BigErnie
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Registered: 03-2005
Location: Noosa Heads
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Re: Roof racks for two kayaks?
 Yuk! Yuk! Yuk! Good one Phil :- "just lift the FIFTEEN FOOT HALF-A-HUNDREDWEIGHT Prowler...." over y'head and dance around with it..... after years of soft living.
I been trying to get back to me 7-years-ago buildin'-renovations body for months and at the gym the other day I near busted me poofer liftin' 20kgs above shoulder height. All I was trainin' for was lifting ONE END of the yak onto the roof racks!
Thankee for the advice ...I think I need extender bars and a hernia strap.
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Cheers Jim
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11/Mar/2005, 5:30 pm
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The Mariner
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Registered: 12-2004
Location: Adelaide, Australia
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Re: Roof racks for two kayaks?
Hi BE,
Hey, don't be surprised what you can lift. I'm the first one to admit I have chicken-muscle arms but with a bit of practice it's easy.
#1 - Get side handles fitted AT THE BALANCE POINT of your kayak. Good handles at the balance point make the job sooooo much easier.
#2 - Stand along side it, grasp the handles & lift. Assuming you are right-handed, once the kayak is above the standing level of your right elbow, shove it under the kayak to support it & lift it while tilting the kayak a little over your head to get its C of G more over the centre of your body.
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Phil.
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