In addition to strapping the yak to the rack in the vicinity of the saddles on my Thule, and a bow and stern line to the toggles, I also use a simple "spring" line to the bow and stern that really locks the yak in position. I make a small bowline (the knot) before attaching the bow and stern lines and loop it over the bow or stern. I make the bight (loop) big enough to slide back about 8" on the bow or stern, but no more. I then run the standing part straight fore-aft and taut to my factory rack (on which the Thules are mounted). For slippery polyethylene yaks in slippery plastic saddles, this does the job. If I didn't have the sturdy factory rack as a tie down, and didn't trust the Thules for fore-aft strength, I would run these spring lines over the roof, down to the bumper. Ken *************************************************************************** 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 Thu Apr 23 1998 - 15:07:21 PDT
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