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Walt

wrote:

We're looking into purchasing a used canoe (an Old Town Penobscot 16, a
16 footer) and the only car we have to carry it is a 2005 Subaru
Forester. There's a roof rack on the forester, and from rough tape
measure estimates, it looks like it'll be close, but it will fit. I'm
curious, though, if anyone has any experience with trying to carry a
canoe on a stock Subaru rack, and what suggestions you would have.
We've done plenty of canoeing, but have never had our own to carry
around.

Canoes are not that heavy. As long as you tie it down securely you
won't have a problem. People car top on all manner of vehicles (e.g.
Cooper Mini) without a problem.

Make sure you tie a bow line, a stern line, and a belly line. Two belly
lines if you're feeling unlucky. (Hint: Learn to tie a trucker's hitch
instead of buying fancy straps.) You want to excersize due diligence,
but it's not rocket surgery.

Use the 1-10-100 method of making sure your load is secu check it
after one mile, check it again after ten miles, then stop and check it
every 100 miles.

//Walt