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Date: 05 Jul 2005 02:59:58
From: W. Watson
Subject: 2003 Subaru Forester Front Hook?
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Maybe I'm missing it, but I don't see any way to easily fasten a strap from the
bow of my boat on the roof to the front of my Forester. Maybe the Subaru dealer
sells some such device?
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Date: 05 Jul 2005 16:59:50
From: Richard Ferguson
Subject: Re: 2003 Subaru Forester Front Hook?
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I can't find it on the web, but I bought webbing with a grommet in it
that I bolted down to the front fender bolts. It was sold for that
purpose. I tie down to that webbing instead of going to the front of the
car. The webbing can be folded inside the engine compartment, so it is
invisible, or can be folded out when you want to use it as a lash point.
No worry about ropes rubbing on the paint, etc. The tie down angle is
better also, I think.
I use this on my Subaru Outback.
Richard
W. Watson wrote:
> Maybe I'm missing it, but I don't see any way to easily fasten a strap
> from the bow of my boat on the roof to the front of my Forester. Maybe
> the Subaru dealer sells some such device?
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Date: 05 Jul 2005 17:19:51
From: Dan Williams
Subject: Re: 2003 Subaru Forester Front Hook?
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They work great for me too. Not rocket science, probably not too hard to
make. This link will give you an idea of what they look like.
http://www.rutabaga.com/product.asp?pid=1001675
Dan
"Richard Ferguson" <fergusonOMITsculpture@omitthisatt.net > wrote in message
news:a0zye.1085549$w62.849606@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
>I can't find it on the web, but I bought webbing with a grommet in it that
>I bolted down to the front fender bolts. It was sold for that purpose. I
>tie down to that webbing instead of going to the front of the car. The
>webbing can be folded inside the engine compartment, so it is invisible, or
>can be folded out when you want to use it as a lash point. No worry about
>ropes rubbing on the paint, etc. The tie down angle is better also, I
>think.
>
> I use this on my Subaru Outback.
>
> Richard
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> W. Watson wrote:
>> Maybe I'm missing it, but I don't see any way to easily fasten a strap
>> from the bow of my boat on the roof to the front of my Forester. Maybe
>> the Subaru dealer sells some such device?
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Date: 05 Jul 2005 06:46:48
From: Oci-One Kanubi
Subject: Re: 2003 Subaru Forester Front Hook?
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W. Watson wrote:
> Maybe I'm missing it, but I don't see any way to easily fasten a strap from the
> bow of my boat on the roof to the front of my Forester. Maybe the Subaru dealer
> sells some such device?
My friends Jon & Karen liked their 2000 Forester so much for boating
road-trips (because the back seat reclines to absolutely flat so they
can sleep in it, unlike previous and subsequent Forester model-years)
that they bought a second 2000 as a hangar queen (they're like that;
they so like the Dagger Piedra for river-running and the Pyranna Micro
for creeking that they have, between them, five Piedras and four
Micros. Always carry a spare, eh?)
But to yer point: because we boat and shuttle together so often, I know
how they load their Forester and they know how I load my Econoline.
There are two rings on the front of the Forester, on the frame about
six inches behind the bumper, and about a foot in from each side. J&K
run an a-frame endline from both rings up to the boat(s).
-Richard, His Kanubic Travesty
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