Wakeboard Rack For A Boat Without A Tower?

KurtInCincy · Addict Joined: 06 Mar 2003 Posts: 645 City: Cincinnati OH

I haven't been able to find anything like this.
Has anyone heard of anything like this?

I'm picturing something that looks like a normal rack but it clamps to a cleat instead of the pole of a tower.

Or maybe some sort of adapter that clamps to a cleat then you take a standard rack and attach it.

McPie · Criminal Joined: 12 Jan 2006 Posts: 54 City: Sydney

Maybe a pic of your boat so that it can be seen where it needs to go...
That might help a bit Smile

KurtInCincy · Addict Joined: 06 Mar 2003 Posts: 645 City: Cincinnati OH

The rear cleat on my Sea Ray is plenty strong enough to hold the weight of 2 boards. The rear cleat on my CC probably would need to be upgraded.
The boards would be kind of angled to hang off the side of the boat. Similar to a standard tower rack.

pilot_ryder · Posted: Jan 28, 2006 5:24 pm Post subject:

wholy your cc is old!!!

smokedog2 · Outlaw Joined: 02 Dec 2004 Posts: 210 City: Cincinnati

Your problem is wind and the leverage of the rack and board under any load (give me a lever long enough and a place to stand and I can lift the world). I think you will crack the fiberglass or torq around the cleat and into the glass.

I might run a bungee cord or rope ratchet from on cleat to the other and put the line between the bindings – watch the fins.

A little work with one of those extender poles on the CC might work as an attach point.

I do not think cleats are attached with the same kind of plates you find with towers.

austin11 · Criminal Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 74

hey cincy where do you ride(its not the river is it... id be afriad to be hit by a barge) i am from dayton (centerville) looking for somewhere decent to ride that is not as far as cumberland. I kno this is off topic

smokedog2 · Outlaw Joined: 02 Dec 2004 Posts: 210 City: Cincinnati

Well, as long as we are going to hijack. I just bought a Science board with the new torq hinge bindings.

Austin, How do you like the science board?

And you should post a pix of your boat: 2006 Supra - sweet.

KurtInCincy · Addict Joined: 06 Mar 2003 Posts: 645 City: Cincinnati OH

I ride on the river occasionally. It's not dangerous.
I go to East Fork in Clermont County most often.

The CC is a 69 Mustang.

I think the cleat on the Sea Ray could easily hold the weight of a board and a rack bouncing around. It seems pretty heavy duty. But I could be worng. Maybe that's why they don't make anything.

bremsen · Outlaw Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 168 City: Charlotte

Ran across this on fleabay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/WakeBoard-Surf-CustomTwin-Rack-No-Cords-Straps_W0QQitemZ7215037880QQcategoryZ47363QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

KurtInCincy · Addict Joined: 06 Mar 2003 Posts: 645 City: Cincinnati OH

Wow that looks great.
I wish it was less than $275.
I'm going to check into it.

wakessories · Soul Rider Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Posts: 283

http://cgi.ebay.com/Wakeboard-rack-Snowboard-Rack-truck-Rack-burton_W0QQitemZ8754901850QQcategoryZ21231QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

QNev · Posted: Feb 14, 2006 6:27 pm Post subject:

wakessories, I was just about to post that.

There was a topic a while back like this and he wanted a transom mounted rack. I've seen racks mounted on jet ski's.