Looking for a nifty new way to store shells next time you're done rigging up at a regatta? Well, Ben Chang at Whitemarsh Boat Club shared his clever reinvention of the classic low boy to help you out.

We'll let Ben, the Hacker himself, explain:

"After reviewing many designs for DIY Lowboys, including several designs involving plywood and hinges, plastic pipe, and wooden 2x12s, I decided to modify commercially available metal sawhorses to make folding Lowboys to hold boats at regattas.

"The sawhorses were 30 inches high, so I cut 14 inches off each leg and repositioned the rubber feet. Each pair of sawhorses clips together for easy carrying and storage.

"They cost $33 and weigh 9 pounds per pair. Each sawhorse is 30 inches wide and rated to support 500 pounds so holding an eight is no problem. I also applied a one-inch plastic anti-slip tape to the top of the sawhorse to prevent damage to the gunwales."

Good hacking there, and--while not as dirt cheap as some of the plywood versions we looked at in our "Let Us Now Praise Low-Boys' column a few years back--Ben's design is a lot sharper looking, and won't warp or crack the way wooden low boys can.

They also meet maybe the best test of any low-boy design, apart from the "can it hold the boat" threshold: clipped together, they take up very little room in the trailer, plus you can easily carry each set to wherever your boat is going to live until the regatta is over.

Do you have a "made it better" trick like this one? If so, share your ideas--and hacks--in the comments below.

If you have a great rowing hack to suggest for future inclusion, then please send it to us like Ben did and we will feature your idea in a future column.