In addition to securing the boat to the saddles using nylon straps or rope, I've been forcing myself to use bow/stern lines (also nylon strap or rope) attached to the bumpers or frame of the car just in case. It only takes an extra minute or two to attach them, and they could easily keep a boat from taking off like a kite if the rack-to-roof or boat-to-rack attachments fail. A loose boat could really hurt someone in another car besides self-destructing when it hits the pavement at high speeds. Just like all other aspects of paddling, better to be safe than sorry IMHO. BTW, I've been a happy Thule customer for a long time. No problems with saddles or other attachments rolling on the rectangular bars. I've got 2 ski racks, saddles, ww kayak stackers, bike racks, an Adventurer cargo box that I've accumulated over about 13 years and all have worked as designed. My only gripe is with their prices, and I don't think Yakima is any closer to reasonable. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Bow and stern might be a little overkill. A kayak riding in saddles will have space to flex a little, however with both bow and stern lines it might be too restrictive, and actually cause damage to kayak amidships. Sometimes, on a long haul I add a bowline, but keep it loose, to restrict its forward travel if it gets loose. Pat --- "Jernigan Brian (nbd1bpj)" <nbd1bpj_at_ups.com> wrote: > In addition to securing the boat to the saddles > using nylon straps or > rope, I've been forcing myself to use bow/stern > lines (also nylon > strap or rope) attached to the bumpers or frame of > the car just in > case. It only takes an extra minute or two to > attach them, and they > could easily keep a boat from taking off like a kite > if the > rack-to-roof or boat-to-rack attachments fail. A > loose boat could > really hurt someone in another car besides > self-destructing when it > hits the pavement at high speeds. Just like all > other aspects of > paddling, better to be safe than sorry IMHO. > > BTW, I've been a happy Thule customer for a long > time. No problems > with saddles or other attachments rolling on the > rectangular bars. > I've got 2 ski racks, saddles, ww kayak stackers, > bike racks, an > Adventurer cargo box that I've accumulated over > about 13 years and all > have worked as designed. My only gripe is with their > prices, and I > don't think Yakima is any closer to reasonable. > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: > paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ > *************************************************************************** > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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