Avoiding A Missle Launch

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.

Jason Tedrow 12/04/22 #32789

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Reivers – you need to get more exercise…

DB