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Re: Roof racks revisited
By:Jim Reid
Date: 1/28/1999, 5:55 am
In Response To: Re: Roof racks revisited (Nolan Penney)

> I'm not an old hand, but I do have a hard chined boat. It's traveled many
> a mile sitting on its flat bottom which rests right on the flat
> crossmembers of my roofrack. Cinched down front and rear to the bumpers,
> with a third belly band going through the windows. I've had no problems
> whatsoever with this.
> I have done the same eliminating the roof racks. I just use the foam noodles layed right on the roof of my car,tie the boat to both front and back bumpers and use a nylon strap around the middle through the windows. Cheap and no worries about the boat coming off.

Messages In This Thread

Roof racks revisited
Jack Martin -- 1/26/1999, 5:02 pm
Re: Roof racks revisited
Pete Rudie -- 2/7/1999, 6:02 pm
Re: Roof racks revisited
Paul Jacobson -- 2/8/1999, 1:21 am
Re: Roof racks revisited
Pete Rudie -- 2/8/1999, 3:48 pm
Re: Roof racks revisited
Mike Scarborough -- 1/31/1999, 9:31 pm
Re: Roof racks revisited
Nolan Penney -- 1/27/1999, 6:37 am
Re: Roof racks revisited
Jim Reid -- 1/28/1999, 5:55 am
Re: Roof racks revisited
Robert Woodard -- 1/28/1999, 7:26 pm
Re: Roof racks revisited
Scotty -- 1/29/1999, 8:45 am
Re: Roof racks revisited
Robert Woodard -- 1/29/1999, 10:25 pm
Re: Roof racks revisited
Scotty -- 1/31/1999, 7:02 pm
Re: Roof racks revisited
Scotty -- 2/4/1999, 8:23 pm
Re: Roof racks RE-revisited
Scotty -- 2/4/1999, 8:30 pm
Re: Roof racks RE-revisited
Robert Woodard -- 2/4/1999, 10:26 pm
At this point, look at folding boats
Paul Jacobson -- 2/6/1999, 9:42 pm
Re: At this point, look at folding boats
Robert Woodard -- 2/6/1999, 11:09 pm