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Thought I would mention that we get some incredibly high winds here in south east Tx!! About 40 miles from the coast. A 90+mph hurricane this past season. Along with crazy wind gusts almost every time a front blows through.

When I assembled my 2016, I used the plastic sleeves and screws. Blue loctite on the screws. But what I believe made it virtually indestructible was the marine grade shrink tube I used on every joint. Even over the big clamp on the bottom most joint. Think it was 2” or maybe larger tube.

I found out how tough that marine shrink tube was when I had a fiberglass stake out pole for my kayak that was starting the splinter. So I took some of that shrinktube and put it on there all the way down to the very point. Leaving a little bit of the point exposed. My first thought was that’s gonna get torn up by the oyster beds when I drive it in. Well that never happened. Looks just like it did 2 1/2 years ago when I covered that pole with that marine shrink tube. Tough stuff.

<blockquote data-quote="Buffalo" data-source="post: 855709" data-attributes="member: 64399">Thought I would mention that we get some incredibly high winds here in south east Tx!! About 40 miles from the coast. A 90+mph hurricane this past season. Along with crazy wind gusts almost every time a front blows through. When I assembled my 2016, I used the plastic sleeves and screws. Blue loctite on the screws. But what I believe made it virtually indestructible was the marine grade shrink tube I used on every joint. Even over the big clamp on the bottom most joint. Think it was 2” or maybe larger tube.I found out how tough that marine shrink tube was when I had a fiberglass stake out pole for my kayak that was starting the splinter. So I took some of that shrinktube and put it on there all the way down to the very point. Leaving a little bit of the point exposed. My first thought was that’s gonna get torn up by the oyster beds when I drive it in. Well that never happened. Looks just like it did 2 1/2 years ago when I covered that pole with that marine shrink tube. Tough stuff.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Buffalo, post: 855709, member: 64399"] Thought I would mention that we get some incredibly high winds here in south east Tx!! About 40 miles from the coast. A 90+mph hurricane this past season. Along with crazy wind gusts almost every time a front blows through. When I assembled my 2016, I used the plastic sleeves and screws. Blue loctite on the screws. But what I believe made it virtually indestructible was the marine grade shrink tube I used on every joint. Even over the big clamp on the bottom most joint. Think it was 2” or maybe larger tube. I found out how tough that marine shrink tube was when I had a fiberglass stake out pole for my kayak that was starting the splinter. So I took some of that shrinktube and put it on there all the way down to the very point. Leaving a little bit of the point exposed. My first thought was that’s gonna get torn up by the oyster beds when I drive it in. Well that never happened. Looks just like it did 2 1/2 years ago when I covered that pole with that marine shrink tube. Tough stuff. [/QUOTE]

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