Details of Rushton Indian Girl floor rack/grate?

[H.E. Pennypacker]

Does anyone have an Indian Girl with floor rack? Pics good, dimensions even better. Catalog says button at each end. Any in the middle??? Thanks for any information.

 

[thirsty]

Our IG is 15'. The six runners are ash,7/8x5/16, the five cross pieces appear to be cedar, 7/8x3/8. The floor button is screwed into the stem & the rack runs past the stems 1 1/2". The cross pieces extend past the runners 3/8". The center spread of the rack is 10 1/4" on our 15 footer. Hope this is of some help.
Dave

 

[H.E. Pennypacker]

Dave-
Thanks a bunch. Very helpful! So how are you supposed to cartop one of these with the floor rack all jiggly, dangling from the two ends? I guess you don't, at least not if you want an unbroken floor rack! Just to be clear, if there are five cross pieces, then one is in the center; your center spread is 10 1/4 inches. Is this including the extended ends of the center cross piece, or just from outside to outside of the runners? Again- thanks very much. I didn't expect such a thoroughly helpful answer!

H.E.

 

[Dan Miller]

Dave-
So how are you supposed to cartop one of these with the floor rack all jiggly, dangling from the two ends? I guess you don't, at least not if you want an unbroken floor rack!

I lash floor racks to the underside of seats and thwarts when transporting them...

 

[jdm6593]

Thank you Dave for more of your detailed, useful pictures. I have only one of these toggles. If anyone wants to sell one to complete our set let us know. I might have to give up and cast some new ones. Your toggle looks a lot smoother than ours. Is it really that way, or is it more like our rough one?

 

[thirsty]

I have an extra floor button I'll send you you, courtesy of member Mark Adams. Send me a private message w/ your address.

Dan knows, we wrap & lash it to thwart & seats.

 

[thirsty]

The 10 1/4" center width is the outside edge of ash rails.

 

[jdm6593]

Thank you thirsty, I sent you a message.