On Mon, 19 Apr 1999 08:35:32 Dave Kruger wrote: > > I realized the bow line will do that >ONLY if the bow of the canoe extends *forward* of the front bumper! For my >boats, the bows are well to the rear of the front bumper >Re: can the stern line hold the canoe from sliding off the front in an >E-stop: only if the stern of the canoe is FORWARD of the rear bumper. On >my vehicles, the stern parts of canoes and kayaks extend way beyond the >rear bumper, so stern lines can not do that. >So, with the bow line running forward of the nose of the canoe, and the >stern line running forward of the stern, seems to me NEITHER can supply the >force which keeps the canoe from sliding forward (except to the extent they >contribute to frictional forces between rack and canoe). > >Whattaya say, Paddlewisers? What keeps that blamed canoe up there? > Superglue! Just glue that puppy to the roof. When you get to the put in just roll your car over and float away. Solves that nasty problem of catching a ride back to the put in when you take out. :) Seriously, a rope can only apply a force in tension. It has no ability to apply a compression force (well, until you pack it down to a small ball that will never get unknotted). But even in your situation the bow and stern lines will keep it from flying off. The boat would slide forward of the rear bumper until the stern lines were taut and under tension again. You would have to get out and reposition the boat to continue driving but at least it would still be in one piece semi on the roof and not 20+ pieces scattered down the road (man, that's going to take a _lot_ of fiberglass and epoxy to fix, anyone up for a jigsaw puzzle?). Mel --- There are three types of people, those who can count and those who can't. -----== Sent via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==----- http://www.dejanews.com/ Easy access to 50,000+ discussion forums *************************************************************************** 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 Mon Apr 19 1999 - 09:44:05 PDT
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