Thank you Dave. I appreciate your response.
I would like to know a bit more about the
rack configuration you mentioned.

My email is sea513kayak(at)yahoo(dot)com

If you had a picture that you could share, that
would be helpful. I have the Thule steel cross bars, the felt glide
pads, and forward rubber cradle. The Thule foot configuration is for
my soon to be former Ford Explorer.
J