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Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ?
By:Reg_B
Date: 10/27/2009, 10:28 am
In Response To: Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ? (Bill Hamm)

: Problem of buying this stuff from a non-kayak dealer (REI is a non-kayak
: dealer), they don't know what they are selling. The roller and the J racks
: don't work together, arn't intended to. It's alot easier with a taller
: vehicle to use normal saddles then the roller would work fine.

: I've got both saddles and J racks and now only use the J racks with the
: trailer that's at waist height so I can just lower the boats onto the
: saddles, the way they are intended to work.

: When I'm car topping I only use saddles and carry the boats on their bottoms.

: Bill H.

I am tempted to say; "They sell Old Town and Necky, don't they ?"
(-:
OK, not REAL Kayaks as understood here.

FORTUNATELY I was experimenting with a plastic Kayak, but perhaps UNfortunate, since 10 or 15 pounds lighter might have made enough of a difference to get it up there without drama.
I will get this sorted out long before I have a worth while kayak to put up there, or it will be horse trailers from here on (-:

Messages In This Thread

Off Topic: Roof Racks ?
Reg_B -- 10/13/2009, 8:45 am
Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ?
KenC -- 10/31/2009, 12:29 am
Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ?
Reg_B -- 10/26/2009, 9:22 am
Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ?
Bill Hamm -- 10/27/2009, 1:49 am
Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ?
Reg_B -- 10/27/2009, 10:28 am
Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ?
Bill Hamm -- 10/28/2009, 1:10 am
Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ? *Pic*
Dan R -- 10/15/2009, 4:04 pm
Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ?
Reg_B -- 10/17/2009, 7:42 am
Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ?
John Van Buren -- 10/15/2009, 7:49 am
Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ?
Bill Hamm -- 10/15/2009, 9:06 am
Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ?
Malcolm Schweizer -- 10/16/2009, 4:06 pm
Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ?
Bill Hamm -- 10/17/2009, 12:51 am
Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ?
Malcolm Schweizer -- 10/18/2009, 1:04 pm
Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ?
Bill Hamm -- 10/14/2009, 12:49 am
Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ? *LINK* *Pic*
Dale Benham -- 10/14/2009, 1:29 pm
Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ?
Dave Houser -- 10/14/2009, 3:56 pm
Thule
Robert N Pruden -- 10/13/2009, 10:54 pm
Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ?
Brian Scarborough -- 10/13/2009, 4:52 pm
Thule
Doug S -- 10/13/2009, 3:17 pm
Re: Thule
Bill Hamm -- 10/14/2009, 12:51 am
Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ?
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 10/13/2009, 12:36 pm
Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ?
Jeff McGee -- 10/13/2009, 9:56 am
Re: Off Topic: Roof Racks ?
Daniel -- 10/13/2009, 11:41 am