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redback ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 16 Mar 04 Location: Tunbridge Wells Online Status: Offline Posts: 1502 |
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I've car topped Lasers for thousands of miles on a variety of cars. 2 feet apart is close but as long as you tie the front down to the bumper or towing eye you should be OK. Its essential you do though as you can get quite a blast of air from trucks as you overtake on the motorway and I'm sure that would simply rip the boat and rack clean off the roof.
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Fans1024 ![]() Posting king ![]() ![]() Joined: 30 Nov 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 177 |
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2ft! Are you serious? I had a 306, and there was no way the racks were 2ft apart. Anyway, I cartopped - a topper, a laser, planks of wood [lots of] surfboards with no problem. Oh, that was not all at the same time, thats what a defender is for.
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Xpletive ![]() Far too distracted from work ![]() Joined: 28 Jan 06 Online Status: Offline Posts: 320 |
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2 ft is way too close. If you need to extend the available 'platform' to lay the boat on, you could try securing something like a lightweight ladder to the bars first, then putting the boat on that, deck facing down, on foam padding (the rolls that Millets sell for camping are ideal).
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Chris 249 ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 10 May 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2041 |
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If you have a trolley and the boat is upside-down, tie the front down by
taking a line to the trolley rather than to the bow eye which isn't never strong. |
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Contender 541 ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 05 Dec 05 Location: Burton on Trent Online Status: Offline Posts: 1402 |
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Attach front and rear also as merlin boy says. I roof topped over 160 miles for my first laser with no probs |
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Skiver ![]() Newbie ![]() Joined: 12 Jan 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 17 |
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Sorry, didn't make it too clear. The roof bars do run across the car, but when fitted they are only about 2 feet apart. I am worried that they may be too cloase together to give a firm enough base for the Laser to rest on. It may be too easy for the hull to rock up and down. Thanks Skive |
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Merlinboy ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 03 Jul 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3169 |
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You should tie the boat to the front and rear towing eyes as well! If they are peugeot genuine roof brs i think they are ok for 75kgs, so should be plenty for a laser, make sure you pad the bars with pipe insulation to prevent damaging the deck
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alstorer ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 02 Aug 07 Location: Cambridge Online Status: Offline Posts: 2899 |
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you'd be best if you buy and use bars that go across the car, between the fixed bars- it's really how they're designed to be used, and will give you a wider platform to transport the boat.
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Skiver ![]() Newbie ![]() Joined: 12 Jan 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 17 |
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Hello All, Does anyone here know of a Laser will fit on the roof bars fitted to a Peugeot 306? I'm not worried about the weight, the manufactures roof bars seem plenty strong enough, it's just the the roof bars are not that far apart and I'm not sure that they'll offer a big enough "platform" for the boat to rest on securely. Thanks for any advice, even the piss takes. Skiver |
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