I can still get a 12' canoe in and out of my 90 GL with the ducting in place.  I would think you'd be more concerned about height than width.

Dimwitted Moose and Flying Squirrel
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Christopher T. Berchin 
  To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
  Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 7:44 PM
  Subject: Rear Opening Dimension Needed on Vanagon

  Hi everyone.  I'm still learning about the Vanagon and all its iterations, and I just learned that later vans have a rear A/C system that reduces the width of the rear opening.  I managed to find a picture of this (nice shot of it on www.vanagon.com in the 1990 dealer brochure), and it sure does reduce the opening.  Can someone out there with a van like this measure the inside width of the rear opening?  I measured an earlier van without this when I first got the idea of getting a Vanagon, and that was plenty wide.  However, this A/C duct could change things.  Can anyone help?  Thanks a ton!

  Chris

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