Bob Denton wrote: > > Thanks for all the advise. Yakima rates their towers that clip on to the > factory racks at 150lbs as opposed to 165 lbs for rain gutters. They also > strongly recommend front and rear straps, something I haven't been doing. > Front and rear straps as in from the bow and stern toggles to the bumper? I think that's an excellent idea. A 17 foot boat on racks with a 3 foot spread means there's a 7 foot effort arm generating torque on the hold-down straps. Put that in a 70+ MPH wind and you can get some serious twisting. However, take it easy with those bow and stern ropes. Some people tie a trucker's hitch in them and cramp down on them with all their weight. Good way to snap a glass boat in half or bend a plastic one. Steve -- Test Scoring & Reporting Services Sometimes, you never can University of Georgia always tell what you Athens, GA 30602-5593 least expect the most. *************************************************************************** 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 Nov 25 1998 - 05:45:46 PST
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.4.0 : Thu Aug 21 2025 - 16:30:01 PDT