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great advice, i was thinking about asking yakima so send me their plusnuts with the 60" tracks, but you have changed my mind. taking your time is an obviously essential part of this project.

what about your cross bars? what size did you have? i'd love to use my old ones, but i think they may be too short. i stuck them on the roof yesterday just to gauge it, and it looks like it may be the same size as yours - can you put two boats on the roof with your bars? ideally, i would like it to be big enough for two canoes, i may need to step up to the 77" bars for that.

and as far as the location goes, i want it on the outside structural edges for a couple of reasons - strength and leak resistance. john hardin convinced me of that a long time ago. i don't like how fragile the roof sheet metal is. i have been up there before crawling around and it flexes waaaay too much for my comfort.

again, thanks for the advice on the pilot hole, i'll def keep you posted as i progress.