Chad, Holy Guano Batman! I've done the same thing with my S & G. Haven't lost it yet but I will take your misfortune seriously. It's bad enough with a Roylex yak... but watching a hand crafted boat splinter in the rearview is truly tragic. My heart goes out to ya man..... Ed, Atlanta Kayakers http://atlkayakers.home.mindspring.com/kayak Chad wrote: >Just thought I should post my mistake so hopefully people can learn from it and not do the same thing. I went paddling on Saturday on a lake about 4 miles from home. I have a Yakima rack and on short distances will sometimes leave the bow and stern tie downs off. My stitch and glue kayak came off the roof of my car around 60 mph, fortunetly no one was behind me and no one got hurt, with the exception of the boat. So no matter how late you are running I would make sure that the bow and stern are securely tied down. I see many people driving with the same setup as mine without the tie downs, just be aware that the unthinkable can happen... *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
RE/ >My stitch and glue kayak came off the roof of my car around >60 mph, What failed? Tiedowns? Knot(s)? Racks? Roof? Straps or rope? ----------------------- Pete Cresswell *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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