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Re: Other: Match made in heaven- and a question ab
By:Don
Date: 3/3/2010, 9:46 am

: 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.
My son has learn on web the silicone on most products has not been heat cured enough and sometime you can bake it to set the rubber, it worked on the TV remote, Don

Messages In This Thread

Other: Match made in heaven- and a question about Yakima *PIC*
Malcolm Schweizer -- 3/2/2010, 11:00 am
Re: Other: Match made in heaven- and a question ab
Don -- 3/3/2010, 9:46 am
Re: Other: Match made in heaven- and a question ab
Bill Hamm -- 3/3/2010, 1:29 am
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ettienne -- 3/2/2010, 1:53 pm
Re: Other: Match made in heaven- and a question ab
Robert N Pruden -- 3/2/2010, 8:40 pm
Re: Other: Match made in heaven- and a question ab
Malcolm Schweizer -- 3/2/2010, 2:17 pm
Re: Other: Match made in heaven- and a question ab
Matthew Bastian -- 3/2/2010, 4:06 pm
Re: Other: Match made in heaven- and a question ab
Malcolm Schweizer -- 3/2/2010, 6:08 pm