On Tuesday 23 July 2002 02:17 am, you wrote: > Dave said: > <snip> > <<< > Almost all of the rack time of my FG yaks has been on quality Yakima > saddles, with as much hull support as most rack systems provide. The > problem areas have been way aft or way forward, where the saddle systems > do not conform so well to the hull profile. Perversely, the hull of my > light layup Wind Dancer shows no gel coat cracks at the forward strap > location, which is way aft of the bulkhead, and and where the yak is of > largest cross section. Good fit to the saddles? Don't know. Go > figure? Probably. > > > Then there's my boat...and sometimes I worry that my kayak might be too > much for my Yak racks. > DL I use a Saris rack system. http://www.graberproducts.com/ The kayak saddles are flexable. The straps run on the outside of the saddles and the saddles conform to the shape of the kayak's hull. Perfect fit every time. Jan Mason td376_at_mail.anonymizer.com *************************************************************************** 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 Jul 23 2002 - 06:17:09 PDT
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