Hi There!
I am pretty new to kayaking and Hobie world and I was wondering if anyone has faced and solved the problem I am facing…
On a hot summer day when transporting my 2008 Revolution 13 on my roof rack the hull starts to depress/dent around the roof rack saddles. Starting out I am careful not to over tighten the straps but when I stop for gas and check the kayak I feel like there is so much ‘play’ that I need tighten the straps to keep the boat from sliding around… which then makes the dents worse…
So far I have been able to use some hot water and some gentle persuasion to get the hull back into shape… but it can be time consuming and I am sure that the repetition cannot be good for the life of the kayak…
Any ideas on how I might avoid this? What am I doing wrong? Any modifications I can try? I hate to get a new roof rack but I will if it helps keep my kayak in good shape.
- I have a Thule 833 ‘Glide and set’ rack.
- I use both bow and stern lines.
- The boat is pretty empty… it may have a life jacket and some ropes in it but all the other gear goes in the car.
- I experience denting from both the ‘glide’ saddle and the ‘rubber’ saddle…
- The kayak is ‘right-side-up’ in the saddles.
- The duration of the few trips so far have been 2 to 4 hours all the way to 10 hours.
http://www.thule.com/en-US/US/Products/ ... de-and-SetThank you!!