Homemade Surfboard Racks

Homemade surfboard racks can be made cheaply and easily with little need for tools or knowledge of construction. The most important thing to keep in mind when building a surfboard rack is that the surfboard or surfboards need to be elevated off the ground and touching as little of the rack as possible, so that they can properly dry in the air and also not be dinged or cracked by contact with the ground. With some ingenuity, these surfboard racks can be constructed out a variety of materials.

  1. Bud's Surfing Rack

    • Created by a guy named Bud, at least according to a number of surfing sites, this surfboard rack effectively supports a number of surfboards without putting any holes in the walls or ceiling. By taking two long pieces of wood that run within inches of the floor and ceiling of wherever you want to install the rack, attach the top of each long board to a small block, like a dot on an "i". On the bottom of each long piece of wood, attach a long hangar bolt with nut and washer and press this against another block of an identical size as the block. You can now adjust the height of the stand so that it is wedged firmly between the floor and the ceiling, creating stability for the rack itself. Now that these two boards are firmly between the floor and the ceiling, racks can be attached to the boards upon which the surfboards can sit. These racks can easily be unscrewed and moved to different areas of the house and even adjusted for height, if the floor and ceiling heights vary.

    The Plyrack

    • The plyrack looks like a bookshelf without shelves and can be constructed out of plywood and an electric jigsaw, along with a backboard with hinges and cross beam for support. First measure the width of your surfboard or surfboards and cut an "E" shape in the plywood piece. The spaces of the shape you cut should be big enough for the surfboard to slide into. Cut an identical copy of this shape out of another piece of plywood. Once this has been done, cut a square piece of plywood out that is at least two to three feet wide and lower in height then the two matching "E" shapes you just cut. You need to attach this backboard to the two "E" shapes with hinges, so the rack can easily be folded and put away if necessary. To give the plyrack extra stability, add a small crossbeam to the front of the "E" shapes so that less weight is put on the small hinges.

    PVC Rack

    • A simple hanging surfboard rack can be constructed out of chains and PVC pipe, assuming there is space to hang it and the proper structure to hang it from. Simply take a string of medium test chain and cut two strips to the correct length according to how low you want your surfboard rack to hang. They should be equal length. Then take a piece of PVC pipe which is thick enough for two strings of this sized chain to run through and cut two sections to equal length. Wrap rubber or foam around the PVC pipe if you would like, for extra support for the surfboard, which will sit on top of it. Then run chain through each section of pipe and attach the ends of that chain to the ceiling or a cross beam with heavy duty screws. These racks are best in garages or rooms where a surfboard can hang and swing freely.