Re: [Paddlewise] Cockpit Covers

On Wed, 2 Dec 1998, Alex Ferguson wrote:

> 
> > 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. 
> 
> I would expect to be able to sit in my cockpit in my kayak on 
> the roof without the kayak, the rack or the car suffering. If not 
> something is built a bit light. Two more kayaks (3 all 
> together on the rack) would just about equal my weight. I've 
> carried 3 kayaks and a friend is trying to figure getting 5 on 
> her rack for along trip. Does that put a couple of gallons of 
> water into perspective?
[snip]

you must be pretty small ;-)  if i sat in my kayak on the roof, believe me
there would be no reason to think the roof _wouldn't_ collapse!! yakima
says about 100-150lbs rating [45-70kg] for it's roof racks, i'm darn near
double that!! well, the first number anyhow ;-)

i've had it rain here [colorado, usa] hard enough overnight, that it
took two of us just to roll the boat over on its side, that's only 11
gallons, 100lbs...

mark


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