>> Just a thought: Does anyone know someone or someplace on the web that might have studied cartop load failures? I would be real curious as to why most cartopped loads fly off. Rain gutter failure? Strap failure? Forgetting to tie it down? It seems I remember reading a statement on one of the commercial rack vendors web sites about the most common cause of failure, but I can't seem to find it now. Looks like most say to use bow/stern tie downs for canoes/kayaks. >> In my case, it was a garbage truck backing into my canoe and the front end of the car. By the time the driver figured out I was behind him (we were stopped at an intersection), the canoe was lying on the ground next to the car, still tied to the Yakima rack and bumpers, and the steel gutters had gouges in them where the rack had torn off. So in my case the polyester tie-down ropes were stronger than the connection between the car and rack. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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