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Alimac23
Alimac23
WA
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Alimac23 Alimac23
WA, 144 posts
28 Jun 2011 2:53pm
Hi All,

Just wondering if anyone had knocked up any decent racking for their kit to go in their garage?

I'm starting to collect a fair bit of kit now and wanted to build something to hold my boards, sails booms etc off the floor but take up a minimal amount of space in the garage.

Windxtasy
Windxtasy
WA
4019 posts
Windxtasy Windxtasy
WA, 4019 posts
28 Jun 2011 3:28pm
try this thread:
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Windsurfing/General/board-storage/?SearchTerms=storage
Bender
Bender
WA
2236 posts
Bender Bender
WA, 2236 posts
28 Jun 2011 3:54pm
Alimac23 said...

Hi All,

Just wondering if anyone had knocked up any decent racking for their kit to go in their garage?

I'm starting to collect a fair bit of kit now and wanted to build something to hold my boards, sails booms etc off the floor but take up a minimal amount of space in the garage.




here's mine i made took 20mins, but i am a chippie






kato
kato
VIC
3527 posts
kato kato
VIC, 3527 posts
28 Jun 2011 6:03pm
"Chippy" That means 5 mins to build with the gaffa tape and 15mins for the smoko break
Bender
Bender
WA
2236 posts
Bender Bender
WA, 2236 posts
28 Jun 2011 4:28pm
kato said...

"Chippy" That means 5 mins to build with the gaffa tape and 15mins for the smoko break


hey the gaffa tape is holding the foam padding on its not structual, give me some credit.
Oh and i did have to find the gaffa tape that took at least 5mins
paddymac
paddymac
WA
943 posts
paddymac paddymac
WA, 943 posts
28 Jun 2011 4:41pm
Not a chippy but this is what I came up with







A couple of hooks from Bunnings for masts, 25mm dowel into decking planks separated by off cutts for the boards. The spacing between dowels was about 270mm from memory.
Mark _australia
Mark _australia
WA
23652 posts
Mark _australia Mark _australia
WA, 23652 posts
28 Jun 2011 5:46pm
^^^ paddy you missed one thing - the car is the wrong way around, needs to be reversed in for rapid board loading
Wineman
Wineman
NSW
1412 posts
Wineman Wineman
NSW, 1412 posts
28 Jun 2011 7:58pm

3 x board on racks, 5 x sails, 1 x shelf for boxes & ancillary gear

All from bits of timber I had saved for special purposes




4 x masonry bolts, 8 x brackets, foam rubber on racks

BundyBear
BundyBear
NSW
325 posts
BundyBear BundyBear
NSW, 325 posts
28 Jun 2011 8:47pm
My Take on the subject

used left over 4 by 4 and cheap ,metallic shelving from bunnings

Zachery
Zachery
597 posts
Zachery Zachery
597 posts
28 Jun 2011 7:14pm
Ive seen a fair few "racks" in my time, several things to consider when building,
if its in a shed that will get hot face boards fins up so the weight of the board doesnt make the rocker sag, i have even seen rocker lines straighten from boards left in racks fins up, or if u have enough room build rack so boards can stand on nose or tail, cheers
Spocktek
Spocktek
WA
281 posts
Spocktek Spocktek
WA, 281 posts
28 Jun 2011 8:13pm
I did mine dodgy but it turned out ok, drilled some holes in the garage wall and put lengths of 12mm threaded rods in with some sikaflex for a bit of strength, then slid some hose over to protect my boards. Works sweet.



sboardcrazy
sboardcrazy
NSW
8335 posts
sboardcrazy sboardcrazy
NSW, 8335 posts
28 Jun 2011 11:03pm
Cripes I thought I had some gear?!
busterwa
busterwa
3782 posts
busterwa busterwa
3782 posts
29 Jun 2011 3:05am
Probally bit off topic but here is a design i knocked with spare time at work for surfboards to be mounted in a open plan area where asetics were a concern.



Sailhack
Sailhack
VIC
5000 posts
Sailhack Sailhack
VIC, 5000 posts
29 Jun 2011 9:51am
This is an old pic, all racks are full now. The car parks under the rack (where the board repairs are shown).

Chippie also (joiner), took about 10-15mins - very untidy shed, and it hasn't improved since that photo was taken!

busterwa
busterwa
3782 posts
busterwa busterwa
3782 posts
29 Jun 2011 8:23am
Wow sail you need a bigger man cave !!!
polished 316 stainless. ;-) interior board holder.


stehsegler
stehsegler
WA
3571 posts
stehsegler stehsegler
WA, 3571 posts
29 Jun 2011 9:42am
What I have learned from this post is that some people have way to much gear.
raffaeu
raffaeu
195 posts
raffaeu raffaeu
195 posts
29 Jun 2011 10:40am
Here in Bermuda having a garage is a luxurious option when you rent/buy an house.
So ... I have my rack in the backyard waiting for the first hurricane to come and test it ...
Of course I will empty it before ...
WindRider
WindRider
QLD
839 posts
WindRider WindRider
QLD, 839 posts
29 Jun 2011 5:03pm
I use L brackets from Bunnings with some soft padding, they work great.
DavMen
DavMen
NSW
1510 posts
DavMen DavMen
NSW, 1510 posts
29 Jun 2011 5:23pm
Wineman said...


