Hi everyone, a weeks holiday started for me today and as has been the case lately the surf forecast is as about as bad as it gets

Plenty of swell, and howling onshores to match, if the forecast is correct I might manage a day or two in the surf at best.

So this morning my son who is a builder had some free time too, came around and we nocked up some SUP storage racks in our garage. Took around an hour or so, having someone(not me) who knows what they are doing and the right tools makes life so much easier

It all seems to work now I just need to give a coat of paint, per wife's instruction and stick some marine carpet on the support arms and it done.






Its made the good wife happy to have the space tidied up and its going to make my life easier too.

Now to see if I actually get a chance to use it this week Have a great weekend all.

Steve.

Great job, come to my place and help me add more storage under my house for the new Smik?

Thanks Dave, he did work for "Dad" rates so that could make for some expensive storage for you.

nice job

living in the city makes me jealous of all that space.... nice rack!

Sup Sean??NICE RACK!!! I agree there have been some amazing bolt ons in this thread

Hi everyone, after missing out again this morning surf wise, I at least painted (as per the good wife) my new SUP rack. For some reason my wife did not take to green treated timber in her garage. So a few coats of black paint and now all that's left to do is to glue on the strips of marine carpet tomorrow.










My sons idea of cutting the ends of the timber on the angle has these arms tight against the wall and no real chance of dropping over time under the weight of the boards. If need we can add a bolt into the brick pier, however these are very solid at the moment.

Steve.

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drivethebus said..
Hi everyone, after missing out again this morning surf wise, I at least painted (as per the good wife) my new SUP rack. For some reason my wife did not take to green treated timber in her garage. So a few coats of black paint and now all that's left to do is to glue on the strips of marine carpet tomorrow.










My sons idea of cutting the ends of the timber on the angle has these arms tight against the wall and no real chance of dropping over time under the weight of the boards. If need we can add a bolt into the brick pier, however these are very solid at the moment.

Steve.

Good job, got me thinking of how to do it under my place.

My board racks. The rods are about $8.00 each at Bunnings and I just fixed them on the angle where they fitted on the boards. I did it this way as the garage is fairly narrow.

Good work Busman.... and nice to share a project with your son!

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DaveSandan said..

drivethebus said..
Hi everyone, after missing out again this morning surf wise, I at least painted (as per the good wife) my new SUP rack. For some reason my wife did not take to green treated timber in her garage. So a few coats of black paint and now all that's left to do is to glue on the strips of marine carpet tomorrow.










My sons idea of cutting the ends of the timber on the angle has these arms tight against the wall and no real chance of dropping over time under the weight of the boards. If need we can add a bolt into the brick pier, however these are very solid at the moment.

Steve.

Good job, got me thinking of how to do it under my place.

Hi Dave, they are working a treat at the moment, love to see what you come up with.

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supthecreek said..
Good work Busman.... and nice to share a project with your son!

Thanks Rick, yes great to spend a few hours with him, so proud of my boys, my youngest is giving as plenty of good advice as we go through a bunch of home Reno's at the moment.

Nice job drivethebus..

With a little help from a friend I got mine sorted..

That's a great set up DJ, precise measuring for the second to top board

I will show my good wife this we she complains that I have to many boards

Steve.

I've noticed that people have stored their boards horizontally 3 different ways: deck side up, deck side down, or on the rails. What are the pros and cons of each method?

I discovered an option on Amazon that works great for our 14' downwind boards. I bought a pulley system that allows the two boards to be stacked on top of each other and hoisted by straps up against the ceiling of the garage just to the side of where the garage door rolls up. When I want to paddle, I move the car to that side of the garage and lower the two boards straight down onto the roof racks. When I get home, I throw the straps around the noses and tails and haul them back up to the ceiling where they don't take up any wall or floor space. The pulley system makes it relatively easy for one person to hoist up two 30 lb boards.

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DavidJohn said..
Nice job drivethebus..

With a little help from a friend I got mine sorted..

Great set up, a few boards in the quiver there.

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drivethebus said..
That's a great set up DJ, precise measuring for the second to top board

I will show my good wife this we she complains that I have to many boards

Steve.

But wait.. There's more..

Thanks.. My reasoning to the wife is if you played golf you wouldn't only have one or two clubs..

LOL, HE WHO HAS THE MOST TOYS WINS?

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SDOndas said..
I've noticed that people have stored their boards horizontally 3 different ways: deck side up, deck side down, or on the rails. What are the pros and cons of each method?

My thoughts are.. if it was a dusty place I'd have my boards deck side down to avoid dirt/dust building up on the deck pad and besides the bottom of the board can be more easily dusted off.. The down side to that is possible dents in the deck pad from resting on the support bars.. On the rails works best for limited space because the boards don't stick out as far.. I don't think there's any wrong or right way it's just what works best for your situation..

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DavidJohn said..

drivethebus said..
That's a great set up DJ, precise measuring for the second to top board

I will show my good wife this we she complains that I have to many boards

Steve.

But wait.. There's more..

Thanks.. My reasoning to the wife is if you played golf you wouldn't only have one or two clubs..

Waaaayyyy too clean and tidy DJ. You need to get a job!

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Helmy said..

DavidJohn said..

drivethebus said..
That's a great set up DJ, precise measuring for the second to top board

I will show my good wife this we she complains that I have to many boards

Steve.

But wait.. There's more..

Thanks.. My reasoning to the wife is if you played golf you wouldn't only have one or two clubs..

Waaaayyyy too clean and tidy DJ. You need to get a job!

Ha.. You need to come down and visit/paddle..

I have a spare board you can use..

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DavidJohn said..

drivethebus said..
That's a great set up DJ, precise measuring for the second to top board

I will show my good wife this we she complains that I have to many boards

Steve.

But wait.. There's more..

Thanks.. My reasoning to the wife is if you played golf you wouldn't only have one or two clubs..

Are you sure that you are married I have tried the golf analogy, my wife seems immune to it

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SDOndas said..
I've noticed that people have stored their boards horizontally 3 different ways: deck side up, deck side down, or on the rails. What are the pros and cons of each method?

Hi mate, well obviously fins up is the correct way, why else would I do it that way

I don't think it makes too much of a difference, it's just the way I put the boards on the roof of the car. Also I find it easy to use the boards carry handle picking them up this way.

Steve.

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Helmy said..

DavidJohn said..

drivethebus said..
That's a great set up DJ, precise measuring for the second to top board

I will show my good wife this we she complains that I have to many boards

Steve.

But wait.. There's more..

Thanks.. My reasoning to the wife is if you played golf you wouldn't only have one or two clubs..

Waaaayyyy too clean and tidy DJ. You need to get a job!

Wow very well organised and set up, so many boards.

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DavidJohn said..
I'd have my boards deck side down to avoid dirt/dust building up on the deck pad

And cats to use the pad as a scratch... pad :-)

Everything in the car ready to go.