Padding Boat Trailer Crossarms?

Apr 01, 2017 2 Replies

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I want to make those cross arms a lot more shin-friendly.



Pool noodle does not last - tried it on my roof racks and it wore out quickly - and there's the diameter issue.



Maybe pipe insulation, but I don't know where to go for something with that large an inner diameter.



Push-comes-to-shove, I'll get some shop floor mat from Home Depot, cut it into sections, and lash them to the arms with 1" strips of old inner tube.



But I figured maybe somebody here could come up with something a little more elegant.



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Have you looked at keel pads?

A couple of examples...

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I've also seen rubber padding (floor mats?) bolted to the sides of crossmembers. Something like the second post in this thread.

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Per DerbyDad03:

It's starting to dawn on me: Astroturf or indoor-outdoor carpeting.

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