Cracked Pumpkinhead wrote:
Hey WILF!!!!!!

DITTO!!!!!!!!! I'm up, I'm down...... ARGHHHHHH

I mean.....I don't want to make my Civic into a convertible and I
sure
don't want to crunch anyone else on the highway with a 17' or 18'
pretty red Kayak (I prefer red tee hee) but................ ****
DAMN
**** DAMN **** (pops always said I had a potty mouth) here's the
lowdown:
$ 530.00 just for the rack (with the suggested stretcher bar thingy's
required for my tiny little car)
$ 150.00 Kayak cradle thingy (Ughhh)
$ 30.00 Installation
Okay, wait now I'm not finished yet........... total those numbers up
and whatcha get.....
$ 710.00 right? Wrong.........I live in lovely Ontario and will have
to pay 15% taxes on top of that which comes to a whoppin $816.50
smackeroonie's

ARGHHHHH FRICKA FRACKA GR(*#&(*^@(#^$&^!

Ya know....... I was searching the Auto classifieds I was so ****ed
off! Go figure......I won't pay $816.50 to put a darn rack system on
my car but instead GET A WHOLE NEW VEHICLE! HAHAHAHA. There's a
method to my madness. I'm not quite sure yet but I'll let ya know
what
that is when I figure it out.

I'll carry the damn thing all the way to Algonquin before I give em $
816.50 DAGNABBIT! Regardless, I second the "can we get a resolution
before the summer?" question.

Phewwwwwwww ........... I feel much better now.

So, hows everybody doin?

DiAne
http://cracked_pumpkinhead.tripod.com/shaggies

Hey C-P, you mention that you have a Honda Civic, which is about as
short a car as there is for putting a Kayak on. You also say you have
not gotten one yet! Have you rented one to take out for spin, to have
any idea what you are looking for?

This would determine a lot towards your future solution, on all counts.
Any sea kayak, will probably be longer than your car, and require some
special efforts to provide adequate support, in particular special
supports mounted on the bumpers, and this is where the greater expense
comes in.

I have a folding sea kayak, called a Folbot. This is a SOF (skin on
Frame) boat that can be dissasembled, and put inside your car, Voila'
no rack needed, and a bunch of problems solved.

There are a number of manf. available, in addition to Folbot, and I
would suspect that you should be able to find a outfitter in your area,
that would rent one to you and give some lessons, depending on what you
desire. Bagboats tend to be a little more expensive, though you can
pick them up used and save some. The good thing is that contrary to
most boats, they probably appreciate in value. Mine was like $250 new
in 1973, and now 35 years later, I paid $500 dollars for it. There is
probably some immediate depreciation on a brand new one, but in the
long run a good buy. I have seen them on eBay and other bulletin
boards.

The main thing, is you have to be inclined to manage the assembly and
disassembly. Usually take around 30 min depending on the kind, and how
hungry the mosquitos are! TnT