Mike G (you@somehost.somedomain) writes: > The problem is Yakima/Thule say the canoe will rip the roof off my minivan, > regardless of whether I use my factory rack, their adaptor for the factory > rack, or their custom clips. Anyone prove them right/wrong? Suggestions? > Considering the drive, I would hate to get part way there and decide it's not > working. Thanks.... The factory racks are attached to sheet metal. So you want to use a real rack -- not an adapter on the factory racks -- or be sure that the rack is just to keep it from sliding around on the paint and tie the canoe very firmly to the vehicle itself. I use a real rack on my Caravan, not the factory rack. GaryJ -- http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~ar075 It is incredible that authorities will censor anything about making love, while doing nothing about the 1001 ways to kill and maim that the media teaches every day. Which is truly obscene: sex or murder?