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| **Avoiding A Missle Launch** | **Avoiding A Missle Launch** | ||
| - | **Dan Mayhew **12/04/22 #32785 | + | **Dan Mayhew **12/04/22 #32785 |
| When your Y Rack pads are ice, here is a way to keep your boat, or more importantly Duncan's boat, safe. | When your Y Rack pads are ice, here is a way to keep your boat, or more importantly Duncan's boat, safe. | ||
| - | **Jason Tedrow **12/04/22 #32789 | + | {{equipment:carracks:rackstrap.jpg?direct&640x480}} |
| - | I find that my boat freezes to the v-rack foam and peels off bits of foam when I unload my boat. I now place a polyester cloth in the V which peals off easier. \\ | + | **Jason Tedrow **12/04/22 #32789 |
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| + | I find that my boat freezes to the v-rack foam and peels off bits of foam when I unload my boat. I now place a polyester cloth in the V which peals off easier.\\ | ||
| Jason | Jason | ||
| - | **Dan Mayhew **12/05/22 #32790 | + | **Dan Mayhew **12/05/22 #32790 |
| I had that problem, plus the screeching sound of sliding my boat on the pads earned me comments from my neighbors. I put felt, that came with adhesive backing, on my pads and it solved both issues. | I had that problem, plus the screeching sound of sliding my boat on the pads earned me comments from my neighbors. I put felt, that came with adhesive backing, on my pads and it solved both issues. | ||
| - | **Nicholas Cryder **12/05/22 #32791 | + | **Nicholas Cryder **12/05/22 #32791 |
| I used to keep huge wool socks around for those super frosty days and slip them over the V racks. Id also use sillicone bike chain lube to keep the rudder from freezing. | I used to keep huge wool socks around for those super frosty days and slip them over the V racks. Id also use sillicone bike chain lube to keep the rudder from freezing. | ||
| - | **Reivers Dustin **12/05/22 #32792 | + | **Reivers Dustin **12/05/22 #32792 |
| - | OK I'll throw in my one-upmanship: when it's below freezing I leave my boat off the rack and watch videos of all you guys paddling technique. But ... I kinda like the idea of driving around with socks and shoes on my kayak rack. That might slow down the car thief. | + | OK I'll throw in my one-upmanship: when it's below freezing I leave my boat off the rack and watch videos of all you guys paddling technique. But … I kinda like the idea of driving around with socks and shoes on my kayak rack. That might slow down the car thief. |
| - | There's a Gary Larsen cartoon showing four panels or pictures. There's a rattlesnake, a roaring lion, a pissed-off skunk, and a goofy guy in clown pants with a shoe on his head. The caption says, "Nature's way of saying "DON"T TOUCH". My old boss would sometimes tell me I have anger issues. He would say, "Reivers. You got the shoe on your head again." | + | There's a Gary Larsen cartoon showing four panels or pictures. There's a rattlesnake, a roaring lion, a pissed-off skunk, and a goofy guy in clown pants with a shoe on his head. The caption says, "Nature's way of saying "DON"T TOUCH". My old boss would sometimes tell me I have anger issues. He would say, "Reivers. You got the shoe on your head again." |
| - | **Dean Bumstead **12/05/22 #32793 | + | **Dean Bumstead **12/05/22 #32793 |
| Reivers – you need to get more exercise… | Reivers – you need to get more exercise… | ||