trayson
05-03-2017, 01:33 AM
So I've been wanting to do this for a long time... (and yes, it's the same basic design as the agenda racks and it's also the same basic design as a thule rack that I retrofitted onto a hitch rack back in the late 90's, LOL)
That said, the idea is pretty simple. Get something on top of the tower that mimics what a surfboard roof rack on a car would look like.
I used 2" x 1/4" aluminum flat bar, 3/8" stainless steel hardware, Clamps from Origin racks, and a set of FCS flat topped surfboard pads with nylon cambuckle straps. I used some foam pipe insulation to take up the space on the surf pads (they were designed for a much thicker crossbar).
Made the crossbars 16" wide and the center length 32" long. The surf pads are 18" wide on the bottom and 16" wide on the tops.
I'll be mounting a matching one on the other side of the tower. I have all the cutting and all but one hole drilled. I just ran out of time this evening. I ended up having to relocate my flag holders to the outside corners of my tower. I didn't want any limitations on width for what I could carry up there. I figure I'll likely throw a kneeboard or something like that up there at some point. It's definitely going to hold thicker epoxy resin foam core boards.
When all is said and done, between my new swivel racks, the cargo bimini, and these overhead racks, I'll be able to hold 12 boards without doubling up! Better to have more room than not enough. (I had times last summer where I had capacity for 6 boards and had to double up on the cargo bimini to carry 8 total...
http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/u492/traysonh/Moomba%20XLV/0502172208_HDR_zpsjfzdoa61.jpg
http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/u492/traysonh/Moomba%20XLV/0502172208b_HDR_zpsfom2yyaf.jpg
http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/u492/traysonh/Moomba%20XLV/0502172208d_HDR_zpswzxpyqto.jpg
http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/u492/traysonh/Moomba%20XLV/0502172209_HDR_zps9uokwxiw.jpg
That said, the idea is pretty simple. Get something on top of the tower that mimics what a surfboard roof rack on a car would look like.
I used 2" x 1/4" aluminum flat bar, 3/8" stainless steel hardware, Clamps from Origin racks, and a set of FCS flat topped surfboard pads with nylon cambuckle straps. I used some foam pipe insulation to take up the space on the surf pads (they were designed for a much thicker crossbar).
Made the crossbars 16" wide and the center length 32" long. The surf pads are 18" wide on the bottom and 16" wide on the tops.
I'll be mounting a matching one on the other side of the tower. I have all the cutting and all but one hole drilled. I just ran out of time this evening. I ended up having to relocate my flag holders to the outside corners of my tower. I didn't want any limitations on width for what I could carry up there. I figure I'll likely throw a kneeboard or something like that up there at some point. It's definitely going to hold thicker epoxy resin foam core boards.
When all is said and done, between my new swivel racks, the cargo bimini, and these overhead racks, I'll be able to hold 12 boards without doubling up! Better to have more room than not enough. (I had times last summer where I had capacity for 6 boards and had to double up on the cargo bimini to carry 8 total...
http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/u492/traysonh/Moomba%20XLV/0502172208_HDR_zpsjfzdoa61.jpg
http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/u492/traysonh/Moomba%20XLV/0502172208b_HDR_zpsfom2yyaf.jpg
http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/u492/traysonh/Moomba%20XLV/0502172208d_HDR_zpswzxpyqto.jpg
http://i1070.photobucket.com/albums/u492/traysonh/Moomba%20XLV/0502172209_HDR_zps9uokwxiw.jpg