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Re: Roof racks revisited
By:Paul Jacobson
Date: 2/8/1999, 1:21 am
In Response To: Re: Roof racks revisited (Pete Rudie)

> With the forms for a G already on cadd, it was simple to call up Forms 6
> and 11, add 3/8" (to allow for the thickness of strips and webbing),
> print them out, and make conforming cradles at those stations out of
> 3/4" CDX plywood. . .
>. . Imagine a rectangle with a boat-shaped hole in the middle, minus
> the top and half of one side. . .
>. . . Rides rock-steady at freeway speeds. Easy on, easy off.
> Costs less than $10. Builds in 2 hours. Does it get any better than this?

Sounds great. I imagine a person who was really thinking ahead might go you one better, though, and lay out the forms for stations 6 and 11 so that they could use the scrap for their cradles. Or to put it another way, they cut the cradles and use th part they have cut out as a station form. They are going to cut a bit over the mark anyhow, so by the time they smooth the edges on the form and on the cradle piece they'll have maybe 1/8th to 3/16 inch difference between the form and the outline -- not as much as the 3/8th inch you have, but those cradles should still fit nicely against the hull and provide the same support.

Just a lazy man's thoughts here

Paul Jacobson

Messages In This Thread

Roof racks revisited
Jack Martin -- 1/26/1999, 5:02 pm
Re: Roof racks revisited
Pete Rudie -- 2/7/1999, 6:02 pm
Re: Roof racks revisited
Paul Jacobson -- 2/8/1999, 1:21 am
Re: Roof racks revisited
Pete Rudie -- 2/8/1999, 3:48 pm
Re: Roof racks revisited
Mike Scarborough -- 1/31/1999, 9:31 pm
Re: Roof racks revisited
Nolan Penney -- 1/27/1999, 6:37 am
Re: Roof racks revisited
Jim Reid -- 1/28/1999, 5:55 am
Re: Roof racks revisited
Robert Woodard -- 1/28/1999, 7:26 pm
Re: Roof racks revisited
Scotty -- 1/29/1999, 8:45 am
Re: Roof racks revisited
Robert Woodard -- 1/29/1999, 10:25 pm
Re: Roof racks revisited
Scotty -- 1/31/1999, 7:02 pm
Re: Roof racks revisited
Scotty -- 2/4/1999, 8:23 pm
Re: Roof racks RE-revisited
Scotty -- 2/4/1999, 8:30 pm
Re: Roof racks RE-revisited
Robert Woodard -- 2/4/1999, 10:26 pm
At this point, look at folding boats
Paul Jacobson -- 2/6/1999, 9:42 pm
Re: At this point, look at folding boats
Robert Woodard -- 2/6/1999, 11:09 pm