Rocky Rinker wrote:

After giving up on the foam block substitute for a rack, we've decided to
buy a rack. I have heard competing opinions about the best way to
mount/attach the kayaks to the crossbars. A guide we know said we should
mount the kayaks with the hulls up. He contends the boats will not be
distorted and will ride better. Another person told us to use saddles and
mount the boats hulls-down.

What do members of the group recomend?

The boats are plastic, recreational kayaks.

Hull up. Keeps the rain out of the cockpit.

We're talking plastic boats here - don't overthink this, it's not that
critical.

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//-Walt
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// "Fair and Balanced"