Maybe somebody can tell me why I shouldn't be doing this, but I simply avoid the whole issue by carrying my kayaks mounted upside down - the wet side towards the water. They don't look as cool as if they were in the cradles right side up, but I'm not really all that "cool" of a guy - lean a bit more towards the "practical" end of the personality spectrum<g>. Seriously though - am I possibly causing damage? I adjusted the cradles so that they provide the maximum amount of surface mating (leave it alone<g>) area. My kayak practically lives on top of my Cherokee (with bow & stern lines tied down) and in a rainforest area like this we tend to get just a bit of rain.... Dave Seng Juneau, Alaska > > Caution note: in very heavy or sustained rains, you can > pick up enough > > rainwater in a cockpit to collapse your rack > > I've heard that fallacy too. Over enough days maybe but > taking 6" of rain over night on a single, that's about 2" of > water in the cockpit. Remember the opening is a lot smaller > than the floor area of a standard (not folding) kayak. *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Dec 01 1998 - 12:41:58 PST
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