Re: [Paddlewise] Roof Racks

From: Bob Tellefson <bob_at_sbka.org>
Date: Sat, 28 Nov 1998 18:03:52 -0800
At 08:14 PM 11/27/98 -0500, Rene Milo wrote:
>
>I will probably get Thule for my '97 Honda.  I am a bit worried about using
>the saddles on my Feathercraft K1.  I was wondering about the "Watercraft
>carrier" by Rola Roof Racks -- http://www.rola.com.au
>

The Feathercraft K1 can be very easily and securely carried upside down
directly on padded cross bars.  You will notice that the K1 deck is two
flat planes.  I have padded my Yakima bars with insulating foam and tie my
K1 down resting on one of the deck's planes.  

It works very well with the racks mounted 6 or 7 feet apart on my truck.
You may find this difficult on smaller vehicles.  I don't know how well
this will work on a narrower spread, possibly just as well; as the deck
planes are wider immediately fore and aft of the cockpit.

I have the Yakima saddles up there too for my other boat.  They are too
much trouble to adjust frequently but work fine if you don't plan on
changing boats often.  For awhile I carried the K1 in the saddles but
didn't like the way they crimped the sp****ns.


Bob Tellefson
Santa Barbara Kayak Assocation
http://www.sbka.org
805-683-9717

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