: Hello all,

: Thought I would share the pic of the kayak and the wood surfboard
: atop the "Battle Bug." I got a lot of looks,
: questions, and photos taken by tourists as I drove through
: downtown and around the cruise ship docks. I just love the old
: school board atop the old school bug.

: Also I'm having a problem with the rack slipping in the rain
: gutters on the front. I do have the rack moved quite far forward
: to give as much spread to the rack as possible. The gutters
: curve downward so the rack wants to slip forward when torqued
: down. I have remedied this by running a ratchet strap between
: the front and back racks. When the front slips it's held by the
: back, but I would really like to fix it right. I thought maybe
: some rubber under the foot where it mounts to the rain gutters
: would give a bit more stickiness to it. Any thoughts? I'd rather
: not alter the car.

: Another question about the hully rollers. Mine are turning to mush!
: They are leaving sticky stuff on the kayak that almost looks
: like board wax. Anyone else have this problem? I figure I'll
: just order another set because it seems they are rivited so I
: guess you can't just replace the rollers. First I may try
: wrapping them with something to get a little more life out of
: them. They're working fine, they just have gone soft and are
: leaving residue on the hull. It seems they just had too much UV
: exposure.

I've given up on the hully rollers, they don't offer as much support as saddles, not really needed anyway.

Bill H.