Hauling Kayaks On Roof

The pool noodles will be the durable flexible base for your kayaks to rest on that protect your car and the kayaks.

Hauling kayaks on roof.

Place your pool noodles on your roof around 3 feet apart. Vertical kayak racks are yet. For more aerodynamic transportation of one kayak horizontal racks hold your kayak in place. Roof racks j style kayak roof racks.

Grab the kayak at each end by the hull not the grab handles and lift the boat overhead. Place the kayak on the vehicle. Put your foam pads on the room flat side down place the kayak on top of the foam pads attach your straps to the kayak find a location to secure your straps to the vehicle where they won t scratch use extra foam or rubber to protect and pad the. Ensure that you have one in the middle and one at the back and front.

With one person at each end carry the kayak by the grab handles and position it next to and parallel to your vehicle with the bow toward the front of the car. Most sport utility vehicles suvs on the market today come with some sort of luggage rack on the roof or at a minimum the side rails on the roof as part of the standard package. For foam pad roof racks the process isn t complicated. If your suv already has the full luggage rack on the roof complete with the side rails and the cross bars this is usually sufficient to transport a kayak.

When not in use many of these. Secure the noodles to your car s roof. Place your kayak or canoe on the roof rack. Now get ready to place the kayak on the roof rack.

When transporting a single kayak j style racks are popular.