I used the Wide Body Yakima mount (has 4 bolts on it) in my current 87
syncro westy and 83 westy.
I put RTV around the holes and have never seen a leak.  Course I live in CO
and we  don't have the rain
that can occur in outher parts of the country.  I've hauled 7 or 8
whitewater boats at a time without a problem.  The only trouble his been
lifting the top with boats on there (takes two people) and remembering
to first untie the rope to the front (takes brains/memory).

At 12:00 AM 3/29/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>Also, somebody was talking awhile back about mounting the racks directly
>(permanently) into the fiberglass of the westy top.  Good idea, bad idea?
>Rains alot here, so I'm skeptical, but would like to keep from scratching,
>damaging my gutters.