Abstract: A cargo carrier system includes at least one cargo carrier for use with a vehicle having a front, a rear, a first side, a second side and roof rack. The carrier includes a base adapted to be coupled to the roof rack and a cargo holder coupled to the base. In one exemplary embodiment, the base is pivotably coupled to the roof rack about an axis extending parallel to the first side. In one exemplary embodiment, the cargo holder is coupled to the base by a first link having a first end pivotably coupled to the base about an axis extending parallel to the first side and a second end pivotably coupled to the holder about an axis extending parallel to the first side. In another exemplary embodiment, the cargo holder is also coupled to the base by a second link having a first end pivotably coupled to the base about an axis extending parallel to the first side and a second end pivotably coupled to the holder about an axis extending parallel to the first side.

Abstract: A sit-on-top kayak having a seating and footwell arrangement that allows users to sit comfortably in a relatively small cockpit area defined by the kayak. Preferably, two or three seating surfaces and footwells are employed. The footwells associated with any given seating surface straddle the seating surface in front of the given seating surface if the given seating surface is not the forwardmost seating surface.

Abstract: A rotationally molded boat hull, comprising three integral layers of polyethylene, is provided. The outer and inner layers are comprised of a cross linkable polyethylene, and the middle layer comprises a noncross linkable polyethylene having a foaming agent incorporated there into. The three polyethylene materials are selected to produce a composite structure having optimum strength and flexibility characteristcs.

Abstract: An improved rotational molding method for making a laminated plastic structure of the type in which successive charges of particulate plastics are released in a mold cavity rotating in an oven to coalesce successively along the mold cavity wall after which the mold is removed from the oven for cooling. By removing the rotating mold from the oven prior to completion of the formation of the inside layer, cooling of the outside of the mold will be concurrent with coalescence of the inside layer. This shortens the time of the molding cycle and reduces warping problems.