Date: 26 Jul 2000 09:48:15 -0400 From: Thomas Cormen <thcnopsamipuedes.cs.dartmouth.edu> Subject: Re: Nothing helpful here
test <test.itnopsamcom> writes: > I have a 9-5 wagon also and I am familiar with the towing bolt you > described. Would it be possible to get a shorter one from a > hardware store? This may eliminate the danger of smashing the > eyebolt on the ground. I am interested to know your results since I > am thinking about buying a kayak and will face the same dilemma. > Another note: how do you keep the ropes from chafing the paint on > the hood? > > P.S. Just had another thought. would it be possible to tie a line > from the bow of the canoe to the roof rack? > I had thought of getting an eye hook with a shorter stem. I doubt I'll be able to find one around here...it's probably some very large, metric size. There's also the issue of the where the strap would go...it'd be over and around the front license plate. As I see it, the problem with tieing a line from the bow to the roof rack is that it doesn't stop the bow from lifting, which is my primary concern. The line from the bow needs to go down, not back. I can give you a simple method for preventing the lines from ruining paint on the hood. Take a section of foam insulation for pipes, and cut a section of it a few inches long. Wedge that between the line and the hood, wrapping it around the line. It's always worked for us. --THC ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tom Cormen Voice: (603) 646-2417 Associate Professor Fax: (603) 646-1672 Dept. of Computer Science Email: thcnopsamartmouth.edu Dartmouth College URL: http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~thc/ 6211 Sudikoff Laboratory Hanover, NH 03755-3510 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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