Re: [Paddlewise] Safety , Responsibility and nonsense

At 05:02 PM 11/29/98 EST, KiAyker_at_aol.com wrote:
>   I love this thread!!!! Because I tie my kayaks on my car with a single
>strap I am accused of being some kind of potential mass murderer! Well I
>certainly don't want to have to go through life carrying such a hefty burden.
>So I think what I am going to do is drill a couple of holes in the bottom of
>my kayak with corresponding holes through the roof of my car. Then every time
>I transport my boats I will run a couple of  large bolts through the boat and
>secure them inside the car with nuts which will be then secured with cotter
>pins. Of course I will have to use some large washers inside the kayak to
>distribute the stress on the fiberglass. This will hold the boat in place
even
>if I lose both rack supports!!!
>   Now that I have come up with what I consider to be the ULTIMATE system to
>fasten my boat to the car for transport I can smugly point my finger and
>accuse all of you who use any system which is not as secure as mine of being
>cold and irresponsible and obviously out to kill people!
>
>Scott
>So.Cal.


Nope you are wrong Scott, you are still some kind of potential mass murderer!
You have not welded your racks to your care in case the gutters fail!!!Maybe
you could get real long bolts to go thru the racks and roof of your car.


Dana

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