Date:         Thu, 1 Jul 2010 15:55:10 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Strap a raft to the roof?
Comments: To: "Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"" <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <4C2D0DD5.4070208@gmail.com>
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Just tie it on up there Mike soft side down. There must be loops on it for
ropes and Donovan's got plenty of tie-down points...

And yeah, take pictures!  ;)

On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 2:51 PM, Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" <
camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:

> So here's the scenario: Mrs Squirrel and I will be doing a bit of gentle
> rafting on the local river this Sunday. I inherited this big ol'
> inflatable boat, a North Pak Aquarius 896 9.5' Inflatable Hardbottom
> boat. Inflated, it's easily too big to fit into the Vanagon.
>
> And it is inflated, presently.
>
> I could deflate it, then re-inflate it at the put-in point, but since
> the place is only 4 miles away, and slow neighborhood driving to get
> there, I'm tempted to just figure out some way to strap the thing on the
> roof.
>
> How could that be done? OR, do I need to be talked down from this idea?
> --
> Rocky J Squirrel
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
> Bend, OR
> KG6RCR
>



--
Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van'
1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'

Crescent Beach, BC

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