Travel with Board on Racks

[EAHinsch]

Hey everyone,

I don't ever trailer with the boards in the racks on the tower, but was curious if anyone does this? I am a short drive to the lack and curious if anyone has ever had any problems with this? I have a 2007 24 Ve.

[kko]

I have done it....not on purpose though!! Never had any issues but I think most people agree its a bad idea.

[bryce2320]

From my buddys house to the boat ramp is about 2 or 3 miles. I keep it around 40 mph with the boards in the racks and strapped in and havent had a problem eathier. If it was windy tho, I would take them down. I forgot to strap one of my boards in this weekend while we were on the water. While going to another riding spot, the board popped out of the rack. My buddy caught the very tip of it to keep it in the boat, but it came around and put a 2" gash in the engine cover on my brand new upholstery Moral of the story, it'd be bad if something happened where one fell out

[wired1236]

We are about 10mi from the river and go ~60mph. Usually have them in for that but rarley any longer. I'm not worried about the bumps and turns as you do more in the water than on the road but it's the wind and width of the whole setup that sometime worries me.

[talltigeguy]

A board in the hand is worth two in the bush.

I think it is foolish to drive down the freeway with boards in the racks. As often as boards seem to have a way of coming out of the racks at boat speeds, it seems insane to think that a 70 MPH wind would not create a potential hazard. With my luck, a Jaguar would be right behind me when it came out, or worse yet, a guy on a motorcycle.

[Duncan]

I rack boards (Samson swivels for wakeboards and bimini pocket for surfboards) for a 1-2 mile drive to the ramp at speeds less than 45 mph. I use a short bungy cord stretched tight in addition to the rack straps, just in case. I would not drive with boards racked for much farther or any faster.

[What she said]

We drive a few miles to the ramp with them in the racks when the river is low and we have to travel to lauch the boat. Just keep it under 50mph. If its windy slow down.

[laserfish]

Short drive to the ramp, no problem. We trailer 1 hour each way and I would never keep them in the racks for the freeway. Way too much risk there.

[Wakeman22]

I drive about 2-3 miles to the ramp. Never a problem with wakeboards however with surfboards in their racks they have slid around some and I always have a concern. Also I have a few stress cracks that have appeared on the edges of a thin fiberglass board. Don't know if it is while trailering or out on the water. Use your own judgement. It may be your board but could also be the demise of someone else as Tall indicated.

[EAHinsch]

Thanks for the replies! As I suspected; more than likely a bad idea