On Wed, 22 Apr 1998, Mark Zen wrote: > On Wed, 22 Apr 1998, Kirk Olsen wrote: > >>Could you explain to me why you use lines to the back of the vehicle? I > >>almost always use 2 lines to the front of the car, but don't bother with any > >>lines to the back. > > fast stops... what will keep your boat from flying forward in a quick > stop?? The canoes I usually carry are 18.5 foot long marathon flatwater racing boats. These boats overhang the back of the car by several feet. The overhang at the back is slightly more than the distance from the front tie downs to the bumper. I decided to stop using a rear rope after noticing that the front ropes would retension before the rear ropes would, even in the case of a boat launching forward. > i tie my boats with 2 straps around the body, and a bow and stern line > most all the time... I use 2 straps, each doubled over, around the body of the boat, then one line to each side of the front bumper of the vehicle. With my singles canoe I also like to use a foam pad on the roof rack so that the gunwales sink into the foam when I tension the straps. This has really cut down on the amount the boat wiggles when encountering crosswinds or trucks. The singles canoe has extreme tumblehome so the straps are about 5 inches from the gunwales where they attach to the rack. This gap prevents the straps from holding the gunwales in place when the boat tries to shift. kirk *************************************************************************** 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 - 11:47:22 PDT
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