"(ie. no packing salty boards on the floor between the
seats and
dinging
the head liner trying to get said boards in and out of
the van)."

If my board is still salty wet, then i actually prefer
to carry it inside my van becouse the salt will make
the vanagon's seams rust REAL fast. I bought my westy
in San Diego, surfed almost every day and afterwords i
would strap my salty longboard to the surf racks. did
this for a year and the vans seams just exploded with
rust. Id really wash your boards down before going the
surf rack route.

Phil 84' Westy w/Tiico

-- Chris Radcliffe <chrisr_vanagon@MINDSPRING.COM>
wrote:
> Larry,
>
> Have you considered suspending them in the ceiling?
> I have a Westy, and have
> always suspended the boards from the pop-top cross
> beams in front and the
> rear overhead storage cabinet in back. Safe and
> secure. In a Wolfy, of
> course, you would have to fabricate such a
> capability, and yes, risk
> potentially dinging the interior.
>
> SO, the alternative is the roof racks.  I'll bet one
> of the new improved
> versions of the old Aloha racks will work.  Here's
> an example:
>
http://www.shorelinesurf.com/surf_access2.htm#snubber
>
> And, Yakima and Thule systems are viewable here:
>
http://www.orsracksdirect.com/yakima-sailboard-surfboard-racks.html
>
> Cheers,
> Chris Radcliffe
> Redwood City, CA
> chris_radcliffe@mindspring.com
> '90 Westy Auto "Blue Whale"
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List
> [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of Lawrence Cortright
> Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2003 3:16 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Surf Rack
>
>
> Hello all,
>
> Any surf-riding vanagon owners out there?  I'm
> looking for info on where I
> could find a surf rack that will fit atop the
> vanagon if such a beast
> exists, my interior is in good condition and I would
> like to keep it that
> way (ie. no packing salty boards on the floor
> between the seats and dinging
> the head liner trying to get said boards in and out
> of the van).
>
> Thanks,
> Larry Cortright
> 87 Vanagon GL Wolfsburg

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