I put my 18' cedar canvas canoe (approx 95-100 lbs) directly ontop of my poptop, I made a rubstrip/tie down atttachment for the rear edge of the top, and at the front edge of the luggage rack the canoe rests on rubber pads. I'll be glad to give you the details if you'd like. Alistair
>I'd like to ask the Westy members of the group if any of them strap their >canoe(s) directly on the poptop. We've currently got a 17' Mad River >Royalex canoe but the hull has a moderate rocker (curve). Thus, we can't >directly put in on the roof with foam blocks. > >We're contemplating purchasing a new canoe with a straight hull - an Old >towne Discovery Sport 13'. I'd like to toss it up on top using foam blocks >instead of messing with the racks. Is the 80 pound weight too much for the >poptop? > >Thanks for any advice/comments. > >Todd Guttman >Columbus, Ohio > >85 Westy Rivendell > |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.