<<I've seen several kayaks cartopped on convertibles.>> I lash my Epic GP to the "roll bar" on my Honda Del Sol and strap the front to the base of the passenger seat. Since the Del Sol gets 40-44 MPG (without boat) and is the most fun to drive, I take it whenever I can. Not sure I would use a much heavier boat, but I did carry my surf kayak about 100 miles to VA beach that way. Brian Blankinship *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
No, not a BC thing....I owned a 1962 TR Spitfire also, and you are right about it being a piece of junk, but I LOVED it when it was running and have often considered getting another one. It used to break just sitting in the driveway. I bought it used "as is," and it needed a new clutch immediately. No problem I thought, so I bought a Triumph service manual and was shocked to discover that Step 1 to install a new clutch in a TR Spitfire is to remove the interior of the vehicle! That's right, the seats, the carpet, and a good part of the floor come out first because the transmission has to be removed "up" thru the passenger compartment to get to the clutch. Anyway, just to keep this paddle related, I don't think you can haul a kayak on the roof of a TR Spitfire because it is a convertible and you would get a headache from the boat banging on top of your head :) In a message dated 5/25/2005 3:25:56 PM Pacific Standard Time, Darryl.Johnson_at_sympatico.ca writes: > Gordin Warner > Victoria BC > I don't own Honda stock, or a dealership, but there are two Honda's in > the driveway. I have owned three VW's, a 356 Porshce that broke the > bank, and an MGA. I didn't own the MGA long enough to really come to > hate it and in moments of weakness think of buying another. I know. > It's a sickness. I owned several old MGs: an MGA and a couple of MGBs. I also had a TR- 2, -3, 4A & 5. And a Spitfire. (What a piece of junk THAT was!) I had a 944 for a while, but I traded it in on a house when I got married. Not enough room for a bedroom set in the back of the Porsche. I was born in BC, and my sister still lives in Victoria. Do you think that this sickness is a BC thing? Would it re-appear if I moved back there? Scary thought! -- Darryl *************************************************************************** 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, 26 May 2005 20:46:50 EDT, MJKory_at_aol.com said: > I don't think you can haul a kayak on the roof of a TR Spitfire > because it is a convertible and you would get a headache from the boat > banging on top of your head :) I've seen several kayaks cartopped on convertibles. My father used to have a trunk mounted wood thing as a rear rack and would use the windshield as the front rack. I wouldn't consider that set up to have been safe.... There used to be an MG on cape code that had a rack made out of 3" PVC tubing which mounted to the front and rear bumpers. The boat would be on the rack over the passenger area and didn't touch the roof or windshield of the car. Last week I saw a new toyota celica with a single roof rack carrying a Huki S1-X, which is 21 feet long. Instead of a rear rack the owner had made a "wall" out of foam, complete with a window, that he had attached to the spoiler. The top of the "wall" had a cut out for the boat to rest in. Kirk -- Kirk Olsen *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Kirk Olsen wrote: >I've seen several kayaks cartopped on convertibles. My father used to >have a trunk mounted wood thing as a rear rack and would use the >windshield as the front rack. I wouldn't consider that set up to have >been safe.... > > > I used to date a girl years ago that cartopped a canoe on a 1968 Mustang covertible. Her dad made this pretty ingenious rig that mounted on the car when the top was down. So if the weather was questionable, we tandemed & took my 1969 Camaro coupe (Her canoe, though, because it was better than mine). Don't recall the details of how it was made, but it worked great. Wayne -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wayne Smith wsmith16_at_charter.net Check out my website!: http://webpages.charter.net/wsmith16/home.html *************************************************************************** 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 5/26/05, Wayne Smith <wsmith16_at_charter.net> wrote: > I used to date a girl years ago that cartopped a canoe on a 1968 Mustang > covertible. ..... <snip>......(Her canoe, though, because it was > better than mine) "Girl wanted. Must be cute with convertible and canoe. Send photo of canoe." Craig Jungers Royal City, WA (Sorry... I just couldn't resist!) *************************************************************************** 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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