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Boat
Storage Racks
How To Bolt and Anchor Down
To Concrete, Wood, Grass and Soft Soil
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These Storage Racks Are Not Required to be Bolted Down - This is
Optional |
| This page highlights the many different ways to anchor down your
boat storage racks for canoes, kayaks, boats, and sailboats to a variety
of different surfaces. Storage Racks can be bolted down to wood,
concrete floors, and adapted by means of concrete pads for soft soil,
including grassy areas. |
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| Wood Dock |
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Concrete Pad |
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Grass or Soft soil |
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Kayak Rack Bolted to a Concrete Floor
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Canoe Rack Bolted to a Concrete Pad |
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Sailboat Racks Anchored to a Wood Dock
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Sailboat Racks Anchored in Grass Area |
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Box Racks on Raised Concrete Pads or Pillars
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Box Racks Bolted to Flat Concrete |
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Temporary Installation with Auger Anchor |
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| Typical Auger Anchor Set |
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Screw anchor into the ground
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Permanent Anchoring Systems |
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Measure and Layout the Storage
Rack |
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Typical Layout Dimensions - Either measure your
rack or obtain from manufacturer |
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Use L Brackets to Bolt Down the Racks |
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On all installations Use L Brackets to secure racks to floors, docks or concrete
pads. You may order these with your racks, or obtain from local hardware
suppliers |
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| AB-4 Style Bracket Attachment |
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Typical L Type Bracket |
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Wood Surfaces - Such as a Dock |
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Racks Can be bolted to Wooden Docks by using L
Brackets and Lag Screws |
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Use a Lag Screw to Bolt Down into Wood |
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On a Concrete Surface or Pad |
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A Full Size Concrete Pad can be poured to allow racks
to be bolted down by using
L Brackets and Concrete Fasteners |
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| Anchor for Wet Insertion |
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Cinch Style- Drill a Hole |
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Lag & Shield - Drill a Hole |
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Installation Tips |
- Locate concrete pads for each bolt down point.
- Be sure
that all foot pads are equally level.
- Choose your anchor bolts.
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Concrete L Bolts are inserted into the wet concrete and require exact
measurements
- NOTE: It is much easier to install the "Cinch"
or "Lag & Shield" type anchors by drilling after the
concrete dries as these type of anchors do not require precise
measurements for the bolt locations.
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On Soft Soil Or Grass with
Raised Pads |
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Multiple Concrete Pads or Footers can be poured
to allow racks to be bolted down |
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Use a Round or Square
Concrete Form |
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Round cardboard Sonotube Type Forms are available
pre-made or you can construct your own forms from wood |
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Using Round Pre-Made Concrete Forms |
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| Typical Installation |
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Cut Form to Size |
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Dig Hole and Set Form |
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| Mix Concrete |
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Choose Anchor Bolt |
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Fill Form with concrete |
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Construct Your own forms from wood |
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| Typical Layout |
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Build Form to Size |
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Fill with Concrete |
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