Thread: Making pier gaff

Pencil or cutting is fine with me.I love it when you newly retired guys work on projects,ya don't do it half ass.Things are thought out and done over and beyond.

well I am sorry to say the first pour didn't go to good....I thought it was but then the lead started leaking in between the pipe and cone, and all over the vise and floor...I thought I had it pinched together good ....will have to figure something out to hold the pieces together :cry:
and try again....maybe I preheated things to much???

the second attempt to pour the lead worked and poured full, but trying to remove the pipe didn't....I had to drive it off which split the lead in to 2 pieces :cry:....had a hard time getting the stainless out of the stuck lead in the pipe.....had to split the pipe the length of it to get the lead out of the pipe that was needed anyway for the next pour...just will clamp it together to poured and take the clamps off to remove the pipe....I'll get it done right if it kills me :yippee:....I enjoy a good challenge .......Thanks John for helping with that :headbang:

put it on my 4lb postal scale and it topped it out....individually weighs in at 2lb 13oz (gaff) separate lead 1lb 6oz....
total should be around 4lb - 3oz...real close John....still need to put the pencil points on..... so will get slightly lighter :yay:

a few pictures
.
[img width=640 height=480]http://i40.tinypic.com/au6r87.jpg[/img]

[img width=640 height=480]http://i42.tinypic.com/16jp69.jpg[/img]

[img width=640 height=480]http://i40.tinypic.com/1z5smeq.jpg[/img]

I can't bend the rope eye on it till the pour is made and that will be the last thing to do....and you'll have to supply the rope on this one.....sorry..[img width=50 height=50]http://i40.tinypic.com/yj4sw.gif[/img]

third pour did good

[img width=640 height=480]http://i40.tinypic.com/2ytqhkz.jpg[/img]

[img width=640 height=480]http://i43.tinypic.com/111i25s.jpg[/img]

[img width=640 height=480]http://i44.tinypic.com/157n2mr.jpg[/img]

it bounced between 4lb-2oz and 4lb-3oz

[img width=640 height=480]http://i39.tinypic.com/xmojfn.jpg[/img]

HELL YEA!!!

Damn that's a good looking gaff. If you decide to build another one put me on the waiting list for one.

[quote author=john g link=topic=599.msg6039#msg6039 date=1330213359]
PW brought it in the other day,I'll have Tom post it next week,or maybe Fin could stop by and take a pic.I've been going can till can't the last three weeks moving in to the new 5800sqft warehouse,resetting the sales floor,tripling our work area,and past couple days I've been busting out 10 layers of firewall between the old stock room and the sales floor to increase our retail area by 2832 sqft.That now puts us a little over 23,000.Who'da thunk a teen age kid who grew up on GSP,hated school,but could build the hell out of a fishing pole would be the owner of what is now one of the largest saltwater stores in the country.Thanks to ALL of you for helping live my dream,once again,thanks!!
[/quote]

This is what customer service will do for a business and good products!!!!! Congrat's on the expansion and look forward to seeing it, when in town....J&M was always my go to store when in the area.

[quote author=the original pier pest link=topic=599.msg6207#msg6207 date=1330606894]
Damn that's a good looking gaff. If you decide to build another one put me on the waiting list for one.
[/quote]

Jeb..... I will be doing a few of these, if there is a interest....Thanks for the kind words

Put me down for one.

I'm in. Same same pencil point

looks like they are spoken for....but can get more rod....and most likely will while the place has it....and at a good price....might buy it all, if enough interest is shown.... :yippee:
thanks guys!!!!! it won't be till Easter.....I am a googan yankee :3some:

PM me with a price and address and I'll send you a money order for the gaff and postage and you can just mail it to me if that works fo you