Anybody carrying kayaks on a car with a moon roof? Does a moon roof weaken the roof enough to cause any problems with the additional stresses of carrying boats at high speeds and potential winds? Or, should that topic be a non-issue when car shopping? Thanks, Rick *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 Rick.Sylvia_at_ferguson.com wrote: > Anybody carrying kayaks on a car with a moon roof? Does a moon roof > weaken the roof enough to cause any problems with the additional > stresses of carrying boats at high speeds and potential winds? Or, > should that topic be a non-issue when car shopping? Thanks, Rick. Now I've got something else to worry about. <g> I have a 95 Subaru Legacy with Thule bars and two sets of their J-racks. I carry 16' to 17' kayaks on either side, squeeze a WS Piccolo in between and drive as fast as can from Pennsylvania to places like Virginia, North Carolina, etc. Of course, some of that time is spent creeping around D.C. on I-95, but otherwise after several trips over several years, I've had no problems. I _do_ tie down all boats at both ends. - Paul *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
>On Thu, 10 Jun 2004 Rick.Sylvia_at_ferguson.com wrote: > >> Anybody carrying kayaks on a car with a moon roof? Rick -- Moon roofs are kind of handy to keep an eye on the kayaks and the tie-down lines. It's nice to be able to slide open the shade and see how the kayaks are doing. I've driven two boats at interstate speeds across several states with no problems. Margot *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
The need for extra cross members to box in the hole probably make the roof stronger, if anything. After all, you are not attaching to the sheet metal roof, and even that would be stronger because it is not the same large continuous sheet. GaryJ *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
I understand that you can take your car down logging roads to get to the coast just north of Brooks Peninsula on Vancouver Island. Does anyone know if there have been problems with vandalism in this area? Are there alternatives nearby? We have been at other places where it has been possible to pay someone to watch your car (ie park it on their land: (for example at San Joseph Bay). If there anyplace around there where someone will watch your car? *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
We had a rack on a Mercury with a moon roof for several years with no difficulties. I imagine that a lot would depend on the dimensions of any particular vehicle, but for any rack that I've ever used, the feet are placed at the outside edge of the roof -- where it is strong. YMMV Bob V > Anybody carrying kayaks on a car with a moon roof? Does a moon roof > weaken the roof enough to cause any problems with the additional > stresses of carrying boats at high speeds and potential winds? Or, > should that topic be a non-issue when car shopping? *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
My current car doesn't have a moon roof, largely because I decided that it's not worth spending the extra money for it if you're going to put kayak racks on the car. I had a moon roof on my previous car,a Mercury Mystique. I had no problems, but I did find that having the racks on the car created so much noise that it was no fun to ride with the moon roof open. It was actually somewhat better (better, but not actually good...) when the kayak was on the car. For some reason, it was less noisy then. Joan *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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