At 02:57 PM 12/12/2008, Joy Hecht wrote: >I don't know exactly when it started, but it could have been when I put the >struts on to assist on lifting the top with the kayak up there. Has anyone Seems highly likely. Suggest unhooking one or both struts, see what changes. If the struts are doing it, I'd think that auxiliary snap-over-center type latches mounted as near as possible to where the struts mount to the top would cure it -- or a stiffening beam fitted athwartships to the main latch. Ideally in that case, the struts would mount to the beam.
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