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Bostonian1976 previously said:
very cool! I think my boat is about 14'5 (a Perception Carolina) so I think the rollers might make a little more sense on the back of the truck for me, especially after a long day of paddling..
Fiberglass - such beautiful boats but I'd have to worry about it so much
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I'm with you there...I love strip-planked and other wooden boats, and
will have some when I can afford to have boats that I just use as
display items in my great room.
The Carolina is just 14'... you might need bow tie-downs.
Anyway, maybe meet us up on the Pushaw or elsewhere in Maine
next season. You can run rings around us with that long waterline.
Once you have her nose in the back saddles, she ain't going anywhere.
If you're carrying only one boat, then put it either in the middle or
2/3 of the way to the passenger side.
But hey, you need a second boat. 14' is too long to turn around
in a little creek when the water runs out. I can't say enough good
things about either the Manitou Sport or the Dirigo 106, depending
on your personal style.
Honestly, I don't like the concentrated force the rollers put on the
hull of a plastic boat.
We were up at Old Town in August, and of course went to the factory.
Where we saw the fiberglass/composite version of each of their boats,
and drooled. But for running rivers--- I can't afford to cry each time
I prang a rock.
