Re: [Paddlewise] Roof Racks

From: Kevin Street <kwsml_at_rogers.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 12:18:31 -0500
On Thu, 2004-01-29 at 17:39, Geoff Jennings wrote:

> Yakima stuff is strong, but watch the connection to the roof.  On my explorer I
> first had the kind of rack that mounts to the factory roof rails, replacing the
> factory cross bars.   A trip to Bahia de Gonzaga in Baja ripped the factory
> rails out fo the roof, though still firmly attached to the Yakima gear.   Made
> my $150 doller trip into an $800+ trip, as body work was required to fix it.
> Major bummer.  

Do you know what caused the roof rails to pull out?  Heavy cross winds,
bouncing over rough roads, driving into the garage without removing the
kayak, ... ?

-- 
Kevin Street
street_at_rogers.com
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