Dave wrote: >I haven't contacted Yakima about this yet, I'm about ready to chuck the hully rollers and just have a couple of sets of these foam blocks that I can fit on over the basic bar set. cheaper and less hassle. I used the foam block system for two years on my Yakima rack--they stink. They support the boat well, but allow too much side-to-side play. You have to do a really good job of attaching painter lines to keep the boat from shifting. I tried the Yakima saddles (a friend's) and really liked them, but not the pricetag. I then cut some plywood saddles that perfectly fit the curvature of my hull. I put some wide weatherstripping on the top edge of the saddles to protect the hull, and the boat rides like a dream. No side-to-side play, and painters aren't even needed. Shawn *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Aug 24 1999 - 08:10:36 PDT
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