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Re: Transporting kayaks: upright or inverted? *Pic*
By:Ross Leidy
Date: 6/15/2000, 11:21 am
In Response To: Transporting kayaks: upright or inverted? (Chuck)

Hi Chuck,

I've done it both ways. I made cradles to hold my boats vertically so that I could fit 3 boats on the roof instead of just 2. The cradles hold the boat rock-steady, even though I don't have much distance between bars. I took both boats to last year's Newfound Rendezvous; a 13 hour trip on the heels of Hurricane Floyd. Lots of crosswinds, but the boats made the trip just fine.

I've got photos of the cradle construction on my website.

Ross

: O.K., now that I'm getting ready to cartop my shiney new boat to some serious
: water, the question becomes: Which orientation is best? I suspect keel
: down, since the natural motion of the hull against the air pressure
: created while the vehicle is moving will want to push the bow up, and that
: this can be counteracted by the bow tie-down. I'm certain there will be
: some flex no matter what at 65mph, but am I correct that keel down is the
: way to go? Thanks. Chuck

Ross' kayak building

Messages In This Thread

Transporting kayaks: upright or inverted?
Chuck -- 6/15/2000, 10:52 am
Re: Transporting kayaks: upright or inverted?
Jim Reid -- 6/17/2000, 7:43 am
Re:downpour=down,as luggage carrier=up,
lee -- 6/15/2000, 10:18 pm
All mixed up
Robb -- 6/15/2000, 5:52 pm
Kayak transportation
Julie Kanarr -- 6/15/2000, 9:40 pm
Re: faith and kayak transportation
Dean Trexel -- 6/15/2000, 10:02 pm
Re: Transporting kayaks: upright or inverted?
Ken Finger -- 6/15/2000, 4:06 pm
Re: Transporting kayaks: upright or inverted?
Chuck -- 6/15/2000, 5:32 pm
Re: Transporting kayaks: upright or inverted?
Greg Stamer -- 6/16/2000, 11:26 am
Re: Transporting kayaks: upright or inverted?
Dale Frolander -- 6/15/2000, 3:14 pm
Re: Transporting kayaks:another ???
garland reese -- 6/16/2000, 9:44 am
Re: Transporting kayaks:another ???
Dean Trexel -- 6/16/2000, 12:51 pm
I carry it iverted all the time.
Brian Nystrom -- 6/16/2000, 9:26 am
Anyway plus another use:
mike allen ---> -- 6/15/2000, 3:50 pm
aren't we environmentalists?
Dean Trexel -- 6/15/2000, 8:54 pm
we environmentalists
mike allen ---> -- 6/16/2000, 4:20 pm
Re: Transporting kayaks: upright or inverted?
Dean Trexel -- 6/15/2000, 3:45 pm
Re: doggonit, you're right
Ross Leidy -- 6/15/2000, 3:34 pm
Re: Transporting kayaks: upright or inverted?
Rick -- 6/15/2000, 3:23 pm
Re: Transporting kayaks: upright or inverted? *Pic*
Ross Leidy -- 6/15/2000, 11:21 am
Re: bow/stern lines?
Jim Eisenmenger -- 6/15/2000, 12:43 pm
Re: bow/stern lines? *Pic*
Shawn B -- 6/15/2000, 2:40 pm
Re: bow/stern lines?
Ross Leidy -- 6/15/2000, 2:19 pm
Re: bow/stern lines?
Dean Trexel -- 6/15/2000, 1:31 pm
Re: bow/stern lines?
Larry Pfisterer -- 6/15/2000, 3:15 pm
Re: bow/stern lines?
Dean Trexel -- 6/15/2000, 3:38 pm