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  • Dem Bosain@midwest.socialtodiy"home made" roof rack?
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    3 months ago

    Whatever you decide to do, you MUST tie the bow and stern of the canoe down to the frame of the vehicle. This will prevent wind from lifting the canoe and tearing out whatever you have holding the canoe down in the middle. Run rope from both ends of the canoe down the front/rear of the vehicle, and tie them off somehow to the frame. A (properly mounted!) hitch would work in the rear. Tighten and check the ropes for wear at every stop.

    My dad had a set of universal racks for carrying his canoe. It didn't run straps through the occupant compartment, but I was so young I have no idea how it attached to the car. I just remember ropes running down in the front and rear.

    I have also seen styrofoam guards that just clipped onto the gunwales of the canoe, and these rested directly on the roof of the car. But this method relied entirely on the bow/stern ropes to hold the canoe in place, so I wouldn't recommend these at high speed.


  • How much room do you have between the wall and the radiator? If you can't move this to attach directly to a stud, I would mount something on the wall horizontally that does attach to the studs, and then attach the radiator to the horizontal. Something thin like a 1x4, painted to blend into the wallpaper so it's not very noticeable.