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Re: Other: Strap them down! ...thx Bill
By:eric Ogata
Date: 10/5/2011, 1:11 pm
In Response To: Re: Other: Strap them down! ...thx Bill (Doug S)

: Thule's instructions say to tie to the j-cradles.

: On top of that, the straps they give with them are much to short to
: make it down to the rack bars.

: BUT... this really should be my motivation:
: 1) buy longer straps
: 2) install bow/stern toggles to have somewhere to go with the
: bow/stern lines

It's been a few years since I looked at my (Thule) instructions, but I'm quite sure mine said (and showed by diagram) to run the straps around the
load bars, and specifically, *inside the pylons*. My Thule straps are fine lengthwise to do this. (I use Yakima Bowdown cradles though,
I think they need a bit more length than the Thule cradles but this is no problem with the Thule straps I have.)

Also bow (and stern) tiedowns are very important, in a 100 mph oncoming wind, a tremendous moment arm will be generated working to pull
the entire rack off the roof. The bow tiedown keeps this force from acting on the rack attachment points.

eric
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Ogata

Messages In This Thread

Other: Strap them down! ...thx Bill *PIC*
Tyler N -- 10/4/2011, 10:18 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 10/5/2011, 6:15 am
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Sean D -- 10/5/2011, 8:14 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 10/5/2011, 12:51 pm
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Doug S -- 10/5/2011, 9:28 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 10/5/2011, 12:49 pm
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eric Ogata -- 10/5/2011, 1:11 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/6/2011, 4:34 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/6/2011, 4:37 am
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Doug S -- 10/6/2011, 8:52 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/8/2011, 2:00 am
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Gene -- 10/16/2011, 12:34 pm
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Kirk Fredericks - Farback Carpentry and Automation -- 10/5/2011, 6:34 am
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frankp -- 10/5/2011, 8:49 am
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Foster -- 10/5/2011, 11:55 am
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ancient kayaker -- 10/5/2011, 12:12 pm
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Wes Ewell -- 10/5/2011, 11:44 am
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Al Edie -- 10/5/2011, 7:59 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/6/2011, 4:53 am
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Al Edie -- 10/6/2011, 8:53 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/8/2011, 2:03 am
Re: Other: Strap them down! ...thx Bill *PIC*
Yostwerks -- 10/8/2011, 10:42 am
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Yostwerks -- 10/8/2011, 11:06 am
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Yostwerks -- 10/8/2011, 11:46 am
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Kirk Fredericks -- 10/8/2011, 1:11 pm
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Yostwerks -- 10/8/2011, 1:54 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 10/8/2011, 9:32 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/9/2011, 2:19 am
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Yostwerks -- 10/9/2011, 8:24 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/9/2011, 2:18 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/9/2011, 2:17 am
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Yostwerks -- 10/9/2011, 8:29 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/10/2011, 1:59 am
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Yostwerks -- 10/10/2011, 9:35 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/11/2011, 2:19 am