Yeti Cooler Tower Rack

[ajbrooks1]

Ok, here is what I have been working on.

I have a Yeti 45 I bring on the boat, but with the amount of people and stuff (you know women.. lol)

I ordered a basic (and cheap) water ski rack. I want it to mount on the lower portion of my Rad-A Cage.

When it arrives, I will be cutting off one side of the rack as well as the forks and attempt to TIG weld a flat platform on it instead.

I am in hopes it will support the yeti, but just in case, I ordered a second one to reinforce the first "shelf".

I would be uploading pics, but I need to get my account to that level, for I'm still new here lol

updates to come!!

[bergermaister]

That seems like an awful lot of weight on the rack once you have it loaded with ice and drinks - that cooler is 23lbs alone. I get a little nervous having a full rack of WB's, Surfboard, and an occasional kneeboard up there when we bounce through a few waves.

I would be worried spider cracks in the gel around the mounts as well.

Does your '06 have the 1-5/8" tower tubes or the thicker?

[Kirby]

I can't wait to see this!

[Branden967]

I’m excited to see this too.... what could go wrong?

[MJHSupra]

Hmmm. Patiently waiting.
12 posts you should be good to go.

[MJHSupra]

Download the Tapatalk APP.
You can upload pics directly from your phone - 1 at a time.
Otherwise, you will be stuck using a 3rd party hosting site and cutting/pasting the link into here.

[bergermaister]

Post it up - I’ll approve it.

[ajbrooks1]

That seems like an awful lot of weight on the rack once you have it loaded with ice and drinks - that cooler is 23lbs alone. I get a little nervous having a full rack of WB's, Surfboard, and an occasional kneeboard up there when we bounce through a few waves.

I would be worried spider cracks in the gel around the mounts as well.

Does your '06 have the 1-5/8" tower tubes or the thicker?

it has the 1-5/8th tower, there is no gel cracks. I also think itll be more then ok with the weight, its low and near the base, so there isnt much leverage testing the strength of the tower.

[ajbrooks1]

ok guys! sorry, with this awful outbreak thing happening i have been working alot and its been hard to get to this project. here is the rack i ordered.

[Branden967]

ok guys! sorry, with this awful outbreak thing happening i have been working alot and its been hard to get to this project. here is the rack i ordered.

Is the cooler going to hang off that rack? Might be a lot of weight for that.... I could see two of those maybe modified to hold it top and bottom working ish?