I started with 8ft sticks of 3/4" fiberglass from Grainger, Stainless Steel tips from Wang, and handles from Stickit
With some searching I found Max Gain Systems who carries 8ft sticks of fiberglass tubing which allow the 3/4" stick to slide inside.
Simply cut your existing anchor 12" from the handle. Use some 5200 to glue the 2 pieces of rod into each end of the tube.
The finished product added 4ft for a total of 12ft.
Wang Stainless Steel Tip
Stickit Handle
Transition from Rod to tubing
In case anyone decides to do this, the fiberglass tubes from Max Gain will give you slivers.
I ended up spray painting them with Appliance Epoxy, though there are other methods.
Going to test them on Sat and I’ll let you all know how well they hold up.
Gave the new poles a workout on Saturday.
Broke the extended pole not only the first day, but the very first use. It held the well and I liked the ability to anchor in deeper water, but when I tried to use it to swing the boat, it broke. I understand sticking it in the ground and prying against the hull to swing the boat is not what it was designed for, but thats a deal breaker for me. The solid 8ft rods had no problem, but the tubing is no where near strong enough to handle the stress. I was also a little disappointed in the quality of the tubing. The tubing walls had holes with no fiberglass or resin and the slivers were terrible causing me to try and paint them which also didn’t work very well.
Would I do it again? No. I would sell my 8ft solid fiberglass poles and use the money to buy 10ft poles.
