@jedgar just dropped off the BeefBoosts and I’ve just wrapped up throwing them on. He really knocked it out of the park on this.
@cowboystaco Josh and I chatted about you wanting the extra 3/4” and I think you might be fine with these just by dropping it from the top track to the second track. I personally only needed about 1 1/2” total clearance from the roof, and by dropping it to the second track I’m right there.
I installed and took some (poor) pictures of a bar mounted on the first and second track with a tape measure to show the difference in clearance.
Here’s mounted on the second track:
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Vs the top track
I think mounted to the top will definitely give folks clearance for foam for surf and paddle boards. The majority of folks looking to put a Rod vault or roof box up top should have plenty of clearance attaching on the second track.
On a side note, @jedgar is amazing. I was getting super frustrated trying to mount my Riversmith River Quiver and I tried just about every jerry rig I could think of. I had recently picked up Josh’s Buddy Mount (which is dope, go buy one) and figured why not send him an email about making something to get better clearance.
That was March 6th. Josh responded in 30 minutes. We met up the next day so I could give him one of my Beef Bars and less than a day later he sent over a mock up and now (March 22nd) I’ve got the final product and can finally mount my River Quiver.
Seriously, my hats off to him. One of the best parts about owning a GFC is the community we have here. Have a problem or recognize a need? Send someone like Josh an email. The worst thing that could happen is they no and then you figure something else out.