Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 16:10:45 -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
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I agree, the footmans loops work for me.
To haul my 18 foot cedar canvas, I did make mods to the pop top. I drilled for 2 ss eyebolts (marine) mon either side on the top of the pop top, just on the flat bfore the curve on the rear. Between those I glued down a strip of HDPE. Up front I used foam blocks on front "rim" of luggage rack. I used Air Canada cargo straps (very neat cam action, and 2" wide webbing) to lash fore and aft, using the eyebolts and the footmans loops.
Note that the eyebolts penetrate the roof outside of the canvas. Also note that I replaced the stock footman loops with SS versions.
This set up worked for years and a lot of miles in all weather.
alistair
On 2012-08-21, at 10:23 AM, Jim Felder wrote:
> Really? As one who has carried a canoe or kayak about 30K miles on my
> westy, I'd dispute that. I often carry two.
>
> One strap from the left through the loops, one from the right, each wrapped
> around the boat one and a half times to prevent drift, each pulling against
> each other. One from the bow down to the tie-down under the passenger
> front. Two from the loops in back up to the boat's rear loop, which is
> extended with a loop of rope to reach them if necessary. Adjust all
> hardware so that it is visible to the driver when under way. This if for
> one boat. More than five straps are needed to carry two. I don't use any
> padding, just the fiberglass roof.
>
> I have hauled my 17 foot Current Design all over the place, as I said, and
> a variety of other boats, under every imaginable weather condition
> including tornadic winds that caused an immediate evacuation of the area.
> If that's not suitable to carry a boat, I don't know what is.
>
> Jim
>
> On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 11:56 AM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:
>
>> ---- Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM> wrote:
>>> On 8/21/2012 12:11 PM, turbowesty wrote:
>>>> Perhaps I'm having a brain cramp but I'm not sure what cleats you're
>> referring to.
>>>
>>> I assume he's referring to the footman's loops in the Westy luggage rack.
>>
>> But those are too far forward to serve as adequate side anchors for a
>> canoe on top of the camper. mcneely
>>
>>
>> --
>> David McNeely
>>
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