Homemade ski/board rack

Here is a picture of my homemade ski/board rack I made yesturday, I'm lucky to know a person with a steel shop that let me use his tools to cut and grind, did the assembly/welding back at our landscape shop. I also have a friend who makes roofing tools and happens to have a powder coating setup, next step is to take it to him and have it powder coated black and then I am going to apply some protective coating to the fingers to protect the boards and skis. Hopefully the picture turns out, I think I downloaded it correctly,

levinmark wrote: have a friend who makes roofing tools and happens to have a powder coating setup, next step is to take it to him and have it powder coated black

Mark,
Make sure he knows what he's doing and does the best prep possible if you want the coating to last. A acid or strong alkaline bath/cleaning and then a phosphate dip. If he doen't use these steps for the tools he makes, then he is simply using the powder coat as a quick decorative coating that will NOT stand up. I'd be inclined to wet paint!!!!

man my wakeboards are crying after seeing this pic. i second what eric said about using some type of rubber over the fingers. no need for fat sacs now with that thing! +1 of the creativity

now, if someone would invent a retractable ski line....right out the back of the boat....Pete, you got an extra hose reel? you know, I knew a guy many moons ago who invented a fishing rod to where the line went down the center of the rod, no eyes, I still have one around here somewhere, great idea, just never caught on. there went his life savings lol

seeing a wakebord boat new is around the 80k mark, a g-note would be a drop in the bucket. you got guys down there on Chip lake running around in those 80k boats and pulling tubers all day?

Yeah it looks a little heavy and could damage skis/boards, especially in the crotch of the brackets, but it actually weighs maybe 25lbs. The ski/wakeboard holders are made of 3/8" steel and are welded to 1x2 tubing. It looks like the 1x2 is solid steel but I took some scrap metal and cut it to size and capped the ends for a cleaner look. Once it is powder coated, it should look pretty clean. As far as skis/boards shuttering when they see this rack. Here is what I am thinking. I am going to take 1.25" rubber tubing and make two cuts on each hose that are 2" long, .75" apart, creating a flap. Then I will slide the hose over the fingers with the cut part facing inward. When the tubing is pushed all the way in, the I should be able to take that 2" flap and curl it upward protecting the crotch that the skis/boards will be resting against. Hopefully it will work? I'll take any suggestions.

thanks

maybe find something thats similiar to undercoating but drys and stays flexible. rubber in a can? maybe like plastdip or whip end dip for ropes? rhino liner or line x it?

I was just thinking,

Instead of going through the trouble of trying to cut and trim to protect the crotch of the rack, why dont I just find a 1.5"x1.5" 3M rubber bumper or bolt through bumber stop? This should be a more durable solution instead of having that flap protecting the boards. Going to Big R to see what I can find.

I found some 3M bumpers I am going to try. They are 1.25" squares that are .25" thick. These should fit in there quite nicely I'm thinking. I have 1.5" between racks and the braces are 1.5" thick. Hopefully going to check out powder coater tomorrow. I'll post some pics for you guys.

Looks like a nice operation, is he willing to do parts for CC fans. thanks jeff

8122pbrainard wrote: ??????

McMaster Carr has it all. Everyone needs to do themselves a favor and just check the site out for a good little bit.

Check out these as well. The don't have the extra "weather strip" seal on top, but I'm not sure you'd need it. Don't forget to get some bungee strap or something to hold them in there.

8122pbrainard wrote: thatdude596 wrote: eric your late to the party. line winders have been out for years now for the wakeboats. Not given, And you're real late to the party!! They came out for the ski crowd in the late 50's and mounted below the aft deck.

Pete,

Guessing thatdude is a long lost Banned Member, Here's a Hint:

Not Given = RA