Re: [Paddlewise] Transporting a Yak in THIS?

From: Dave Kruger <kdruger_at_pacifier.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 08:09:47 -0700
Derek wrote:

> I wonder how hard it would be to modify a Hulivator style rack to do a
> larger drop.... *ponders*

Friend of mine tried that atop one of the taller Dodge Sprints (might have 
been taller than eight feet!), and it was hopeless.  I tried to get her to 
use a system of lines that followed channels across the roof, so you could 
use body weight to pull the thing up, and tie it off when bringing it down, 
but she never got around to it.  She lives on the east coast, and I have 
lost track of what she finally did.  She usually surfaces out here about 
May, so if I see it, and it looks good, I'll report back.

BTW, I'm with you on Matt's system; when the boat is high, and your arms 
are fully extended, you are in a tenuous position.

-- 
Dave Kruger
Astoria, OR
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