Doug, I guess it all depends on the circumstances and personal taste. Some things to note: 1. Larger, longer boats, boats with more side area, are naturaly more succeptable to wind gusts. 2. The space between the saddles (more is better) has a lot to do with the bow and stern moving sideways in the wind. 3. No type of boat should be tightened down excessively in the saddles. As mentioned in an earlier post, four tie-downs with moderate tension would seem to be easier on the boat than tightening the saddle straps very tight with bow/stern lines used only for "auxilary" support. However, any sort of bow/stern tie-down is definitely better than nothing. Ron in MN *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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