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Daniel Holman 
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 Topic: Roof Racking - which way up?Posted: 27 May 14 at 10:20pm |
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I think the trolley right way up approach is still ok. Also, you'd be suprised at how short a spacing of roofracks can remain stable as long as bow and stern are tethered correctly. All cars have something to tie onto under the bumper don't they? Tow points or some such?
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Daniel Holman
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Posted: 27 May 14 at 10:21pm |
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I've seen lots of Finns cartopped right way up, which must invalidate a lot of vehicle's warranties!
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kneewrecker
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Posted: 27 May 14 at 10:57pm |
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I lost two grands worth of windsurf kit on the inside lane of the M25- check those racks folks
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MB226
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Posted: 27 May 14 at 11:21pm |
Mmm, that's the prob. Latest cars are so damned slippy and every crevice sealed with tight shut lines that there's dam all to tie to front or back ! Anyway, agree its each persons own to solve, and let's face it, it's a nice problem to have cos it means there's a shiny new boat to be sailed hopefully in the not too distant future...
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Geoff
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Posted: 27 May 14 at 11:23pm |
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With a decent boat, I would still put an undercover on it on a long journey to stop it getting splattered with dead flies.
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Null
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Posted: 28 May 14 at 12:25am |
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I also agree get an undercover, any of you that wsh your car will see it still gets a filthy roof when it's pissing down on the motorway.
Also I would think trolley on rack with boat sat the right way up. Most modern cars do not have exposed towing eyes, but nearly all will have a removable panel you can screw a towing eye into. Both front and back.
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Dan LXIX
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Posted: 28 May 14 at 2:05pm |
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I've driven from near Sheffield to Glencoe, and back, with my old Laser on the top of the car and caravan on the back. It was fine, even though my roof bars are a permanent feature of the car so their shape doesn't make it easy to tie something that large down.
The Laser was upside down, with the trolley on top and the spars strapped to the trolley, and I tied the painter to the towing eye on the front and took a line from the traveller down to the towbar. The only thing I lost on the drive was a wheel trim!  |
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GybeFunny
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Posted: 28 May 14 at 4:51pm |
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The problem with using an undercover is that the boat is harder to grip when loading and unloading......
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Bootscooter
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Posted: 28 May 14 at 5:03pm |
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But at least it keeps all the splinters in one place when you drop it....
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PeterG
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Posted: 28 May 14 at 6:51pm |
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Same as what I've always done with a Laser - except I lash the spars to the underside of the roof bars. I always worry a bit that the front attachment point - the towing eye - is off centre, as on your Citroen, but it's never caused problems.
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Peter
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