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Date:         Mon, 20 Aug 2012 07:27:30 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
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From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: semi-OT: questions about carrying a canoe
Comments: To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <CAFnDXk0-Lt5kKWToYr2RMAXE-vbgOrEsDK=iBbGog99kyVuKQw@mail.gmail.com>
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number of times I have seen a canoe carried on its side, trailer or car top....

scroll down:

zero.

Honestly Jim. Things must be different down south, up here I never see it.

Do a goole image search for "canoe trailer", how many images of canoes on their sides on trailer?

alistair

On 2012-08-20, at 6:36 AM, Jim Felder wrote:

> They are carried on their side on trailers all the time. Today's question... what's the difference between a trailer rack and a cartop rack? > > Scroll down: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Today's answer: nothing, so far as the canoe is concerned. > > Furthermore, I would not get on the water in anything that couldn't hold itself together on top of a car. > > Jim > > On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 8:31 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > It will hurt some canoes for sure - cedar canvas, cedar strip. > > Aside from hurting the canoe, I bet having canoe on side puts more strain on the hold down straps as you drive down the hwy. > > Felder Technologies International owns a few "no win, no fee" law firms that do a good business in recovering damages from folk who's canoes come flying off their cars. > > :) > > alistair > > > On 2012-08-20, at 4:53 AM, Jim Felder wrote: > > > I have seen every kind of boat there is carried in every possible way, with no harm done to any one them PROVIDED the equipment you have allows you to lash it down securely. You might get some drag from a canoe on its side, but if you secure it fore and aft as well as in the rack, it won't hurt it. > > > > The problem you will face is rain. If that thing gets a few inches of water in it, and it can blow in a lot more than the actual rainfall depth, you will find out why people carry them upside down. > > > > Jim > > > > On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 11:59 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > > depends on the canoe, an old Grumman aluminium canoe could perhaps take being on its side, but never a cedar canvas or stripper. I'd even be loathe to do it to a plastic canoe :) > > You have to consider the forces applied by the lashing straps, and the dynamic things that go on when driving fast or over bumpy roads. > > Kayaks are a different kettle of fish, river kayaks are ok on the side. > > > > alistair > > > > > > On 2012-08-19, at 7:17 PM, Harry Hoffman wrote: > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > So, I finally have managed to aquire some thule roof racks for the van. > > > > > > Does anyone know if you can carry a canoe on its side when travelling? > > > > > > I'd like to be able to carry a canoe and some other stuff but I have a > > > feeling if the canoe was flat I'd have no room for anything else. > > > > > > Anyone carrying one on its side? > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Harry > > > >


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