Rear sacks / compartment question

[Razzman]

What do you guys do as far as filling the rear sacks and stowing gear? Do you remove all the gear or just leave it on top? I'm talking vests, ropes, tubes, towels, etc.

[tlatoani]

Only had my boat out twice so far, but I've been removing the gear. I am eventually going to either build some kind of shelf above it, or maybe a net. It needs to be easily removable in case I need to get under it. Has anyone done something like that? I dont think I can drill into the back or side wall, so the shelf idea would require some kind of legs around the ballast.

[yearround]

we just leave the stuff on top of the bags. usually pull the wet stuff out to dry and we leave the storage doors open. we have not noticed any issues with the bags filling from the weight of stuff on top of them.

i have thought about a shelf type thing, i would probably do something out of pvc. would be interested to see what other ideas out there are.

[Razzman]

The wife thought of the shelf thing yesterday as well. I think i'm going to look into that using seaboard or something like it that's lightweight but strong.

[Razzman]

Isn't it Fly High who makes the bags? I'm trying to figure out the full demensions on them. Anyone know?

[VA LSV]

We have room for vests, ropes and wakeskate on top with the sacks full.

[cab13367]

Razzman,

If your bags are stock, then they should be 10x16x70 and are rated at 400 lbs full. There should be some numbers on one end of the bag and the last six #s should be 101670. Your front bag is the same size.

Yes, I put all those things on top of the bag while we are out on the water and there's never been an issue. What exactly is your concern? I take everything out except the bags and hang them up when I get home. I sometimes will take the bags out too if the carpet is real wet and then run a fan in there.

Al

[Razzman]

No big concern, just wondering as i've never had bags. It just seemed to me that placing undue weight on top of the bags and filling them might stress them somewhat. I carry tubes for the kids and such and those suckers can weigh when you pull them out wet, even after you drained all the water out of the cover! It also occured that it might stress the pumps a bit if a bunch of weight is on them.

I've always emptied the boats after use to dry stuff out as well, leave seat bases off, etc. I even place large moisture bags in the boat before covering.

[Razzman]

So i gather that's 10H x 16W x 70L?

[cab13367]

So i gather that's 10H x 16W x 70L?

That's correct.