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Re: Other: Rust - kayak carrying
By:Mike Savage
Date: 1/31/2011, 5:36 am
In Response To: Other: Rust - kayak carrying (Bohdan Szymanik)

: I used to live near the beach and could wheel my kayak down to the
: sea, or drive a short distance to a river mouth, so I never
: worried about salt on the car, but now, I live further away and
: I need to roof rack the boat to get to the water. Has anyone had
: any problems with rust on the car as a result of the salty water
: dripping on it? Just wondering because I keep washing the car
: down after I come back and I'm wondering if I need to :)

: Cheers,
: Bohdan

Hi Bohdan,
Seeing as you live near the sea, that itself will let salt damage the car over time more than drips from the kayak but rinsing off the car doesn't harm it. As Paul said, it's the underside that takes the hammering from salt.
Just account for any dry-spell water shortages.

Mike Savage
South West Cork

Messages In This Thread

Other: Rust - kayak carrying
Bohdan Szymanik -- 1/31/2011, 2:30 am
Re: Other: Rust - kayak carrying
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/31/2011, 3:35 am
Re: Other: Rust - kayak carrying
Brian Nystrom -- 1/31/2011, 6:40 am
Re: Other: Rust - kayak carrying
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/31/2011, 12:08 pm
Re: Other: Rust - kayak carrying
Bohdan Szymanik -- 1/31/2011, 2:22 pm
Re: Other: Rust - kayak carrying
Brian Nystrom -- 1/31/2011, 4:31 pm
Re: Other: Rust - kayak carrying
Bill Hamm -- 2/1/2011, 12:49 am
Re: Other: Rust - kayak carrying
Allan -- 1/31/2011, 3:49 am
Re: Other: Rust - kayak carrying
Wesley Ewell -- 1/31/2011, 1:37 pm
Re: Other: Rust - kayak carrying
Mike Savage -- 1/31/2011, 5:36 am
Re: Other: Rust - kayak carrying
TheLuckyOne -- 1/31/2011, 7:02 am
Re: Other: Rust - kayak carrying
Allan -- 1/31/2011, 3:23 pm
Re: Other: Rust - kayak carrying
Bohdan Szymanik -- 1/31/2011, 2:25 pm
Re: Other: Rust - kayak carrying
Phil Nelson -- 1/31/2011, 4:56 pm
Re: Other: Rust - kayak carrying
Bohdan Szymanik -- 1/31/2011, 5:29 pm
Re: Other: Rust - kayak carrying
Phil Nelson -- 1/31/2011, 9:29 pm
Re: Other: Rust - kayak carrying
Bohdan Szymanik -- 2/1/2011, 12:29 am