I tie down hundreds of boats every summer and I agree that most boats can be safely held in place using saddles and two good camstraps. However, it's important to note that Yakima (I'm not sure about Thule) offers terrific assistance to their rack owners if something happens to the cargo while driving. Specifically for boats, Yakima goes to great measures to help you if your boat launches due to the rack failing, but only if you use proper bow and stern lines. In my opinion, the two minutes it takes to tie the bow and stern lines is worth the peace of mind just in case something fails. I've seen it happen and it ain't pretty. Mark Mastalski At 06:23 PM 4/16/01 , Ellis Andersen wrote: >My point is not that bow and stern lines are a bad thing, but alternate >arrangements can be safe. My 18' single is rock solid in the saddles >(doesn't even waver) and the tandem only moves slightly in the toughest >conditions (strong cross-wind gust, tractor-trailor flying by too close, >crossing a big bridge in wind). ___________________________________ Mark Mastalski, Assistant Director Cooperative Education & Internship Program University of Wisconsin - Madison 1415 Engineering Drive, Room 1150 Madison, WI 53706-1619 (608) 262-7504 (608) 262-7262 Fax www.engr.wisc.edu/services/ecs *************************************************************************** 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 Tue Apr 17 2001 - 10:22:15 PDT
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