Rare wake racks?

[Chexi]

Hey all, I just bought the wake racks in this thread:

http://www.planetnautique.com/vb3/sh...-for-FCT-Tower

I think I recall seeing this style once before in a post. Does anyone have racks like this or know their history? I believe they are OEM racks that CC used for only a year or 2. They look like the are spring-loaded and hold the boards in by pressure. Do they work well or poorly? Any info will be appreciated. Thank you.

[mdvalant]

Buy, THEN research? Interesting tactic...

Sorry, my post is useless but I was looking at them too. Spring loaded look to me, seems like an easy failure but who knows...try em out and let us know!

[Chexi]

Yes, I do things one of two ways... research and research and research... then research some more, or I buy on impulse. I need 2 racks, these were available. so impulse won the day.

[mdvalant]

hahahaha god that's funny, I do the exact same thing. Cheap A$$ most of the time but will drop a ton on some random thing here and there. I know how it goes!

[wake_fun]

I believe those are NVert racks that were for the 2003 boats and didn't make the cut. Discontinued very quickly. You will probably not like them.

[HS]

Pre-Flight Clips?

Pre-Flight Clips was my guess when I saw the thread, but that friction system looks similar to another board rack I had seen lately.

[xlair]

Yeah they were supposed to replace the flight clips in 2004 but they were not very reliable and I don't think they every made it to production ever. I think they also pinched fingers very easily.

Bottom line- you may get a year out of them but by the end of the season you will probably be looking for something else.

[Chexi]

Well... I was looking for a 3rd and 4th rack for the rare times I have a large crew, so they might work for that. We'll see. Once Wake_slayer gave me the name, I did some research, and it looks like there were two versions. The 2.0 version was supposed to be quite a bit better built, so maybe I'll get luck and they will be v2.0. If not, live and learn.

[wake_fun]

Well... I was looking for a 3rd and 4th rack for the rare times I have a large crew, so they might work for that. We'll see. Once Wake_slayer gave me the name, I did some research, and it looks like there were two versions. The 2.0 version was supposed to be quite a bit better built, so maybe I'll get luck and they will be v2.0. If not, live and learn.

Did I miss that post from wake_slayer?

[Chexi]

No, I was lazy and did not scroll up to see that it was in fact you Wake_fun that told me they were Nverts. I always get you 2 mixed up. Don't take offense to it, I consider you both super knowledgeable and super helpful.

[wake_fun]

I was just mess'n with ya