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Re: Launching: Yost Sea Otter R
By:wwfloyd
Date: 2/25/2010, 11:26 am
In Response To: Re: Launching: Yost Sea Otter R (ianamke)

Thanks. That's a modified Werner ladder rack. I custom made the towers, with sockets attached by square U-bolts, which allow adjustment. As manufactured, the inner arms are length adjustable, so I can get 2 boats up there, though the inside one is more difficult to put in place.

Padding on the towers is heavy pipe unsulation. The rest of the padding is dock bumper.

I cut about 5 inches off the upright lengths. As supplied, the bed mounts were too light for my taste. So, I made slip-tubes with beefy custom mounts. The system was rated for 200 lbs. by Werner, even with the light bed hardware.

: Congratulations on a really good looking kayak! Cool that its
: transparent. Did you build or purchase the kayak rack? I'm
: looking for something similar to transport my soon-to-be
: finished Spring Run.
: Ian

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wwfloyd -- 2/23/2010, 4:36 pm
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pdx1 -- 2/23/2010, 6:53 pm
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wwfloyd -- 2/28/2010, 11:46 am
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wwfloyd -- 2/28/2010, 12:19 pm
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ianamke -- 2/25/2010, 10:57 am
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wwfloyd -- 2/25/2010, 11:26 am
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ianamke -- 2/26/2010, 5:37 pm
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wwfloyd -- 2/23/2010, 4:39 pm
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George -- 2/26/2010, 9:36 am
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Roger Nuffer -- 2/25/2010, 4:41 pm
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Dave Gentry -- 2/23/2010, 6:46 pm
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Chuck Gandy -- 2/23/2010, 8:33 pm
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Scott Shurlow -- 2/26/2010, 12:16 pm
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Dave Gentry -- 2/26/2010, 1:55 pm
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Scott Shurlow -- 2/27/2010, 3:35 pm
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wwfloyd -- 2/26/2010, 2:42 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 2/23/2010, 4:50 pm
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wwfloyd -- 2/23/2010, 4:40 pm