Otter Sled Plastic Clip Replacement Idea

  • Steve Root
    South St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 5623
    December 31, 2013 at 2:12 pm #1359456

    I broke the plastic “C” clip on one of the cross braces in my Otter portable. Here is the solution I came up with, using PVC pipe and a T fitting. You can see in the pictures the broken part, what it should look like, and some raw materials. The 3/4 inch tubing didn’t quite fit into the PVC tubing so I used a sanding drum on a Dremel tool to open it up a little bit. This ends up being a shim between the aluminum tubing and the T fitting. Then I cut one side off the PVC T fitting, leaving an opening big enough to fit around the frame piece on the Otter shelter.






    Steve Root
    South St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 5623
    December 31, 2013 at 2:14 pm #1375557

    Here is the completed assembly. I drilled a pilot hole and ran a sheet metal screw to hold it all together.

    Rootski


    huskyjerk
    Swea City, Iowa
    Posts: 451
    December 31, 2013 at 2:22 pm #1375561

    Sure looks like it will work.

    out_fishing
    Moorhead, MN
    Posts: 1151
    December 31, 2013 at 2:43 pm #1375568

    Looks good. better make a couple for back up while your at it or still look for the real part. I would be alittle afraid of the PVC breaking in the extreme cold.

    Or just be careful with all your hard work and frustrations!

    joemama
    North St Paul
    Posts: 392
    December 31, 2013 at 4:06 pm #1375586

    i used 3/4 inch copper and bored it out slid it onto the main line and just put the support pole in the hole

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22450
    December 31, 2013 at 5:13 pm #1375605

    Nice ingenuity I have poles with my CLAM but never use them… does a guy really need them ?

    Steve Root
    South St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 5623
    December 31, 2013 at 7:59 pm #1375643

    Quote:

    I have poles with my CLAM but never use them… does a guy really need them ?

    If it’s really windy it helps.

    trumar
    Rochester, Mn
    Posts: 5967
    January 1, 2014 at 11:47 am #1375780

    Steve are these what you were looking for ? otter clips

    Steve Root
    South St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 5623
    January 1, 2014 at 2:26 pm #1375827

    Quote:

    Steve are these what you were looking for ? otter clips

    Jeff I saw that….now try and get Marine General’s website to work. I gave up on that and made my own

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