Re: [Paddlewise] Cockpit Covers

The current issue of Canoe & Kayak, the annual buyer's guide issue, has
a section on "winterizing" your boats.  This includes along with some
good repair and cleaning tips, some suggestions on storage that I
believe point out some things you would also want to take into account
when car-topping.  Ralph has echoed some of these tips below, that I
believe were in this article.

Regards,
Chris Bush

rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com wrote:
> 
> Lloyd Bowles wrote:
> >
> > David Seng wrote:
> > >
> > > 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.
> >
> > Canoeists do this all the time.
> 
> Some one correct me if I am wrong, but I have been given to understand
> that on non-plastic hardshell kayaks, the hulls are much stronger than
> the decks.  If you place such a kayak upside down, you are pressing the
> whole boat very heavily down on its weakest surface and therefore
> raising the potential for damaging your boat.
> 
> I know that some people carry folding kayaks upside down but I would not
> recommend it.  In all folding kayaks, the framework at the keel is
> stronger than the framework at the deck.  People who mount a Klepper
> upside down are rest the entire boat on its deck bar which is thinner
> and less structured than the keel portion.  Same with Folbots,
> Nautiraids, Feathercrafts where the keel bars are generally thicker (or
> doubled up) than the top bar.
> 
> Of course, the strongest part of the boat is its side and is probably
> the preferable way of carrying a kayak.
> 
> ralph diaz
> 
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