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Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 08-29-2009, 06:59 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,058
Posted By gbaglo
Re: carrying a canoe on a 17'

And, if you want to protect the car's paint from the ropes, I found a cheap solution. Just buy a section of pipe insulation ( a foam tube, split down the middle ). Cut that in half and you've got a...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 08-29-2009, 05:51 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,058
Posted By gbaglo
Re: carrying a canoe on a 17'

I generally tie to the bow /
and then to a thwart at the rear \

baglo
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 08-29-2009, 04:07 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,058
Posted By gbaglo
Re: carrying a canoe on a 17'

Ever notice how many people tie the bow and stern like so: / /

If they brake hard there is nothing keeping the canoe from going forward for several feet.

Should be tied like so: / \ ...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 08-28-2009, 05:04 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,058
Posted By gbaglo
Re: carrying a canoe on a 17'

We got a couple 2 x 2s and lashed them to the rack to carry our pontoon boats. Cheap.

baglo
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 08-27-2009, 07:16 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,058
Posted By gbaglo
Re: carrying a canoe on a 17'

Can you put a rack on the Frontier that will hold two canoes? I used to carry two on the Subaru.

baglo
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 08-27-2009, 05:34 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,058
Posted By gbaglo
Re: carrying a canoe on a 17'

Another thing to consider: After 3,500 kilometers with the canoe on the RAV rack, the rack has no paint where the gunnels rubbed. It's even lost some metal ( aluminum I think ). You can get foam...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 08-26-2009, 06:18 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,058
Posted By gbaglo
Re: carrying a canoe on a 17'

If you don't want people to steal your canoe, you just run it up on rocks, barnacles, drag it up through the bush by rope from the take-out and never, ever wax it. You might want to start by buying a...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 08-26-2009, 04:54 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,058
Posted By gbaglo
Re: carrying a canoe on a 17'

I haven't tried it on the Escape and wouldn't. I loaded my 16' Prospector on top of my tent trailer. Then I realized when I got to camp that I had to transfer it to the vehicle to get to the put in...
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