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Old Apr 13, 2012 | 05:23 PM
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Yo Gary do you have any of that tubing left? I would like to remove the plywood from my con-ferr rack and use some lightweight stuff for the floor.
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Hoghauler
Yo Gary do you have any of that tubing left? I would like to remove the plywood from my con-ferr rack and use some lightweight stuff for the floor.
What tubing? The stuff I used on the rack is less that $2 for 10ft
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 09:05 PM
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Gettin my 20$ worth outta this rack, first run of the season, after 3 days of rain the river was way up! Some nice little rapids



Another roof rack-image-1873117105.jpg
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 10:47 PM
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Oh wow I didn't realize that stuff was so cheap. Jeeps looking real good bro! I've been wanting to get me some float tubes for fishing the river.
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Old Apr 14, 2012 | 11:02 PM
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That one on the rack in the pic is a intex seahawk 4, got it for 69$ shipped on eBay which is almost half price of amazon.com, I also have a intex seahawk II which is super heavy duty, literally a scaled down version of a white water raft!

The river is high right now, made it from Knights Ferry to Orangeblossom in just over 2 hours!
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 01:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Gary Briggs
That one on the rack in the pic is a intex seahawk 4, got it for 69$ shipped on eBay which is almost half price of amazon.com, I also have a intex seahawk II which is super heavy duty, literally a scaled down version of a white water raft!

The river is high right now, made it from Knights Ferry to Orangeblossom in just over 2 hours!
That's cool I'm gonna have to get one of those boats.
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 12:41 PM
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Hey Gary that pic is awesome man! Quick question where would.you recomend getting the emt at I've got.home depot and lowes around me a few other places too but there small mom and.pop stores thanx in advanced
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 01:01 PM
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Either store is fine for the emt, probably a few cents difference
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 06:08 PM
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It's real cheap at home cheapo and they have the pre bent 90's there also
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 07:09 PM
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Sweet thanx guys if you don't mind me asking what does it cost to build on of these? I'm looking to fill pretty much the whole roof with a basket rack something like 48" wide by 70" long just a rough at the moment...
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 07:09 PM
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Also I would like to do the gutter mounts btw
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Old Apr 15, 2012 | 11:13 PM
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I will post pictures of my mounts tomorrow, they are really simple, and I have 20-30$ in this rack, but also take into consideration I have a large fab shop at my disposal so I get a lot of freebies.



Another roof rack-image-2070213858.jpg
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 01:06 AM
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Thats what I want a rack for is carrying a raft. Whats the weight capacity on those seahawks.
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 05:21 AM
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Very true thanx for the info Gary!
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Old Apr 16, 2012 | 08:01 AM
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800lbs or so
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