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couple of helpful hints for the straps.
one, never use the racheting ones on the kayaks. they crank down way too tight.
when using the hand tightening ones, after securing pretty tightly, I tie a coupe of half hitches with the extra strap and cinch down pretty tight to the clasp.
also, when you loop the strap under the bar, keep that loop as close to the edge of the kayak, maybe even slightly angled in. don't have them angled out at all. that gives the kayak no room to move around. also, I use the foam blocks on the cross bar, then loop around the bar. if you feel the straps sliding, wrap a few layers of duct tape around the bars and space it out about a strap width apart.
that gives the straps a groove to fit into and will stop it from sliding.
also, I have the kayak sit right side up on the foam blocks. this creates far less lift or whatever as the kayak point cuts and displaces the air much the same as it does water.
secured with straps like that, shouldn't have any problems at all. but try the half hitch thing with the straps at least. that's gonna help alot.
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