Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 10:37:14 -0400 From: Four Weis <mweinopsamcom> Subject: Re: Towing kayaks with a 9000
I have a racing canoe that is 19 feet long, so yes I do carry long loads on top of the car. I know it will sound strange, but I like to store my boats out of the weather. The reason for this are some have wood trim and cane seats which do not tolerate long exposure to weather very well. I rigged a system to raise the boats up to the ceiling of the garage. I put the roof racks on in less than 3 minutes and with the garage door closed, just lower the boats down onto the racks. The ropes are already fitted with tarbuck knots so I can be ready to roll in about 5 minutes. The front and rear tie down points are easy - the towing points - again I have the ropes attached to the boats with an eye splice and the other end has a plastic hook with the tarbuck knot, making it easy and quick to attach the boat with six separate ropes in less than two minutes. mdeblois wrote: > My kayaks are touring boats - each is about 17 feet long. Do you carry boats > that long on your roof? I like the other fellows idea of always having the > boats ready to go, not having to go through the hour long process of > mounting rack, loading and securing boats. > "Four Weis" <mweinopsamcom> wrote in message > news:3B5F9D30.7887E8A6nopsamcom... > > You must be a better driver than me, because I would have an interesting > time > > backing up with a trailer. With that said, is there any reason you don't > carry > > the boats on a roof rack? I have carried three boats at once with the > Saab > > roof racks - Thules with extension bars. The three boats were probably > about > > 150 lbs total. Plus, without the trailer it is much easier to get a > parking > > space. > > > > mdeblois wrote: > > > > > I have a 97 9000 Aero and am considering putting a trailer hitch on it > so > > > that I can tow my family's kayaks down to the river. I'm talking about > 100 > > > lbs total boat weight plus the tongue weight of the trailer. I have a 5 > > > speed trans. Does anyone have any experience pulling a trailer with > their > > > Saab? Is this a really bad idea? Can a hitch be welded to the > undercarriage > > > of the car? > > > > > > Thanks! > > > >
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