I have that problem on my Jeep and I have a similar set up from Thule for my Kayaks. I didn't set the rollers far enough back and the back edge of the top of the Jeep got scratched from the sand on the kayak. I have to adjust that better next year. :0) It does help when you're short like I am. Deb ----- Original Message ----- From: "John H. Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 9:37 AM Subject: Re: [VFB] Fishing from a canoe???
> > > > For those of you with vans who have trouble getting boats on top. check out > the Maine Roll on . It solves the problems > > > > >From: Allan Fish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: [VFB] Fishing from a canoe??? > >Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 14:52:45 -0500 > > > >>Just a quick question, how many of you fish from a canoe? I have been > >>considering purchasing a canoe for some local lake fishing. Is there any > >>better canoes for the fishing or will any old one work just fine? > >Jeremy, > > > >I miss my canoe. I had to get rid of it when we got the mini-van (my wife > >and I are too short to get it up that high without scratching up both the > >car AND the canoe). > > > >I've had two canoes. The first was a 16 foot Ouachita aluminum (95 lbs). > >It was a sweet canoe to handle in the water, easy to row, tracked well, and > >was really nice. The key was the weight. It did take two of us to load it > >onto the Cherokee. > > > >After my first knee replacement, I was issued a 50 lb. lifting limit, so I > >had to get something lighter. I settled on a sixteen foot Old Town > >Discovery made out of Royalex. It only weighed 59 pounds (so I cheated by > >9 lbs) and I could load and unload it by myself. I liked it as well as the > >Ouachita and it was a lot roomier - like me, it had a broader beam. > > > >However, after trading the Cherokee for a mini-van, adding a second > >titanium knee, and increasing my age by a few years, we decided to go the > >lazy way. It's still a 16-foot fishing platform, but it is a jonboat with > >motor and trailer and all the good toys. > > > >But frankly, I still miss my canoe. It was a fun fishing craft. I'd say > >go for it! > > > >Sorry I got so windy, but I wanted to emphasize that the canoing was FUN! > >Allan > > > >p.s.: I just looked up the Old Town website. They apparently no longer > >make canoes out of Royalex, but use "Superlink 3" composition. The canoe I > >had, the Discovery 164, is now 74 pounds instead of 59 pounds, but is much > >more abrasion resistant. And that is good. The hull of mine did scratch > >easily. It never punctured, but it did get pretty ugly from being pulled > >up on the shore, etc. > >-- > > > >Allan Fish > >Greenwood, IN > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _________________________________________________________________ > STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > >
