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I bought a pair last season off of ebay (about 35 each), mine don't break down and they don't seem to cause a storage problem.
Do they work? Yes I love them...they are like a poor mans outrigger and they work great on outboards where the beam is generally more narrow. You can troll two wire's and even a shallow line or two with mild maneuvers and not tangle.
WARNING! If you put a big rod in there towing something like an umbrella rig or a dasiy chain or anything heavy MAKE SURE you have a saftey clip from the reel or rod TO THE BOAT. These put A LOT of stress (torque) on the pin in your gunnel rod holder and have been known to shear it many times (generally when a fish strikes!). When this happens the rodrigger will instantly rotate and point the rod aft at which point the rod will launch out into the sea like a rocket. Mine came with a lead the goes from the rigger to the reel but I worry about the entire thing breaking so I have it go from the boat to the reel. IMO there is a lot of stress on that weld.
They have held up fine so far, nothing has broken. They work well and are worth the money.
Mine are Alum, next boat I will probably get a pair of stainless. (more $$$)
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