On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 12:33:04AM -0400, Ben Okopnik wrote:
I've seen similar arrangements, and like the idea quite a bit; unfort,
what I've seen is 1) painted steel, which will chip and rust, and 2)
stainless, which is beautiful and *stupid* expensive. I might end up
just welding one up, if
The price is certainly right, Ben. But I'm curious where you'd be mounting
them. I know you mention rail mounting but I can see the load swinging
once you're underway. It's one thing to have a static load (20#) but once
the natural movement of the boat takes over that 20# static load starts a
For my 10# propane tank (and I'm sure it'd accomodate a 20# easily),
I've got a pair of stainless tubes bent into L shapes, with some plates
welded to them on the upright sections, holding them parallel and a few
inches apart. There are pegs sticking out of the bottom sections that
catch/hold the
