Paddle Boards on Sundancer

[Magic34]

I'm picking up 2 fiberglass SUPs for the kids tomorrow morning. I swear we're like a floating yard sale when at anchor. Dinghy, 2 kayaks and now 2 paddle boards.

I don't want to put them on the rails, it will reduce my vision from the helm.

How are you guys transporting these 10'+ SUPs? I do have two eight foot kayaks on the stern already. I'm picturing 4 pool noodles with a rope through them, wrapped around the widest part of the board(s) to protect the boat and boards.

Giant Wakeboard racks on the hardtop seems like a good idea?


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[Z-Worthy]

I guess it's too late for you to go back, but we bought really high-quality inflatable SUPs and they both fit into backpacks that we can wedge into the compartments under the floor in the cabin. I'm wiring a trolling motor outlet into the aft locker so I can easily plug a 12V dual-action air pump in and have them both inflated to pressure under 5min.

 

[fwebster]

We have done the same thing. We have 2 Hala ISUP's that we use on the boat. Our beam is 14 ft so the paddle boards can lay on the swimplatform tied off to the stern cleats. Once on the boat, they are never deflated. At anchor they are in the water and out of the way. If we want one or both out at the beach house, we deflate and roll them up and take 'em home with us.

 

[fdough1]

I guess it's too late for you to go back, but we bought really high-quality inflatable SUPs and they both fit into backpacks that we can wedge into the compartments under the floor in the cabin. I'm wiring a trolling motor outlet into the aft locker so I can easily plug a 12V dual-action air pump in and have them both inflated to pressure under 5min.

So what 12v pump do you have? Recommend it?


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[Dani-Lu]

A friend had a canvas guy make him zippered covers for his fiberglass SUP's, with tie down points. He has a 340da, so he just ties them down to the handrails in the middle of his bow. It does not seem to impede his visibility, and the canvas covers protect the sup's and the boat from the sup's. With your hard top, it hopefully would be a no brainer to tie them down in the canvas covers, out of the way.

 

[Z-Worthy]

So what 12v pump do you have? Recommend it?

I have this pump (https://www.seamaxmarine.com/products/electric-air-pump-kite-version)

I spliced a quick-connect into the wire so that I can either use the alligator clips directly to battery terminals or I can plug it into the trolling motor outlet I installed in the aft locker. I highly recommend both the pump and the ease of use after the complicated install.

 

[Todd320]

Here is how we did it for one, does minimally block your forward vision, and would not be feasible for two boards. I really like the idea of replacing with an ISUP.

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[Magic34]

Thanks guys. For now, I bought 6 pool noodles to place in between them. When under way, I placed them on top of the kayaks on the rear deck, then ran 2 bungee cords from the transom to the dinghy. It actually worked really well, although it doesn't look slick at all.

If the dinghy is in the water, storing them while at anchor is cake, they go on the platform. If I don't launch the dinghy, these are a big pain.

I'm having a rack made so I can at least place them on the dock in a less obstructive way when we're in the slip. I'm going to make it out of PVC first to test it, then if I like the set up, I'll go powder coat aluminum based on my PVC model.