[Paddlewise] Car topping -- bow/stern tie-down

>>>>>From: jwd_at_acm.org
Subject: [Paddlewise] Car topping -- bow/stern tie-down

So here's my question:
 "Where the heck do you tie your bow and stern down to on newer vehicles
  (say vehicles manufactured in the last 4 or 5 years)?"<<<<

I can't speak about many other cars, but at least a fair number have tie
down hooks on all four corners.  For example, my Subura Outback does.  But
I also have an older car with a metal bumper (instead of the plastic
covered bumbers that are popular now) that doesn't have any tie down hooks,
so I just drilled holes in the corners of the bumpers and inserted 3/16"
eyebolts (ie hooks that form a complete circle sorta like the letter "P").
I figure when it's time to sell it, I'll just remove the hooks (hoping that
the remaining holes shouldn't be too much of an eyesore).

Evan Dallas
Woodinville Washington (who also thinks one of the best things about
Washington state, from a kayaking perspective, is its proximity to gorgeous
Vancouver Island as well as the west coast of mainland British Columbia)




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