Hey;
 ED how bouot one of those tailplatforms that hot air balloon baskets
ride on?? you could attach to bumper and support/guy wires to the top
hatch or rings in upper corner sheet metal.  sounds like weight ins't
much but travelling weight is a prob. (bouncing,swaying,wind
resistance,g-forces,pot-holes from hell, moon's tidal pull?)  You could
always wrestle it up to the top. also i've seen prof. RV'rs mount
outboards to a bracket on the rear bumper (locked/secured i'm sure) but
they are made to take the weather. and no stink.
 goodluck happy dieseling!

How to carry the wife's Zodiac on our Westy diesel?  This inflatable
boat wieghs only about 50#, but folded, occupies the same volume as a
rather large person would in a squatiting position, if you can imagine
that.  Then there is the motor, a 8hp outboard, and the fuel.  We have
been carring it, except for the fuel which goes in the top  luggage
rack, in the cab.  This is not satisfactory of course, since the
"squatter" is filling up allmost all the floor space & is unsafe loose
and the motor is stinky.

I suppose  a little trailer is the only way to go for safty and room,
though that would really be a burden for the little 1.6lt diesel.  Any
ideas?  Yes, I do plan one day to swap engines, a 1.9ltr  is supposed to
be coming.

Ed
82 Westy Diesel
85 Golf Diesel
92 Cabrio

Daniel Stevens
Operations Specialist