Does anyone out there carry their kayak upside down on their vehicle? I've done this for the past few years because I think its more aerodynamic and I don't have to worry about covering the cockpit or its catching a lot of rain. I should mention that my vehicle is an older Mazda pickup [fairly low] so its easy to load from the side. However maybe I'm missing something, since I've never seen anyone else doing this. Thanks for any input. New to paddlewise and am enjoying it. Paul *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
When my pickup had a regular lumber rack on it, I had some padded 2X4's for the boats and always carried them upside-down. Now I have a shell with an over-priced Yakima rack and carry them right-side-up. The former was much more secure. Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Grant" <paragrant_at_webtv.net> To: <paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net> Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 9:36 PM Subject: [Paddlewise] cartoppping > Does anyone out there carry their kayak upside down on their vehicle? *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Many kayaks have much weaker decks than hulls. Because of that, I carry mine cockpit side up, although not having to keep the rain out would be nicer. One of my older, whitewater kayaks has such a thin deck that I am sure it would break if is cinched it down tightly onto my rack. JOhn Paul Grant wrote: > > Does anyone out there carry their kayak upside down on their vehicle? > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
And for something completely different, I built an A-frame (cedar) which fits on the lumber rack of my Toyota PU. The kayaks (fits 2) rest on there beams as my thinking is that it is the strongest part of the plastic boats I am currently carrying. Seems this will be the best for the CLC I am building now. photos at: http://members.xoom.com/gabrielR/kayak/ scroll down. BaysideBob wrote: > > When my pickup had a regular lumber rack on it, I had some padded 2X4's for > the boats and always carried them upside-down. Now I have a shell with an > over-priced Yakima rack and carry them right-side-up. The former was much > more secure. > Bob -- : : Gabriel L Romeu : http://studiofurniture.com furniture from the workshop : http://members.xoom.com/gabrielR life as a tourist, daily journal : http://users.aol.com/romeugp paintings, photographs, etchings, objects *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Paul Grant wrote: > > Does anyone out there carry their kayak upside down on their vehicle? > I've done this for the past few years because I think its more > aerodynamic and I don't have to worry about covering the cockpit or its > catching a lot of rain. I should mention that my vehicle is an older > Mazda pickup [fairly low] so its easy to load from the side. However > maybe I'm missing something, since I've never seen anyone else doing > this. Thanks for any input. New to paddlewise and am enjoying it. I do sometimes. My boat is plastic and has plenty strong decks, which just happen to fit the contours of my foam blocks. Seems to work well. Steve *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> -----Original Message----- > From: paragrant_at_webtv.net [mailto:paragrant_at_webtv.net] > Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 8:36 PM > > Does anyone out there carry their kayak upside down on their vehicle? My kayaks are almost always upside down on my Yak rack because of the rain issue. I posted a similar question here a couple of years ago and one suggestion that somebody had (and this could easily apply to boats carried hole-up also) is to make sure that the cradles are located under the bulkheads, assuming that your kayak has bulkheads. This could alleviate the stress absorbed by the typically weaker deck layup. So far no problems carrying either my FG Ascente or RM Skerray upside down - and they seem to live on the truck a lot of the spring/summer/fall. Dave Seng Juneau, Alaska *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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