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<\/p>\nI don’t like to brag on my work, I was raised that was not polite. I may sometimes come across as bragging and I hope not, but sometimes you are just so proud of yourself \u00a0you can’t help it. This is one of those times and I am going to openly brag a little.<\/p>\n
I want to start attending events and displaying my boats. I need a way to display them inside a small space. The obvious answer was a display rack but the problem was finding a good design. I want it to be simple, lightweight, easy to store and haul. And of course it must be cheap. Try as I might I just could not come up with a design that meet all my demands.<\/p>\n
So, 2 AM this morning I am tossing and turning and can’t sleep. I get up and go in my office thinking I could proof read the chapter I was working on in the new book since reading almost always makes me sleepy. Instead I got to thinking about the rack and sketching some ideas. I have done this numerous times and I \u00a0have never come up with anything good.<\/p>\n
But suddenly it just fell in place! It was ugly but simple and it was cheap and lightweight. I could assemble and\u00a0disassemble\u00a0it in 2\u00a0minutes\u00a0or less and I didn’t need a cordless drill or any tools at assemble it. This was exactly what I have been looking for! I had been\u00a0over thinking\u00a0it all this time.<\/p>\n
After that I managed to go back to sleep. \u00a0This morning I ate breakfast, ran to the lumber yard and after 2-3 hours in the shop and I had it built.<\/p>\n
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I settled on 3 boat rack since this would keep the tallest boat at eye level for most adults. As you can see, the rack is barely\u00a0visible with the boats on it. Even so I will probably spray on some paint or varnish just to make it look a little better.<\/p>\n
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The ends are 1×4’s glued and screwed together. No fancy joints, just bare bones slapped together, basic construction. The rods are closet poles with a small dowel pin in them to keep the ends properly spaced apart. \u00a0Since the joints are a loose fit it’s wobbly. To keep it from flopping around I use polyester line as cross bracing across the back of the rack. Using a truckers hitch I can pull them tight and the suddenly the rack becomes very\u00a0rigid!<\/p>\n
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The rope just has a loop on the end and just hooks over the\u00a0protruding\u00a0dowel.<\/p>\n
Simple, effective and it cost me less than $30.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n OK, I am though bragging now. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I don’t like to brag on my work, I was raised that was not polite. I may sometimes come across as bragging and I hope not, but sometimes you are just so proud of yourself \u00a0you can’t help it. This … Continue reading