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Re: Other: Roof rack-boat position
By:Brian Nystrom
Date: 10/1/2010, 10:40 am
In Response To: Re: Other: Roof rack-boat position (eric Ogata)

: With some hard chined kayaks, with relatively flat bottoms,
: J-cradles may have the advantage of being unlikely to deform
: the deck or hull. The kayak is very stiff and won't deform when
: supported on its side in J-cradles. I have seen a kayak
: (CLC Chessis 17) have its bilge panels dent in when carried deck up
: on foam blocks. That particular boat might have done
: better deck down because of the strong deck camber, but J-cradles
: would not have had any problem.

The same is true with cradles, as the pressure is on the chines, which are quite stiff, not the panels.

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Other: Roof rack-boat position
Kudzu -- 9/29/2010, 1:55 pm
Re: Other: Roof rack-boat position
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 10/1/2010, 9:33 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 10/1/2010, 10:43 am
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eric Ogata -- 9/30/2010, 11:36 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 10/1/2010, 10:40 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/1/2010, 1:41 am
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eric Ogata -- 10/1/2010, 1:10 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/3/2010, 12:58 am
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Will N To Go -- 10/1/2010, 8:46 am
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Bjorn Thomasson -- 9/30/2010, 5:29 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 9/30/2010, 10:30 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/1/2010, 1:34 am
Re: Other: Roof rack-boat position *PIC*
Malcolm Schweizer -- 9/30/2010, 5:09 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/1/2010, 1:37 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 10/1/2010, 4:22 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 10/1/2010, 10:37 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 10/1/2010, 12:45 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/2/2010, 1:31 am
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Will N To Go -- 10/1/2010, 8:45 am
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Scott Baxter -- 9/29/2010, 11:44 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/30/2010, 2:13 am
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Eric -- 9/29/2010, 6:15 pm
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dbynoe -- 9/29/2010, 2:41 pm
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Kudzu -- 9/29/2010, 3:03 pm
foam blocks vs roof racks
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/1/2010, 7:17 am
Re: foam blocks vs roof racks
Bill Hamm -- 10/2/2010, 1:00 am
Re: foam blocks vs roof racks
Brian Nystrom -- 10/1/2010, 10:45 am
Re: Other: Roof rack-boat position
Brian Nystrom -- 9/30/2010, 10:35 am
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Dave Gentry -- 9/30/2010, 5:49 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/1/2010, 1:30 am
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Will N To Go -- 10/1/2010, 8:43 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/2/2010, 12:56 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/30/2010, 2:09 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/29/2010, 2:25 pm
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Doug S -- 9/29/2010, 2:01 pm
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Dean -- 9/29/2010, 1:59 pm