Miata Mailing List: November 1994, Message #166
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   From: Stephen_Lasky@Brown.EDU
Subject: Kayak
   Date: Mon, 7 Nov 1994 08:59:40 -0500

K.Tanner wrote:

>Actually, I carry my kayak on Baby fairly frequently (and Baby's red, so 
>it wasn't me you saw).  I use a Thule rear bike rack on the back and pad 
>the windshield frame.  My boat sits perfectly level, and with the tie 
>down hooks, it's pretty solid.  The biggest problem is the kayak wants to 
>empty out the little dribbles into cockpit.  Oh well, that's the price 
>you pay for having more fun than is necessary.
>	This setup works well for windsurfers, too.  I love this car.
			

Could you describe this setup a little better?  What type of Thule Bike
rack?  The only ones I've seen are roof racks with attachments and I don't
think they would fit on the rear deck. Ive been trying to figure out how to
carry a kayak efficiently on my miata and have put my boat on the car as
was described in the first article (now I've seen everything), but I don't
find it to be a stable or comfortable way to travel more than a few miles.

TIA
SRLasky
Yellow '91 A pkg
RI #Cloner

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