaptors which could be drilled out the extra couple of mm's but this appears fiddly.
Do not despair though those of little faith, at great danger to myself I crossed the great Watford Gap from London back to my home town of Sunny Rochdale.
In ye hallowed halls of Rochdale Angling (161, Yorkshire St, Rochdale, Lancashire OL12 0DR, Tel: 01706 527604)I found something called an 'Opti Bolt'(?2.50 each). This is brass, flat @ 1/2 cm thick, @ 2 cm's big in a kind of spade shape on a standard thread. It has a hole diameter of 8mm & just fits on the Brotel stays when the end cap pulled off & the glue scrapped off (due to shape can easily be enlarged if reqired).
The edges are right angled so just to make sure I rounded them off with a file (10 mins work). For extra safety I also threaded a little cycle inner tube on the stays between the bolts & the Brotel material (which I think would be a good idea even if using proper storm caps).
I screw 1 long bankstick (powerdrive)onto the left vertical stay above my head & a shorter 1 onto the lower right horizontal stay. This enables me to have the space required to work my rod (oooerr?). Obviously left handers may find it beneficial to do the opposite. As the bolts don't have a hinge I screw an adaptable angle (the sort of thing used for keepnets etc)into the largest bank stick, the other one can be used without.
A 36" Gardner brolly pole enabled me to have the brotel 1 foot off the ground so my mother, wife, toddler & kettle could shelter under it whilst sitting on a bench in the Lake District last week.
I also pack the brotel with the pole extended so it's slightly longer than the longest stays, they then have some form of protection if its dropped or crushed.
I've used the set up but not yet in high winds. It feels pretty secure though and you can still use the guy ropes if you really want.
I think that this may be a possible solution & I'm sorry it's taken so long but I've been just as frustrated & have been on holiday.
Any questions please ask, I won't be contactable over the bank holiday. I think the manager of the shop was called Stuart?? & he said to me that he would remember if anyone asked. If not remind him of the 6'6' bloke who came in on Sat 4th August.
There are storm caps out there such as Keennets' or goal post adaptors which could be drilled out the extra couple of mm's but this appears fiddly.
Do not despair though those of little faith, at great danger to myself I crossed the great Watford Gap from London back to my home town of Sunny Rochdale.
In ye hallowed halls of Rochdale Angling (161, Yorkshire St, Rochdale, Lancashire OL12 0DR, Tel: 01706 527604)I found something called an 'Opti Bolt'(?2.50 each). This is brass, flat @ 1/2 cm thick, @ 2 cm's big in a kind of spade shape on a standard thread. It has a hole diameter of 8mm & just fits on the Brotel stays when the end cap pulled off & the glue scrapped off (due to shape can easily be enlarged if reqired).
The edges are right angled so just to make sure I rounded them off with a file (10 mins work). For extra safety I also threaded a little cycle inner tube on the stays between the bolts & the Brotel material (which I think would be a good idea even if using proper storm caps).
I screw 1 long bankstick (powerdrive)onto the left vertical stay above my head & a shorter 1 onto the lower right horizontal stay. This enables me to have the space required to work my rod (oooerr?). Obviously left handers may find it beneficial to do the opposite. As the bolts don't have a hinge I screw an adaptable angle (the sort of thing used for keepnets etc)into the largest bank stick, the other one can be used without.
A 36" Gardner brolly pole enabled me to have the brotel 1 foot off the ground so my mother, wife, toddler & kettle could shelter under it whilst sitting on a bench in the Lake District last week.
I also pack the brotel with the pole extended so it's slightly longer than the longest stays, they then have some form of protection if its dropped or crushed.
I've used the set up but not yet in high winds. It feels pretty secure though and you can still use the guy ropes if you really want.
I think that this may be a possible solution & I'm sorry it's taken so long but I've been just as frustrated & have been on holiday.
Any questions please ask, I won't be contactable over the bank holiday. I think the manager of the shop was called Stuart?? & he said to me that he would remember if anyone asked. If not remind him of the 6'6' bloke who came in on Sat 4th August.