Sounds like good advice.  I always rinse the van itself down after a day at
the beach (especially here in Daytona where we can drive on the beach) but I
can see where a salty mess of a board could cause trouble if thrown on top
of an unsuspecting wolfsy, especially since my roof's paint is somewhat
oxidized as it is.  Maybe a gallon of unsalted H2O assigned to board rinsing
would be an under bench seat requirement in case the beach doesn't provide
showers.

Larry

----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil S." <napszeerf@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2003 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: Surf Rack

> "(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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