RE: [Paddlewise] Roof Racks

That's easy to rectify.   Try using some waterproof sandpaper, fine grit.
Put a piece around the bar, then tighten it.   The rollers won't move then!

Kirby

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Subject: RE: [Paddlewise] Roof Racks


I have owned both Yakima and Thule racks. I am more happy with the Thule.
They seem to be slightly better constructed/engineered. The biggest issue
for me was the circular construction of the Yak cross bars: no matter how
much I tightened them, the rollers would lean forward or aft on the top of
the cross bar....making for a sore arm and foul language. This leaning
occurred whether I was loading my single or my 21 foot tandem.
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I have two suggestions.  For flat water, how about Morro Bay?  I've heard it
compares favorably to Elkhorn Slough (to which I've never been.)  I'd
suggest renting boats at Morro Bay State Park's marina.  They rent
sit-on-tops and canoes.  I think the sit-on-tops are Ocean Kayaks - either
Scramblers or Scuppers or Malibu Twos.  From the State Park's marina you're
right next to the estuary, which is an interesting place, especially if you
like birds.  However, check out the tides before you come and make sure you
start your exploration an hour or two BEFORE high tide, and that you start
heading out of any potential shallow-water strandings before the tide starts
to go out.  Much of that part of the bay is very shallow.  There are some
deeper water channels, but they can be tricky to find.  If you have found
one and gone upstream, it's pretty easy to find your way out.  You can see
them.  But if you're in the shallows - just a few inches of water - and the
tide starts to go out, and you don't know where a channel is, it's really
easy to get stranded.  It happens to people all the time, and there's no
good way out.  Usually the person has to sit and wait for the tide to
change, which could be 12 hours!  If you launch at the right time (while the
tide is still coming in) the man at the rental place can tell you where to
paddle and what to look for, and you shouldn't have a problem.  But once the
tide starts to turn, get out of the shallows!

If this sounds daunting, another good place to go from the marina is across
the bay to the sand spit.  It's a beautiful spot.  I like to parallel the
shore by the sand spit and paddle south to the end of the bay.  It's common
to see lots of birds, seals, even deer once in awhile.

Another excellent paddle on the central coast is around the caves at Shell
Beach.  There are a couple of caves you can paddle in if the tide is right,
and lots of interesting rock formations.  Central Coast Kayaks
(http://centralcoastkayaks.com/) will rent kayaks and drive you to the
launch site - which is only a few blocks from their store.  The rentals I've
seen launching there have been sit-on-tops, but they may have sit-insides
too.

There are also kayak rental places along the Embarcadero in Morro Bay.  From
there you can paddle around the moored boats, across to the sand spit, along
the Embarcadero, and out to the harbor mouth.  You'll see seals, sea lions
(a few), probably an otter or two (there are a couple that seem to live down
past the power plant), and, of course, lots of birds.  Some of these rental
places have "recreational" boats (like Pungos) which I would stay away from,
but you might be able to get a good sit-on-top or a more serious sit-inside
too.

My 2 cents.

Gordon Snapp
Los Osos
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