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Re: Transporting kayaks: upright or inverted?
By:Dean Trexel
Date: 6/15/2000, 3:45 pm
In Response To: Re: Transporting kayaks: upright or inverted? (Dale Frolander)

I've always done it right-side up, but I should try it the other way for kicks. I have always had kayaks with lots of bow upsweep (Tern and Outer Island) and a small car -- putting it upside-down would probably cut too much into my field of view...

Dean

: I don't think anyone answered your question as I read it. I believe you want
: to know if you should put the kayak on the hull with the cockpits up, or
: put the kayak on the deck, with the cockpits down.

: I too have the same question, because I think it would be more aerodynamic to
: have the kayak upside down, plus I might be able to make it under the
: 7'6" height surcharge when taking it on a ferry. The only negative I
: can see is that it would be sitting on the deck instead of the hull.

: Why do I never see anyone put their kayaks on the roof upside-down?

: Thanks in advance, Dale

Messages In This Thread

Transporting kayaks: upright or inverted?
Chuck -- 6/15/2000, 10:52 am
Re: Transporting kayaks: upright or inverted?
Jim Reid -- 6/17/2000, 7:43 am
Re:downpour=down,as luggage carrier=up,
lee -- 6/15/2000, 10:18 pm
All mixed up
Robb -- 6/15/2000, 5:52 pm
Kayak transportation
Julie Kanarr -- 6/15/2000, 9:40 pm
Re: faith and kayak transportation
Dean Trexel -- 6/15/2000, 10:02 pm
Re: Transporting kayaks: upright or inverted?
Ken Finger -- 6/15/2000, 4:06 pm
Re: Transporting kayaks: upright or inverted?
Chuck -- 6/15/2000, 5:32 pm
Re: Transporting kayaks: upright or inverted?
Greg Stamer -- 6/16/2000, 11:26 am
Re: Transporting kayaks: upright or inverted?
Dale Frolander -- 6/15/2000, 3:14 pm
Re: Transporting kayaks:another ???
garland reese -- 6/16/2000, 9:44 am
Re: Transporting kayaks:another ???
Dean Trexel -- 6/16/2000, 12:51 pm
I carry it iverted all the time.
Brian Nystrom -- 6/16/2000, 9:26 am
Anyway plus another use:
mike allen ---> -- 6/15/2000, 3:50 pm
aren't we environmentalists?
Dean Trexel -- 6/15/2000, 8:54 pm
we environmentalists
mike allen ---> -- 6/16/2000, 4:20 pm
Re: Transporting kayaks: upright or inverted?
Dean Trexel -- 6/15/2000, 3:45 pm
Re: doggonit, you're right
Ross Leidy -- 6/15/2000, 3:34 pm
Re: Transporting kayaks: upright or inverted?
Rick -- 6/15/2000, 3:23 pm
Re: Transporting kayaks: upright or inverted? *Pic*
Ross Leidy -- 6/15/2000, 11:21 am
Re: bow/stern lines?
Jim Eisenmenger -- 6/15/2000, 12:43 pm
Re: bow/stern lines? *Pic*
Shawn B -- 6/15/2000, 2:40 pm
Re: bow/stern lines?
Ross Leidy -- 6/15/2000, 2:19 pm
Re: bow/stern lines?
Dean Trexel -- 6/15/2000, 1:31 pm
Re: bow/stern lines?
Larry Pfisterer -- 6/15/2000, 3:15 pm
Re: bow/stern lines?
Dean Trexel -- 6/15/2000, 3:38 pm