When I started doing this I too was worried about the sail effect of the canoe with the top up --- while it's not there in this pic I use a ratcheted tie-down form the front of the canoe to the bumper and tension it to ease the effect of the wind......... Cheers, Doug
On 4/5/06, bueses <bueses@earthlink.net> wrote: > > on 4/5/06 11:42 AM, Doug Alcock at doug.alcock@GMAIL.COM wrote: > > >> > >>> Oh, but the problem with the kayak is lifting the poptop > > > > > > Here's a pic of my Westy with my 70lb canoe on top with the top > > popped..............I can lift the top by myself (and I'm no muscleman) > ---- > > the trick is to hop up into the luggage rack and lift from there. The > boat > > becomes a lever and you're lifting with your legs......... > > http://doug.alcock.googlepages.com/vanagonwesty > > > > Cheers, > > Doug > Cool! I wonder tho, how that weight affects the poptop brackets & the > connection to the roof of the westy? (both in down direction & in uplift > w/ > increased area/weight to be affected by wind) > > Tom-architect used to designing roofs so that they don't fail > > |
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