Anybody else have a board mounted on their MINI? I'd love to see a pic or two.
I have a 9'6" board... It must be larger than the MINI, lol.
TIA
Dave

 

Here's my 8.2" NEV fun board. I go to Santa Cruz, CA
It's about smaller then the my Mini hee hee. It sometimes pick up air when I go above 85 mph...hee hee joking.

 

Hang Loose!

 

I have a 9'6"... I have to tie the nose down. It's a funny site though. Was even funnier on my Classic Mini..Have to dig up some pics.

 

A friend of mine has a few long boards, 9-5, 9-10, and longer. He lives one block maybe 1 and ½ blocks from the beach and has racks for his boards.

I don’t have any pictures but laugh when ever I see them. I’d be walking my board to the beach to surf myself.

I have to stick the 9-5 in the back of the MINI just get there with the lid up. Only a few miles BTW.

 

That's hot Andaya!

 

Hey, Andaya - a couple questions if you don't mind:

Can you open the sunroof with the rack on?

If you can, does the rack's wind deflector have any impact (positive or negative) on the noise and buffeting inside the car when the sunroof's open and you're going over 50?

Thanks - nice pic!

P.S. Speaking of board lengths, my wife has an uncle who used to build fiberglass dinghies. I remember him telling me that sailboats under 12 feet didn't have to be registered in California. Our MINIs are under 12 feet!

 

Hi,

I don't mind at all, that's why we're all here to ask questions. hee hee.

When you get racks you will have alot of noises for AN OPEN SUN ROOF, when it's close its ok. I would reccommend you getting the fairings, it does help alot.

Now I'v taken a few pictures for you so you know what to expect.
WITH RACK ON:
-I can open and tip up the sun roof with no problem.(see pictures)
-noise is ok but it's noiser on the highway. I only open the tip on highways but on regular road I open it all the way.

WITH SURF BOARD ON (pads)
-tip up BUT can't open the sun roof due to the space beneath the pads.(see pict)
--Noise is high especially on highway. Sunroof close.

hope this helps
Andaya

 

Great description and pictures - thanks!

 

9'4" Hobie on top and MINI racks accessorized with hardware store stuff, check my gallery for details.