>When you mount onto the pop top you are not only stressing the plastic, >but you are also relying on the top's attachment points to hold >everything on. Light weight items such as bicycles, skis, and >surfboards that offer little wind resistance are probably fine, but the >wind forces on boats can be high, especially when tipped on their >sides.
Stuart, This is a concern, but I have been reading rack posts on the list for about 1 1/2 years now and have never seen a report of a problem with mounting racks to the fiberglass pop top (only seen expressed fears of a problem). Have you seen any such reports? On the other hand I have seen many posts saying they have had no problem with mounting the rack to the fiberglass pop top. Bill 90 WEsty Syncro |
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