RE: [Paddlewise] not a good morning

Rain gutters!  Amen.  My ’95 F150 has them, and the cap on back has artificial rain gutters – not sure if they’re Thule of Yak, but I think both still make them.  The rig is solid. My ’90 Audi Coupe Quattro had slots built into the sides of the roof for Thule mounts, and my 2010 Mini Cooper has similar slots built into the car – but takes only Mini roof rack mounts.  But they’re solid, as well, and resemble carrying handles for the car itself.  Very stylish.

 

You could add artificial rain gutters to your vehicle, Dave, but obviously it requires drilling holes in the roof and you have a semi-permanent installation.

 

Joq Martin

Canoe Neck Creek, Abell, Maryland

 

From: owner-paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net] On Behalf Of Dave Kruger
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 12:34 PM
To: Victor Okunev; Paddlewise
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] not a good morning

 

Also a satisfied user of the Yakima drydock rack.  Best in the version for a 2 inch receiver.  We also carried big boats over rough roads, with bow and stern ties, Q towers on the cab of a pickup truck.  Not a big fan of Q towers, but thats what fits contemporary vehicles.  Man, I wish vehicles had rain gutters!

 

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Dave Kruger
Astoria, OR




-------- Original message --------
>From Victor Okunev <venuko_at_gmail.com> 
Date: 09/16/2014 9:09 AM (GMT-08:00) 
To Kirk Olsen <kork4_at_cluemail.com> 
Cc Paddlewise <paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net> 
Subject Re: [Paddlewise] not a good morning 


I've been using the Y-shaped Yakima drydock rack
(http://www.yakima.com/shop/water/truck/drydock) on my 4Runner to
carry the aft of my enormous Current Designs Libra XT for many years
with great success. The bow resides on the Q-Towers-roof-mounted
Yakima crossbar. The kayak is situated on the Yakima Mako saddles and
secured with the Riverside Heavy Duty Utility Straps from REI. This
setup is absolutely rock solid, it handles 120km/h on the hwy as well
as some really gnarly logging roads on the Vancouver Island without a
single problem, fingers crossed.



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