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

From: Al Vazquez <alvazquez_at_kayakguide.com>
Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 17:58:41 -0400
On Friday, May 23, 2003, at 02:44 PM, Leonhardt, William J wrote:

> I was shocked to see how the roof rack was attached to the vehicle.  
> There were press-thru nuts on the inside that didn't even have the 
> bearing area of hex nuts.  Forget washers.

Unfortunately, such fasteners for  factory roof racks are common. My 
Kia Sedona's rack is attached with nothing more than threaded rivets 
into the roof sheet metal and not into the roof frame. And that's why 
tie-downs front and rear are a great idea.

Al Vazquez
KayakGuide.com
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