Surfboard Rack!

[Wetstuff]

Damn... I didn't want to see Glassy's picture again. It makes me feel really lame. 'Catch a few for me....'

Jim
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[Glassy Guy]

Ha! Will do Wetstuff

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The VWAS Surfboard Mount Kit is finally here.

The design team wanted to create something that would me functional as well as aesthetically clean without ruining the flow of the dune buggy.

It made its debut at a local vw car show on Sunday March 5th, 2018 at Show n' Shine VW Car Show

It will be offered for sale on our website

So here it is:

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[didget69]

^^^ shouldn't this be in the Classifieds instead?

And throw a few bucks to SurfNC for every unit sold -

bnc
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[Goshen]

[Glassy Guy]

Hmmm. The front of that surfboard rack looks familiar. Lol. I still have to give Surfnc the credit for his design and idea.

[Goshen]

[Letterman7]

And yet it was 10 years ago that Surf posted up his photos... yeah.. too much coincidence here.

[andygere]

Can you post photos of the rollbar rack without the board on it? It's difficult to see the details.

[Glassy Guy]

Not trying to take any credit away from your friend Allen Cox. I only saw Surfnc's post so that was the basis of my reply. This forum has inspirired many ideas that helped me along the way.

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[didget69]

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[Gary0302]

If I was going to fabricate surfboard rack mounts for my dune buggy from scratch (standard windshield, 2” rollbar), this is probably the direction I would go:

------2 each 3 ft. x 2” aluminum flat bar (currently available at Lowes for approx. $11.00 per piece)
------2 each aluminum windshield clamps (currently available at cip.com for approx. $10.00 each)
------2 each aluminum modular parallel rollbar mounts from fourtreks.com (currently available for $54.00 each). If I wanted a tight, aluminum-to-stainless-steel-rollbar fit, I would go with 2”. If I wanted to be able to protect the stainless steel rollbar surface, I would go with 2.25”, which would all me to pad the extra space.
------2 each 18” Dakine surfboard pads for aero (flat) racks ($25.00 for set of 2)
------2 each 12’ Dakine tie down straps ($20.00 for a set of 2)

Summary: Dry fit all of this before any cutting takes place. Considering the overall width of your surfboard, cut the front aluminum flat bar to length if needed (make sure and leave room for the straps to be secured). Smooth/polish the ends of the flat bar. Mount the aluminum windshield clamps on the windshield (don’t forget to center), measure/drill holes in the flat bar for stainless steel socket head cap screws/washers (you will have to source these for yourself). Assemble the front rack.

Considering the overall width of your surfboard, cut the rear aluminum flat bar to length if needed (make sure and leave room for the straps to be secured). Smooth/polish the ends of the flat bar. Mount the aluminum modular parallel mounts to the rollbar (don’t forget to center), measure/drill holes in the flat bar for stainless steel socket head cap screws (these are included with the parallel mount; you may want to add stainless steel washers). Assemble the rear rack.

Mount the Dakine surfboard pads on the front and rear flat bars (you may have to install the front pad before attaching the flat bar to the windshield clamps). Other than properly strapping down a surfboard, you are done. Walah. (Don’t forget, this is just a basic summary; adaptions may be required for your particular circumstances).

Not counting shipping/tax and extra bolts, a setup similar to this would ballpark around $200.00. I have used/am using the Fourtreks modular parallel mounts on a semi-permanent double wakeboard roof setup that I have had installed for years; the quality of these parts is topnotch.

Photo below of the Fourtreks parallel mounts. This was just a mockup; even though the mounting holes are threaded, I added nuts/washers to complete the look.

I guess Option B could be considered as well (once again, I am referring to my particular setup as an example). Instead of purchasing the 2nd piece of aluminum flat bar and the Fourtreks modular parallel mounts for the rear mount, consider 2” compatible roll bar padding as an alternative. The padding could be secured with proper-length nylon zip ties. Typical 2” rollbar padding can be cut to length and purchased for approx. $5.00 (Pegasus Auto Racing Supplies). This choice may not look quite as clean as the first option above, but the profile of the rear attaching point would be a little lower, and it may cut down the total investment by approx. $114.00, resulting in a modified total of approx. $86.00 (once again, this price does not include extra bolts if needed, tax, and shipping).

Always try to position your straps so that the buckles are not coming into contact with/laying on the fiberglass surface. There is no need to over-tighten; as long as the buckles are in good shape, a snug/secure fit is fine.
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"When in doubt, blame it on the previous owner" - Gary0302

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Gary0302 ?

Our Surfboard Mount Kit will sell for $189.00 + Shipping which is between $25.00 to $28.00 insured to CA which is the furthest unless we get orders for Hawaii which we expect to but for the time being the initial orders that we have are these shipping amounts.

The Kit will be complete.. even the allen keys come with it and an instruction sheet on how to install it. We also include a polishing cloth and keychain and FCS padded strap.

We will be posting it on our website soon in the next couple of days and a Samba ad as well.

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[didget69]

I think the market will be slim at your price.
VW people tend to be broke, or cheap. They're also resourceful at making their own widgets.

bnc
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[Goshen]

[didget69]

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