Re: [Paddlewise] Yakima Mako Saddles

The rubber pad is extremely soft and grips my sea kayaks tightly; I've never
had a problem with any composite boat. I follow the Yakima instructions and
use bow/stern tie downs. I agree, if an individual has "Yakima" impregnated
in the gel coat, they should question the gel coat integrity.

Craig
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Mastalski" <mastalski_at_engr.wisc.edu>
To: <PaddleWise_at_paddlewise.net>
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 11:35 AM
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Yakima Mako Saddles


> The piece
> which has "Yakima" on it is pretty soft rubber.  It's hard to imagine that
> it would actually imbed into gelcoat.  This seems to me a gel coat issue
> rather than a Mako issue.
snip


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