96Pirate
Jetboaters Captain
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- Location
- Wake Forest, NC 27587
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2007
- Boat Model
- AR
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I built a dry storage rack for my boards using 2x lumber and pvc pipe. Works well to get your boards up out of the way. I can't claim this as an original idea as I found some pictures on line. But here is the step by step of how I did it.
It consists of 5 racks so I made my 2x material 45" long. You can adjust to have fewer/more racks.
Materials:
1 - 2x4
2 - 10' long 1" sch 40 pvc pipe
10 - 1" 45 deg pvc elbows
10 - 1" pvc caps (optional)
Primer/Cement
2" long screws
lag bolts
Paint (optional)
Total cost - <$25 ( I already had the primer/cement, screws, lag bolts and paint...so that is not included here)
1 - I used 2x4 material to mount to the wall. I spaced the holes 10" apart starting 2 1/2" from the end of the board. I used a 1 5/8" Forstner bit to drill a 1/4" deep hole to recess the pvc elbow. I then used a 1 3/8" Forstner bit to drill completely through to account for the 1" pvc pipe. The outside diameter of sch 40 pvc pipe is slightly smaller than the 1 3/8" so it is a little loose fitting but worked fine.
2 - Test fit your elbows in the holes you drilled. My elbows had 1 side that fit perfectly and the other side was slightly heavy. I made the mistake of finding that out after I glued them up and I had to file down 2 of the elbows to fit. Glue a 2 3/8" piece of pipe in the end of the elbow that fits in the hole. I made my pipes 18" long. Glue those into the other end of the elbow. Glue or just push the cap on the other end of the 18" piece of pipe. This is optional but creates a cleaner look...IMO
3 - Lay the 2x4 on end and slip a pvc section in a hole. Make sure the elbow recesses to create a tight fit. Use a 1" piece of wood (or in my case my level) to prop the end with the cap off the ground. This will align the pipes. Hold the pipe tight and drive a screw through the 2x4 and pvc pipe. I predrilled and used 2" screws but you can use longer screws and not predrill. The key here is to get the screw through both walls of the pvc while leaving the screw in the wood on both sides. You can choose to use glue here as well but I wanted the option of removing these if necessary. I also thought about sending a dowel through the entire thickness of 2x4 but it was getting late and I didn't feel like going back to the store. I can always do later on.
4 - Picture of screw through both sides of pvc. I used a japanese saw to trim the pvc flush with the 2x4.
5 - I mounted the racks using 3/8" lag bolts (had on hand). Yes, I went overboard like I usually do. I ended up using 4 lag bolts per side. I have my skis & LF Fish up and will be adding the kids boogie boards to the top 2 racks and the kids CWB Bella wakeboard (on order) to the bottom rack upside down.
I will say that spacing the holes 10" apart at a 45 deg angle made the slots a little tight for my skis and their bindings. You may want to make this larger if you are going to store things with bindings. I also was originally planning to use 22 1/2 deg elbows but Lowes/HD don't carry them so I opted for the 45 deg.
This was a quick and easy project and I no longer have boards laying in the garage. If I missed anything or something doesn't make sense, let me know.
It consists of 5 racks so I made my 2x material 45" long. You can adjust to have fewer/more racks.
Materials:
1 - 2x4
2 - 10' long 1" sch 40 pvc pipe
10 - 1" 45 deg pvc elbows
10 - 1" pvc caps (optional)
Primer/Cement
2" long screws
lag bolts
Paint (optional)
Total cost - <$25 ( I already had the primer/cement, screws, lag bolts and paint...so that is not included here)
1 - I used 2x4 material to mount to the wall. I spaced the holes 10" apart starting 2 1/2" from the end of the board. I used a 1 5/8" Forstner bit to drill a 1/4" deep hole to recess the pvc elbow. I then used a 1 3/8" Forstner bit to drill completely through to account for the 1" pvc pipe. The outside diameter of sch 40 pvc pipe is slightly smaller than the 1 3/8" so it is a little loose fitting but worked fine.
2 - Test fit your elbows in the holes you drilled. My elbows had 1 side that fit perfectly and the other side was slightly heavy. I made the mistake of finding that out after I glued them up and I had to file down 2 of the elbows to fit. Glue a 2 3/8" piece of pipe in the end of the elbow that fits in the hole. I made my pipes 18" long. Glue those into the other end of the elbow. Glue or just push the cap on the other end of the 18" piece of pipe. This is optional but creates a cleaner look...IMO
3 - Lay the 2x4 on end and slip a pvc section in a hole. Make sure the elbow recesses to create a tight fit. Use a 1" piece of wood (or in my case my level) to prop the end with the cap off the ground. This will align the pipes. Hold the pipe tight and drive a screw through the 2x4 and pvc pipe. I predrilled and used 2" screws but you can use longer screws and not predrill. The key here is to get the screw through both walls of the pvc while leaving the screw in the wood on both sides. You can choose to use glue here as well but I wanted the option of removing these if necessary. I also thought about sending a dowel through the entire thickness of 2x4 but it was getting late and I didn't feel like going back to the store. I can always do later on.
4 - Picture of screw through both sides of pvc. I used a japanese saw to trim the pvc flush with the 2x4.
5 - I mounted the racks using 3/8" lag bolts (had on hand). Yes, I went overboard like I usually do. I ended up using 4 lag bolts per side. I have my skis & LF Fish up and will be adding the kids boogie boards to the top 2 racks and the kids CWB Bella wakeboard (on order) to the bottom rack upside down.
I will say that spacing the holes 10" apart at a 45 deg angle made the slots a little tight for my skis and their bindings. You may want to make this larger if you are going to store things with bindings. I also was originally planning to use 22 1/2 deg elbows but Lowes/HD don't carry them so I opted for the 45 deg.
This was a quick and easy project and I no longer have boards laying in the garage. If I missed anything or something doesn't make sense, let me know.
