Re: [Paddlewise] not a good morning

I carry kayaks and surfski on my '07 Ford Focus on Yakima Landing Pads 
screwed into my roof. I've always figured it was not the weight, but the 
upward push of the wind that is the main concern. So I do use a bow tie 
down with a loop around the bow of my ski with a bit of bungee cord to 
keep it from moving around. I figure it counter acts some of the upward 
wind force.
Occasionally I'll skip the bow tie down and drive to the beach hoping my 
roof doesn't start peeling off from the car!

Mark Sanders
www.sandmarks.net

Wynne Eden wrote:
> Disclaimer:  I haven't checked the Prius specifically, and don't know 
> the model Prius you have to go about doing so.  I'm not suggesting you 
> did what I'm hopefully cautioning others against here, either.
>
> I owned a Ford Fiesta for three years, and spent a lot of time 
> researching racks for small cars. Ford simply said don't do it, and 
> that doing so would void my warranty (as would adding a trailer hitch)
>
> Once the mfg. warranty had expired, I started seriously looking.
>
> After conversations with Yakima and Thule, I finally reached a 
> decision that I couldn't safely carry more than one boat on the roof 
> of a small/compact car, no matter the model, and that I'd have to be 
> careful what boat I carried if only loading a single boat. I went 
> through spec after spec, trying to decide on a small/fuel efficient 
> car that could do what I wanted.
>
> That was a major issue for me, as I had wanted to get to the point 
> where I could just toss my wife's and my kayak on the car and go 
> rather than use the SUV I'd given my son or add a trailer hitch.
>
>
>
> Wynne Eden
> Americus, GA

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