3 x board on racks, 5 x sails, 1 x shelf for boxes & ancillary gear



And that all important post sail beer
paddymac
paddymac
WA
943 posts
paddymac paddymac
WA, 943 posts
29 Jun 2011 7:25pm
Sailhack said...

This is an old pic, all racks are full now. The car parks under the rack (where the board repairs are shown).

Chippie also (joiner), took about 10-15mins - very untidy shed, and it hasn't improved since that photo was taken!

Nice one! Really simple. Like it.
Alimac23
Alimac23
WA
144 posts
Alimac23 Alimac23
WA, 144 posts
29 Jun 2011 9:51pm
Thanks everyone, i'm inspired now to give it a shot! Plenty of good ideas here.
col5555
col5555
WA
386 posts
col5555 col5555
WA, 386 posts
30 Jun 2011 7:38am
Lat night (Perth) on the New Inventors ABC was a new product that is a sheet of thick plastic with a series of rectangular holes in it to suit various brackets.
It was not cheap.
See "New Inventors" website for details.
Jezstrt
Jezstrt
TAS
1471 posts
Jezstrt Jezstrt
TAS, 1471 posts
30 Jun 2011 10:59am
col5555 said...

Lat night (Perth) on the New Inventors ABC was a new product that is a sheet of thick plastic with a series of rectangular holes in it to suit various brackets.
It was not cheap.
See "New Inventors" website for details.


I had a look at their website, they have some cool systems and I don't think they're a to badly priced. But I reckon the shipping cost would blow the price out to be to expensive

solidracks.com/
raffaeu
raffaeu
195 posts
raffaeu raffaeu
195 posts
30 Jun 2011 11:02am
Jezstrt said...

col5555 said...

Lat night (Perth) on the New Inventors ABC was a new product that is a sheet of thick plastic with a series of rectangular holes in it to suit various brackets.
It was not cheap.
See "New Inventors" website for details.


I had a look at their website, they have some cool systems and I don't think they're a to badly priced. But I reckon the shipping cost would blow the price out to be to expensive

solidracks.com/


I believe you are talking about this one:
www.abc.net.au/tv/newinventors/txt/s3254690.htm
Jezstrt
Jezstrt
TAS
1471 posts
Jezstrt Jezstrt
TAS, 1471 posts
30 Jun 2011 1:33pm
raffaeu said...

Jezstrt said...

col5555 said...

Lat night (Perth) on the New Inventors ABC was a new product that is a sheet of thick plastic with a series of rectangular holes in it to suit various brackets.
It was not cheap.
See "New Inventors" website for details.


I had a look at their website, they have some cool systems and I don't think they're a to badly priced. But I reckon the shipping cost would blow the price out to be to expensive

solidracks.com/


I believe you are talking about this one:
www.abc.net.au/tv/newinventors/txt/s3254690.htm


Thats the one
busterwa
busterwa
3782 posts
busterwa busterwa
3782 posts
30 Jun 2011 9:59pm
Infinity racks.. what a load of **** .. these armature inventor idiots seen a basic hand rack system and designed a bit to fit in the send then import them straight from a sweat shop in china.

What will they invent next? the first ****en space shuttle to mars.
should be called the young exploit a Chinese sweatshop and sell the cheapish junk to rich people who are incompetent of using a masonry drill welder and spirit level.

Jezstrt
Jezstrt
TAS
1471 posts
Jezstrt Jezstrt
TAS, 1471 posts
1 Jul 2011 12:10am
busterwa said...

Infinity racks.. what a load of **** .. these armature inventor idiots seen a basic hand rack system and designed a bit to fit in the send then import them straight from a sweat shop in china.

What will they invent next? the first ****en space shuttle to mars.
should be called the young exploit a Chinese sweatshop and sell the cheapish junk to rich people who are incompetent of using a masonry drill welder and spirit level.




This is what they say on there website:

'SOLID™ RACKS are 100% invented, designed, developed, manufactured and distributed in Australia by an Australian family owned and operated company'
ikw777
ikw777
QLD
2995 posts
ikw777 ikw777
QLD, 2995 posts
1 Jul 2011 3:29pm
These cost me about 70 bucks in total and are free standing, ie. not attached to the wall.



Haggar
Haggar
QLD
1670 posts
Haggar Haggar
QLD, 1670 posts
6 Jul 2011 1:47pm
When I moved I found that I did'nt have enough wall space for a regular rack, but found a vertical rack worked quite well as the garage ceilng is quite high


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