Hauling Kayaks On Roof

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.

Hauling kayaks on roof.

Place the kayak on the vehicle. Grab the kayak at each end by the hull not the grab handles and lift the boat overhead. When not in use many of these. When transporting a single kayak j style racks are popular.

Now get ready to place the kayak on the roof rack. For more aerodynamic transportation of one kayak horizontal racks hold your kayak in place. 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. Roof racks j style kayak roof racks.

If you are tying the kayak directly to the crossbars of the roof rack place the boat upside down on the rack. Ensure that you have one in the middle and one at the back and front. Secure the noodles to your car s roof. Take care to lift with your legs not your back.

Place your pool noodles on your roof around 3 feet apart. Vertical kayak racks are yet. Place your kayak or canoe on the roof rack. 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.

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.