On Wed, 22 Apr 1998, Sisler, Clyde wrote: [snip] >> >> Years ago, while on a long drive for a canoe trip, I stopped for >>something to eat. When I came out, I happened to glance at the lines >>securing the canoe to the rack. Both of them were untied????? Did both >>of them come loose at the same time? I don't think so. So now, I try >>to remember to take a walk around and tug on everything to make sure >>they're all secure before I take off. years ago, at a class i was attending, an top instructor was teaching. we had a break for a meal, and then came back to camp. while coming back, one of his tie downs broke. the strap around the bow, [there were no bow/stern tie downs, just around the boat and rack]. the canoe flew off the top of his vehicle at 45mph!! luckily there was nobody oncoming, or it would have been messy. the plastic dagger canoe showed barely a scratch!! i try very hard, when taking a trip with the baots, to check all tiedowns after a couple miles of driving, snug down whatever has loosened ... that has saved my butt and a boat before!! mark #------canoeist[at]netbox[dot]com----http://www.diac.com/~zen/mark----- # mark zen o, o__ o_/| o_. po box 474 </ [\/ [\_| [\_\ ft. lupton, co 80621-0474 (`-/-------/----') (`----|-------\-') #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~ http://www.diac.com/~zen/paddler [index to club websites i administer] Rocky Mtn Sea Kayak Club, Colorado River Flows, Poudre Paddlers The Colorado Paddlers' Resource, Rocky Mtn Canoe Club Trip Page -- Know what I hate most? Rhetorical questions. -- Henry N. Camp *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Apr 22 1998 - 11:14:13 PDT
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