I have a minivan and I need to transport a row boat. How do I tie the boat securely to the roof rack?
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I get the Cabelas and bass pro catalouge. They have several things for this application. Look online at Cabelas.com or Bassproshops.com for information
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contact your local lock smith for this info. they will tell you exactly how it's done.
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You need a chip to interface with the motor. You also need a receiver on board the boat. Basically you have to control the motor's speed and the rudder. For that you can get a motor out of a toy plane.\n\nwww.internethobbies.com/internethobbies/radconboat.html\n\nThe above link might help\n\nYou can build a better boat if you can program the chip. It can then chart a pre configured path.
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I HAVE A POLARIS 500HO AND A 4X8 TILT TRAILER.\nI OPTED FOR THE SMALL TRAILER SO I COULD ALSO TOW IT WITH THE ATV\nFUNCTION OF THE TRAILER IS FINE, HOWEVER THE ATV IS QUITE HEAVY AND I DON'T LIKE THE WAY IT COMES DOWN HARD ON THE TRAILER FRRAME\nTHE FIRST TIME I LOADED IT I ENDED UP HALF WAY OVER THE TONGUE.\nI BUILT RAILS FOR IT AND PLACED A R/R TIE ON THE FRONT AS A WHEEL STOP FASTENED WITH LAG BOLTS FROM THE UNDERSIDE.\nI USUALLY CARRY MY RAMPS UNLESS I AM GOING HUNTING AND DONT WANT THE RATTLE.\nSAFETY WAS NEVER AN ISSUE AS I FEEL IT IS SAFER THAN DRIVING UP RAMPS ONTO THE BACK OF A LIFTER 4X4 PICK UP.\nHOPE THIS HELPS.
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on the front a boat\nback a head
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Best bet is to speak to boat manufactureres. Remember some years ago my dad had the same problem but manufacturers very helpful. Advised correct height above transom, distance offset (left or right) and prop size.
765073
get a hitch for it and you can get a bike rack for it, the bike rack does not touch the paint job or mess up the car at all and when your done you can take the rack off so you dont have to look at it
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Go to the boat store..
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connect the jump start leads of your landrover to the nearest powerstation, and the other end to your asssss\n\nthat should have you jumping like a joey....
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I think a small sea anchor would help keep the boat oriented to the waves and give it a better chance to ride them.
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Yep.  A fan will do the trick, or if it's a vehicle used for a specific purpose (like carrying something from set point A to set point B) a pulley system would work.  I don't know the exact equations involved, but the fan's windpower strength should be (obviously) greater than the mass of the vehicle, and should have some kind of failsafe cutoff switch as well as a means to decrease power to the fan, for (again, obviously) safety reasons.
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If you're holding them face out, they'll curve to one side. the curve should go outwards from the center of your chest. The top side of the straps will have the webbing, and connection/tensioner. (hard to describe with words only) Loop the webbing over the top rail of the frame, and through the metal "guides" built into the frame. Adjust for your fit. The padded section of the ruck which fits over your shoulder blades should be held against your back directly. The straps should be further out and tend to pull the padded section snug. The bottom section of the straps, should be looped through holes in the bottom of the frame. Pull the plastic connector through the loops, then connect to the upper portion of the strap. When connected, they'll be used to tighten the whole assembly for comfort after you've got it on your back. (I hope this makes sense to ya. It's easy to show, but a pain to describe in text.)
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Until recently I had a Subaru too. I know the problem. A towbar rack would be best - there is an excellent Thule one that folds down so you can still access the hatch even when the bikes are on the rack (and you can still tow)!\n\nIf no tow bar, get a conventional Thule rack - it fits to the frame of the door in any number of configurations.\n\nThule stuff is brilliantly designed and is of very high quality. Costs a bit more, lasts twice as long, does the job, no hassle.
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Where else would you fasten them?  If you're thinking the bottom- then yeah, you could, except when there is weight on deck, it would be transferred to the steel member through tension on the fastener, which would ultimately limit your maximum strength.  You wouldn't want a huge beam and a rigid deck and have your ultimate strength dependent on the fastener.  Therefore, you secure the deck to the top of the member, so the fastener is just there for shear instead of tension forces.
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go here this will work cause ive used this plenty of times. http://www.bbzspace.com/hybrid.php
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All RVs are set up to charge the "house" batteries when driving, but there are a few conditions which may need to be met:\n\n1.  Some have intelligent battery isolators which will charge the chassis (engine starting) battery only, until it's full, then begin transferring power to charge the house batteries.  (Possible failure point is if the chassis battery has low voltage due to age or failure, the intelligent isolator will never give up trying to charge it and ignore the house batteries.)\n\n2.  All RVs have some type of batter isolator, and some of them are prone to failure.  (You probably have a "battery combine" button, which is used to link the two batteries when you need extra power for starting the engine.  That's an override for the isolator.)  Follow the positive lead from the chassis battery to find the isolator.  If it's a silver cylinder about the size of a shot glass, the simplest solenoid-type isolator, it's probably dead as they seem to fail every year or two.  But they're easy and less than $25 to replace.
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possibly if you add more details- what are you working with?\n\nsend me a wiring diagram if you have one and I can help you- or tell me what wires (how many, colors, etc)- what kind of boat you are hooking it up in- all that jazz.\n\ngo to the site below and send an email to "Christian" and it will get forwarded to me. (at the forum)