Transporting Kayaks On Roof Racks

Some important do s 1.

Transporting kayaks on roof racks.

Find out which rack will mount to your rails ensure the rack won t collide with your garage doors when backing out strap the kayak down or use the built in locking systems back it up with an extra strap if you don t trust it. You should always tie down the bow and stern of your kayak especially if you are going to transport your kayak without a roof rack. Another option would to use pool noodles and a couple of tie straps. There are several ways to transport a kayak when you don t have a roof rack on your car or suv.

The easiest way most secure way to haul your kayak around is to purchase a universal soft roof rack system. Do use a high quality roof rack thule are the brand we use on all our vehicles. Transporting a kayak without a roof rack isn t the easiest of tasks never mind two. You can do this with a variety of tie down straps.

If you re using a permanent roof rail system. Lift your kayak and place on top of the pool noodles. Reach across the boat with your right arm and grab the inside of the. The first step to securing your kayak is make sure the.

Run a strap through the doors and cinch tight. Squat down and grab the edge of the cockpit that s closest to you with both hands and pull the edge of the boat up onto your thighs. Set the kayak upside down on the tubes and use the remaining straps to secure the kayak to each tube. Place and secure the pool noodles on top of your car.

Stand on the left side of your kayak and face the boat. Trailer s are also nice because they can double as a place to store your kayak when its not in use. Once the pool noodles are secure you ll need to place you. To attach it to the vehicle open all the doors and set one tube on the roof toward the windshield and one toward the rear window.

Do check your straps for wear and tear and replace when necessary they won t last forever. Maybe you do not want to install a roof rack to your car or perhaps there isn t a roof rack available that fits on your vehicle. Maybe you have just bought your kayaks and haven t yet thought about how you are going to transport them around. Do check your.

Do use high quality straps to secure your canoe kayak to the roof rack. Here s how to carry a kayak by yourself.