[Paddlewise] Fw: Roof Racks

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>This sounds like the Thules have been assembled incorrectly.  If they
>are put together correctly, they do not slide.

My Thule towers slide around only when I take the racks off to store them.
That's when realigning them on the roof is a chore.  There's a positive side
to this because I have the thin gutter mount towers for my Corolla.  To
eliminate roof dents and scratches during installation I lay a thick towel in
the roof and then purposely slide the far tower in, away from the roof edge.
Then when I get to the other side I can slide things into alignment and lay
the tower where it belongs.  To make this easy, I marked the cross bar with a
paint pen to locate both towers and to indicate which is the front rack.

I made some wooden copies of the "shark saddles" and as others have noted,
always strap the boats to the rack, not to the saddles.

Just my 2c.

Bill Chitty
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