RE: [Paddlewise] Car Topping (Storage) Question

From: Chuck Holst <cholst_at_bitstream.net>
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 17:18:34 -0600
What I would like to know, - is there such a risk (for glass boats)?

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I have two slight but noticeable depressions in the bottom of my Romany 
Explorer as a result of filling the hatches with water while the kayak was 
on the car (I was looking for leaks). More recently I noticed some slight, 
narrow depressions on the sheer where the hull meets the deck. Those are 
from hanging the kayaks using 5/16" halyard line. (It's time to add seat 
belt webbing to those lines.)

So yes, fiberglass can deform, even on a British "heavy," but nowhere near 
as much as polyethylene.

Chuck Holst
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