On Tue, 8 Jul 2003 13:08:25 EDT, Sandy wrote: > stephen, did you get any replies on this system? Nope, I'm only going on the review in Sea Kayaker magazine... >i put the thule racks with the J-Hull cradles for two boats (and mine >whistles also - what could be causing it?) must be the racks themselves as I don't >have the outrigger. Maybe the cradles, Sandy, as my Thule racks have always been fine... >At 5'0", I'm too short to lift a boat up and over the Js. I bought a >suction/roller system that works great for sliding a boat up from the rear hatch, but >I can't slide a boat on its side to slide it into the Js. My problem from the rear is in hitting the back of the vehicle before I get it high enough for the cradle. I suppose I could use a little step-stool. >Would the Thule outrigger help me? Yes, it probably would.... it is a useful attachment if it doesn't whistle. >back to the Talon: looks as if anything that could raise two boats would be >frightfully, frightfully expensive. any comments out there? Hmmmmm, it may be somewhat expensive but if you have good use of it for a number of years (my rationale), then the cost per lift isn't so bad. :-) -- cheers, Stephen *************************************************************************** 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 Wed Jul 09 2003 - 08:36:55 PDT
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