: "Christian" <rebel_at_snip.net> wrote: > I am looking for a rack system to fit on a car or truck that you can pull > down and fasten your kayak to, then roll back on to your vehicle. My friend > saw this in a magazine once(possibly Canoe & Kayak), and was looking for one > for his wife who is unable to lift their boat on top of their car. > I appreciate any help you can give us. > A Pine Barrens Kayaker You are thinking of the EZtop carrier that is both a roof rack and a cart. When I was at the Jersey Paddler's Paddlesport show last year, I was hanging around mostly with Feathercraft and the EZtop boat was right behind it. So I did see countless demos of how easy it works as a rack as a cart and inbetween, i.e. how the boat goes on to the roof. It works almost effortlessly. In looking at the live demos going on at the next booth, I was reminded of the demos on television eons ago in which Bernadette Castro, at about 8 years of age, would demonstrate that even a child could pull out the bed in a Castro Convertible sofa. She now heads up the NY State parks department, which has a fancier name than that. It is a costly device, in the $400 range, but will meet your needs perfectly. Go to their website, http://www.goeztop.com which starts off with a movie demonstrating it and then into all sorts of details about the product, accessories etc. best, ralph diaz not a Pine Barrens paddler -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Feb 08 2001 - 07:04:20 PST
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