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. more »

Vibration noises from a surfboard rack are almost always caused by loose equipment. Either the rack on the car roof is not secure, or the board itself is rattling from the wind while driving. It probably gets worse when a big tractor trailer comes barreling past you in the opposite direction, causing enough air blast to shake the whole vehicle. Fortunately, there are techniques and products on the market for reducing surfboard rack vibration. more »