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From: <KiAyker_at_aol.com>
subject: [Paddlewise] How to mount racks on a Bronco?
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 21:59:27 EST
   I have a friend who needs help mounting some Yakima racks on a Ford Bronco 
fiberglass top. Has anyone done this? Is there anything to know other then 
drill some holes and bolt it down? I appreciate any and all helpful tips that 
you folks might be willing to share.

Thanks,

Scott
So.Cal.

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From: Mark Mastalski <mastalski_at_engr.wisc.edu>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] How to mount racks on a Bronco?
Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2001 08:46:28 -0600
Scott,
I'm assuming that your friend is using Yakima's Bolt Top Loaders to mount 
the system?  This is actually fairly easy to do.  Just figure out where you 
want the towers to be, which will depend on what you are carrying, and use 
the loaders as a template for your drilling.  One thing I do recommend is 
putting a larger piece of aluminum or steel between the roof and the bolt 
top loader.  This will increase the surface area supporting the weight of 
the load on the rack, alleviating stresses in the fiberglass top.

Other than that there's not much to it.  Good luck and happy paddling.

Mark

At 08:59 PM 2/7/01 , you wrote:
>I have a friend who needs help mounting some Yakima racks on a Ford Bronco
>fiberglass top. Has anyone done this?

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From: Looze, John & Donna <looze_at_gemstate.net>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] How to mount racks on a Bronco?
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 04:12:47 -0700
    In addition to what has been suggested, I would recommend you put a
plate on
not only the outside, but the inside too.  Between the plates and the top
some people put a piece of an old tire.  That also helps with weight
distribution, and provides some shock absorption.
    If you are planning on carrying highly rockered boats, allow for the
curvature that will have the hull closer to the vehicle than it is at the
bars. Eg. a rockered boat, hauled upright will have its midships closer, and
if hauled upside down its ends may hit.
JKL




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