[Paddlewise] Westfalia Rack

I received a message from a fellow paddler on this subject with his
observations:

> I have the Maco saddles that Yakima sells.  These have
>a rough surface which rips off the gelcoat when going down a bumpy freeway.
>I believe that Yakima is redoing that design.  The saddles marred several of
>my glass kayaks before I got wise and rubber cemented on some protective
>closed cell foam.  I cut the foam so that the soft part of the saddle (the
>part in the middle) still comes up to hold the boat when you tighten the
>straps.  Maco/Yakima cost me some rough spots in my gelcoat. Glenn (Wildwater)

Unlike Glenn I do not currently have a gelcoat boat. When I received my
Yakima rack it had rubber pads which I removed to make it easier to slide
my kayaks on the saddles. I assume these would be a good thing to have on
for a gelcoat boat.




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a man with two watches is never sure..."  -  Albert Einstein



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