Re: [Paddlewise] Pick-up kayak racks

Tony wrote;
>3) cab-over utility racks used to haul long ladders and pipe.
>
>I would welcome any suggestions regarding kayak racks from pick-up owners.
>
I utilize a aluminum utility rack on my pickumup truck.
I have a photo on my website http://homepages.gs.net/seacajun  although not
really clear but shows the system I use.  Click on "photo album"  then go to
"arrival photos".
Yakima saddles at the bow, hully rollers at the stern.  What may be a little
different than most is the adjustable yellow boat trailer roller that slides
along the rear horizontal rail at the end of the rack.   The boat trailer
roller is mounted with a rod going through the roller attached at both ends
to a vertical aluminum  support.   These vertical supports is attached to a
aluminum tube that the rear horizontal cross bar of the rack is passed
through.  This system allows the boat roller to slide in any position along
the horizontal crossbar. I can very easily load any boat and have almost
totally in place in the saddle and hully roller.  By putting the bow on the
boat roller pushing the boat till resting on the  hully roller than just
push it onto the saddles.  With the boat rollers slightly lower than the
hully rollers allows the bow to be high enough to go into the saddles.
Arthur

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