Recent content by Benswingin

Made it back! The rack worked well. I was able to slide the sunfish up there from the side fairly easily. The ride there was a little nerve wracking just because it was a new system. That being said, it would’ve taken an act of god to shake any of those boats loosewith the amount of ropes and...

Yes, I think I will acquire a trailer. I think I will have spent more time rigging this rack situation than the actual camping and sailing I’ll be doing. finally got it up there, and yes it looks crazy. Not finished roping it down yet. Storm has come in, I’ll have to wait till morning to...

Update, had to go across county to get my other canoe. Pro tip, don’t let friends borrow boats for river trips unless the water is high. Green canoe was in shameful condition, scraped up to the max and several huge cracks where the gel-coat is just gone completely exposing raw fiber glass. I’ll...

“side by each” eh?? you may be correct. I did a similar thing Last year tying two kayaks together (Front to back, though) towing, and hauling serious ass across the lake. I have a video somewhere. I guess that’s why I’m optimistic, but it is a lot more weight. I just tied the rope up to the...

Thanks! That was definitely the difficult part. I’m going to cover the rails with some pipe insulation this afternoon. This 2nd sailing vessel is my favorite Idea so far!

First post, just joined today. Heading to Lake Moomaw. My wife bought me a sunfish for $50. I was scared to open the sail bag, but turns out the sails are new. Lucky me! Boat has been sitting turned over in the woods in a pile of leaves for 3 years. I built a wood rack for it a couple of nights...