fishhouse hole sleeves

[weld1]

does anyone have any ideas of what to use as hole sleeves for the catch cover hole covers? rather than paying a outrages amount for a piece of plastic you have to cut apart anyhow? thanks for any ideas

[Freewheeler]

5 gal bucket sides cut with a jigsaw will work for this. Cut the top and the bottom off, go from there. They last for years and will stack.

[FirstIce]

5 gal bucket sides cut with a jigsaw will work for this. Cut the top and the bottom off, go from there. They last for years and will stack.

Isn't the diameter of a 5 gallon bucket smaller than the diameter of a catch cover hole?

[Freewheeler]

Tops about 12" bottoms must be 10" how big of holes you drilling?

[Finlander]

I just bought 4 hole sleeves from Milaca Unclaimed freight for $12 a piece.

Gonna line them with Reflectix to help keep the cold out near the hole.

I converted an old camper and I needed to get hole sleeves for this and after looking at all the options for this, I decided matching hole sleeves that were made for the hole covers was the best way to go.

[Pooh]

wally word had 5 gallon bucket on sale for like 2.54 last time I was there. cut the bottoms off to the length you want.

[Melon]

I used the insulated bubble wrap I had left over form insulating the inside of my portable. I cut it a little more than the diameter of the hole. I duct taped the cut ends together to fit the hole and folded it over to fit the hole at the floor of the house to the top of the ice. This way I can adjust it depending on how high my house is sitting up because of the snow. It's flexible so you can squeeze it down in there and make a nice seal. Worked out very well for me. Kept the holes open and the house warm with little to no snow for banking.

[Stick in Mud]

As others have said, try a five gallon bucket. They work great, and you can even insulate them with reflectix to make them a bit warmer.

[weld1]

Thanks for the ideas! melon, where do you get that insulation at? thanks!

[john36jan41]

WELD1--USE "REFLEXTEX" TO INSULATE..IT'S ON SALE AT MENARDS THIS WEEK..ALL WIDTHS..

[Melon]

Any home improvement store I think would have it. If I remember correctly I got mine from Mills or Menard's.

[Nordern]

I also use the 5 gallon bucket which fits pretty snug in the catch cover. I left the top section of the bucket in place so it sticks up about 2 inches from the floor. Keeps things from getting kicked into the holes. Insulation is a must as the plastic has no R-value to speak of and the holes will freeze over pretty quick on cold days.

[Hawg]

Doesn't the reflextex get all torn up?

[weld1]

Thanks again for the ideas!

[randallt]

I also use the 5 gallon bucket which fits pretty snug in the catch cover. I left the top section of the bucket in place so it sticks up about 2 inches from the floor. Keeps things from getting kicked into the holes. Insulation is a must as the plastic has no R-value to speak of and the holes will freeze over pretty quick on cold days.

I agree with Nordern