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.. does that double as the filet knife? . Charley would be proud

Well, now that we are located only a quarter mile from the launch (and the dreaded hill of death), my lovley wife decided that I will be on my own if I was going fishing ... She's NOT a Taxi she says Lol!!!!
Well drastic times call for drastic measures. So with no crab season and plenty of time on my hands, this is now how I roll
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Eric that is awesome.

I tow mine around on this table trailer with an ebike. 10 minute ride to my local marina Emeryville marina or 15/20mins to Berkeley marina.

Looking good brother
Hope to see you and Shifra at Albion ;0)

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Oh yah we'll be there.

Be sure to open your windows or you'll suck your exhaust in through the back.
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I'd been itching to get out more than I have been for exercise/ working on paddling technique, but it's such a PTIA to lug either this or my dolphin on top of the mini-van solo that I put together the Tuna Can Transporter.

Suzuki Swift (OK, OK, Chevy Metro, at least it's 4-banger), a couple generic door-jam bolt-on aluminum rails and a lot of straps, you know, just in case. I replaced all the hardware I could with stainless steel bolts and nylocks as the cheap steel stuff included will rust out if you even talk to it salty. The car has no tie-downs, so I sandwiched a drain hole in the spare tire compartment with two 4"x 4" pieces of 1/4" steel bar using an m8 eye bolt. For the bow, I mounted some scrap strapping with the quarter panel screws under the hood.

It only goes about 3 or 4 miles to and from MLK shoreline or Alameda from my house, and only very short distances at freeway speeds. The nose does ride high in the front due to the deck contour; I may start carrying it stern forward. Opted to keep it simple and not use cradles; the coaming rests against the rack rail to keep it from shooting forward during braking.

Surprisingly, it feels very stable for a 14' boat on an 11' car that weighs under a ton.

Still, this can't be OSHA approved.

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Hobie TI on Subaru Outback. I had to upgrade the factory rack to the Yakima towers and crossbars, then slid 5" noodles over the bars and wrapped them with electrical tape. J-Racks carry the amas. I also added a trailer hitch with the Rhino Rack T-Loader to support the 18' hull. Getting it on the car pretty much requires a 2nd hand, but I can unload it by myself.

1990.5 VW Vanagon Carat in Tornado Red on South African 16's with Hullavators and Camo T13