I rarely ever travel with out the bow and stern lines. Friends of mine tell me all the time that I over tie my boat.

A few years ago I almost lost a canoe in high wind. To make a long story short:

The hull most of flexed and lifted up just enough so I lost my foam pads. Luckily I had it tied at the bow, stern and across the midsection in two places. When I lost the pads the canoe was like a wet spaghetti noodle on top of the truck. It scared me pretty good. I stopped ever 20 –30 miles for the next 200 miles just to check and make sure the lines were secured. I went out the next day and bought a high quality roof rack.

Jason Given

: This is recent off the CLC BBS concerning the use of bow and stern lines and
: losing a kayak due to winds on the highway. beware those who only tiedown
: to their rack. no picture yet though.

: i do feel terrible for this guys loss though. talk about nightmare.

: Pete czerpak
: albany, NY

: Posted By: jason
: Date: Tuesday, 24 October 2000, at 9:39 p.m.

: Okay, all you intrepid builders, here's a dilemma. I need to do some major
: damage repair work on a CC18. Long story short: A wind gust ripped the
: factory roof rack off my truck on the freeway, taking my boat with it. It
: would have been only minor damage but for the following car, which
: promptly struck the boat midships, tearing out half the cockpit (port
: side). I will detail the damage, and would welcome any thoughts and ideas
: on repairs. 1.) Cockpit broken out on the port side, between the deck
: braces, down to the sheer clamps. I am thinking of trimming out the
: remainder of the deck between those braces down to the braces and sheer
: clamps and fitting in a new deck section and cockpit. Ideas? 2.) The
: rubrails sustained most of the grinding down the port side and will have
: to be replaced, but saved the hull for the most part. I do have a serious
: punch point on the bow end, about 3" x 5", but does not pierce
: the hull itself. Can I just sand that down, reglass and epoxy smooth, and
: will that give me enough strength? Also, below the cockpit, port side, is
: a 6" crack, which I think can be epoxied with a plywood patch on the
: inside (?). 3.) The stern end, unfortunately, was against the pavement as
: the car pushed it down the road, and has about 1/2" of the bottom
: ground off for a length of about 6", with some splintering in about
: 2". Can I simply cut that damage out and build up with thickened
: epoxy and glass? Again, any ideas are welcome. 4.) Three hairline cracks
: following the grain on the deck, one bow and two stern end. I am thinking
: just to sand down and epoxy, since the deck is not glassed. Amazingly,
: this was the only damage, and although it may seem like alot, I think I
: got off lucky. The boat landed on the roof rack, which sustained most of
: the road rash. I built this boat three and a half years ago, and am too
: attached to just cut it up and start over. So that's it. I couldn't think
: of any better way to start this than by soliciting everyone's help and
: ideas. Thanks in advance for the input, and I can follow up with details
: and questions if need be.

: jason