RE: [Paddlewise] Bow and Stern tie downs

For what it's worth I use the bow and stern lines to make sure the rack
stays on  ;-)

Not exactly joking as I have a small pick up and the distance between the
bars is only about 20 inches, so with a 2 - 5, 17-20 foot yaks on top, there
is a lot of lever action.

Most of my boats are a very heavy layup (I think the same guys that designed
ChrisCraft cabin cruisers and Nordkapp kayaks did the layup work on my
boat). I have managed to peel the rain gutters off while going over railroad
tracks when I didn't have the bow and stern lines tight. I generally only
worry about getting the first 2 boats tied at the bow and stern and then tie
the other boats to the rack and to each other.

As far as factory racks, I suspect that they are better attached, but even
there a longer heavier boat could be a problem (I have seen one that was
broken, but never asked how).

Happy paddling - Saul

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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net
[mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net]On Behalf Of Sailboat
Restorations, Inc.
Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 2:32 AM
To: PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net; Chad Parrish
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Bow and Stern tie downs


<snip>. . .  I gather from your follow-up that
there was not a factory rack onto which the Yakima towers attached, but just
the rain ledge attachments (or whatever you call them).  What kind of car?
I have always been wary of they bow/stern tie-downs, as it seems to me they
put a lot of stress on the boat (and if you leave them loose enough so that
they don't stress the boat, they just flop around in the wind and make
noise. . . ).  <snip> That way even if something on the
Thule system were to fail, there is still a strong attachment to the factory
system.  I can't imagine this failing.  Any comments?  How many people
really use bow and stern lines?
Mark

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