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Re: Strip: Cosine Wherry
By:Peter Bullenkamp
Date: 5/15/2011, 1:19 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Cosine Wherry (Bill Hamm)

: I'd often heard of this boat, but had to go on the web to refresh
: my memory. The design calls for it to weigh 115 lbs. How much
: yours weighs depends on many things, likely it's heavier as it's
: not always easy to build to the plans exactly. That's a bunch of
: weight to carry on the roof, not counting the weight of the
: racks, it's likely more than the car's roof is designed to
: carry.

: I'd be much more comfortable taking it on a trailer.

: Bill H.

I cartopped my cosine wherry for ten or more years on my Pontiac Bonneville locally in Maryland. In 2001 I moved from Maryland to Connecticut and cartopped it on I 95 all the way with no problems. Used a Wakima bar rack on the roof of the car and tied with two straps over the boat one to the front and one to the back bar. I also used a tie from the bow to the front of the car going thru the grilll to the radiator mount and the rear strap under the trunk lid to the trunk latch. No Problems. that trup was over 300 miles non the worst highways in the world. My wife was in the Toyota Camry behind me with a Mill Creek 15 on top.

Good luck,
Peter B

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Strip: Cosine Wherry *PIC*
Rod Tait -- 2/22/2010, 1:13 pm
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Liz -- 4/25/2010, 2:58 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/27/2010, 6:22 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/27/2010, 6:20 am
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Peter Bullenkamp -- 5/15/2011, 1:19 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/16/2011, 12:43 am
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Andy Waddington -- 5/18/2011, 6:07 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/18/2011, 2:26 pm
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Noel Bennett -- 5/19/2011, 12:26 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 2/22/2010, 7:12 pm
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Rod Tait -- 2/22/2010, 8:23 pm
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Liz -- 4/25/2010, 3:10 pm
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Rod Tait -- 4/25/2010, 10:47 pm
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Fred Russell -- 3/8/2010, 11:46 am
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mike -- 2/8/2011, 10:58 pm