On 28 Jul , 2022, at 5:01 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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> until I thought to stand on the bench and grab the bar.

        Being that I am 6’2” & have 36” sleeve length, I’ve never thought to try that

but it sounds like a recipe for falling on your face between the front seats once the

roof gives up its fight,, Or maybe dangling from the bar if you are short ~

        I opted for the Assist Struts a few years ago & am now a huge advocate for

them ~ Even though @ 77 I am still able to put a canoe on the roof, lifting the roof

just with empty canoe rack bars was causing My back & shoulders to scream nasties

@ Me ~ Now I can even easily lift the roof even with the canoe still up there ~

        & by the way,, I use the CrossBar to lift,, Been doing it that way since My very

1st Westy in ’79 & have never bent 1 ~