RE: canoe question
2009/07/15 12:44:30
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Twisting works good, no doubt... My old system used to SCREAM down the highway once I hit about 40mph...
If you have a roof rack, I have found the cheap ol' ratchet straps to be INVALUABLE and they don't vibrate. The straps with hooks on the end, instead of one long strap and threaded fastener.
The ratchet straps are like ten bucks a set and mine have lasted three seasons now with use several times a month. I also found a longer version of the same design in one of those 'bargain tool bins' for like four bucks. Ratchet and everything for a vehicle without a roof rack to hook to. You are MORE than welcome to HAVE that strap anytime, since it has been sitting in my vehicle all summer and will never be used. Heck, it is still in its packaging!
Come on by the office anytime and pick 'er up if you want! And also, we can snatch a few little brownies from the "Little O" if you have the time. Got three yesterday after work- all dinks. The 3wt is perfect for this stream!
A fiberglass boat might not be conduscive to the heavy pressure a ratchet provides though, you might wanna' go easy on it the first time or two. Fiberglass sucks to patch up, of course.
On the royalex Old Town I just crank 'er down as tight as she will go and off I go!
On the kevlar/carbon Bell Canoe, I have to go lighter on the pressure to prevent flexing the thinner material too much. Sure, kevlar might be bulletproof, but it bends like crazy, much like fiberglass.