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thefishhawk Enthusiast

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I can't link a decent picture of the slots but they are in the front and rear of the bed. you just cut a 2-by to fit.

 

 

board goes in like this:

 

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seems easy to mount a pole holder to or drill into the top. I don't have a picture of mine so I just tried to link google images.

LongrangeLauber Senior Enthusiast

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Threw this together real quick today. Needed those boxes to support it from the wind pushing the board over. Think I need to put a set screw on all them so they don't pop/ fly out. That's 1.5" PVC

 

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LongrangeLauber Senior Enthusiast

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That flag on the right offends sissy people. Need to take it down! [emoji38]

I'm not too worried about their feelings on a flag lol
Imcrazy Senior Enthusiast

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Threw this together real quick today. Needed those boxes to support it from the wind pushing the board over. Think I need to put a set screw on all them so they don't pop/ fly out. That's 1.5" PVC

 

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My three favorite flags!

stevencox93 Enthusiast

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Basically just took a 5 gallon bucket, filled it full of leftover concrete we had, stuck some PVC in the concrete, let it harden and attached our make shift pole in it and ratchet trapped the bucket to the front of the bed in the center. Then MURICA!!!

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TheLPGuy Enthusiast

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I can't link a decent picture of the slots but they are in the front and rear of the bed. you just cut a 2-by to fit.

 

 

board goes in like this:

 

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seems easy to mount a pole holder to or drill into the top. I don't have a picture of mine so I just tried to link google images.

 

 

What length did you make your board when you did this? I want to do the same thing and I want a fairly tight fit. I'm getting between 64-65". And then I'll find a way to hold it down by using the tie downs.

thefishhawk Enthusiast

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no idea....the sides are a bit slanted and then you have the curve of the sides to the bed. I rough cut mine then hit the ends with a sander to get it just right. Cut the bottom corners at a 45 so I didn't have to mess with the curve. Then I painted it with some house paint I had around. It will definitely stay in there nice and tight and snug without any help with the slant of the bed sides providing compression if you cut/sand/trial and error it down to fit your truck.

Penguin VII Enthusiast

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I did basically what thefishhawk did. I bought a 2x6, cut it to pressure fit in the bed. Then cut down PVC and mounted it to the board on each side, then drilled a hole through the wood pole and PVC and put a little quick deatch post in it. Think the wood poles are 3/4" and 48" tall. They fit inside my truck so I can take them off and roll them up quick. Gonna plastidip it black soon. We will see how long it lasts. I'll try and get some pics this weekend.

Back in a Bowtie Enthusiast

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This is what i finished with... it started off the full width of the bed but i ended up cutting it down to two separate pieces. Rock solid even at highway speeds. Also gives me a nice place to store my air hose and tools when i hit the beach.

 

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seasled Enthusiast

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I dug a hole about a foot deep, in the front yard, put a piece of ss pipe in the center, and mixed a little sack-crete. It really worked well!

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