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Re: Seeking: Car top tie down options
By:JohnAbercrombie
Date: 4/15/2013, 12:48 pm
In Response To: Seeking: Car top tie down options (Chris)

A couple of afterthoughts:
Good-fitting cradles on the racks make a big difference in keeping the boats from pivoting side-to-side, in my experience.

70kn squall + driving at 70mph....was that a headwind? Tough test indeed. Time to stop for a coffee!

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Seeking: Car top tie down options
Chris -- 4/15/2013, 12:02 pm
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MattD -- 4/15/2013, 12:37 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/15/2013, 12:42 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/15/2013, 12:48 pm
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Paul Davies -- 4/15/2013, 2:10 pm
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john vanburen -- 4/15/2013, 5:04 pm
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ddaniels -- 4/15/2013, 5:31 pm
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Jeff Horton -- 4/15/2013, 6:34 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 4/15/2013, 6:39 pm
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Allan -- 4/15/2013, 6:56 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 4/15/2013, 11:58 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/16/2013, 12:45 am
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ancient kayaker -- 4/16/2013, 10:02 am
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Mark Vander Horck -- 4/16/2013, 2:44 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 4/16/2013, 3:21 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/17/2013, 12:40 am
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ancient kayaker -- 4/17/2013, 9:23 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/17/2013, 12:34 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/16/2013, 8:05 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 4/16/2013, 9:47 pm
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john Messinger -- 4/17/2013, 9:19 am
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Gene -- 4/18/2013, 12:29 am
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Gene -- 4/18/2013, 7:55 am