Hi. I am looking for a kayak cartop carrier for a Yakima (or Thule) rack that will allow me to carry an additional 16+ foot sea kayak on its side. I have a small compact car (Honda Civic 2-door hatchback) and can only carry only one rightside up (using Hully Rollers and Mako Saddles) due to width constraints. I have seen some J-shaped carriers, but these seem to only work with whitewater boats. Thanks! merlin *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Merlin Emrys wrote: > > Hi. I am looking for a kayak cartop carrier for a Yakima (or Thule) rack > that will allow me to carry an additional 16+ foot sea kayak on its > side. I have a small compact car (Honda Civic 2-door hatchback) and can > only carry only one rightside up (using Hully Rollers and Mako Saddles) due > to width constraints. > > I have seen some J-shaped carriers, but these seem to only work with > whitewater boats. I have carried two full size sea kayaks on their sides, using the old-style Yakima saddles (similar to the Makos) on a similar subcompact. Required some extra padding and bracing, but worked. Of course, bow and stern lines are a good idea. I did not do this, but an extra pair of straps around the two, near the rack, with padding between would increase the security. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
From: "Merlin Emrys" <memrys_at_telecomreseller.com> > Hi. I am looking for a kayak cartop carrier for a Yakima (or Thule) rack > that will allow me to carry an additional 16+ foot sea kayak on its > side. I have a small compact car (Honda Civic 2-door hatchback) and can > only carry only one rightside up (using Hully Rollers and Mako Saddles) due > to width constraints. I have a Civic as well and carry two sea kayaks easily. I have a 48 inch crossbar and the secret is to attach the outer half of the cradle (in my case the older Thule sea kayak cradle) on the part of the bar that extends outboard of the tower. You could put a longer bar on if you need - just pad the ends so that you don't hurt your head when you bang it. > I have seen some J-shaped carriers, but these seem to only work with > whitewater boats. There are a couple of brands that work with sea kayaks. Thule makes one. Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
I had the long Yakima bars on my old Honda (before I sold it to get the Khatsalano). The trick is to reach out and grab the bar before you get out. Eventually, you'll get in the habit of missing the bar. And don't forget to remind people riding in your car to watch their heads. You don't want to know how many people smacked their heads on the bars in my car. I've also seen people stick tennis balls on the bar ends. Works but looks silly. Then again, 48" bars look silly too. -Patrick At 11:49 PM -0400 10/10/01, Michael Daly wrote: > >I have a Civic as well and carry two sea kayaks easily. I have a 48 >inch crossbar >and the secret is to attach the outer half of the cradle (in my case >the older Thule >sea kayak cradle) on the part of the bar that extends outboard of the tower. >You could put a longer bar on if you need - just pad the ends so >that you don't hurt >your head when you bang it. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> Hi. I am looking for a kayak cartop carrier for a Yakima (or Thule) rack > that will allow me to carry an additional 16+ foot sea kayak on its > side. <snip> > > I have seen some J-shaped carriers, but these seem to only work with > whitewater boats. > If you're not averse to working with wood and epoxy, doing something similar to what Ross Leidy did is an elegant solution for making a perfectly-fitting kayak cradle. http://ross.secant.com/kayak/ Regards, Erik Sprenne *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Michael Daly wrote: > > From: "Merlin Emrys" <memrys_at_telecomreseller.com> > > > Hi. I am looking for a kayak cartop carrier for a Yakima (or Thule) rack > > that will allow me to carry an additional 16+ foot sea kayak on its > > side. ... > You could put a longer bar on if you need - just pad the ends so that you don't hurt > your head when you bang it. That's what I do to carry my two seakayaks (single and double) on a Corolla, and my boats are relatively wide at 32" and 37". Also had a canoe on top of the two kayaks on one trip. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Patrick Maun wrote: > > And don't forget to remind people riding in your car to watch their > heads. You don't want to know how many people smacked their heads on > the bars in my car. "Watch out for the bar." "What?" "Don't hit your head on the..." "OW! Dammit, why don't you warn people about these bars?!" It's not the number of time you have to go through this dialog, it's the number of time you repeat it with the same person (hint: who rides with you the most?) > I've also seen people stick tennis balls on the bar ends. Works but > looks silly. Then again, 48" bars look silly too. Love dem bright yellow head protectors. One of the few things I like about SUVs is that most of them are so tall that anyone sub-Wayne Hodorowitz can walk under them unscathed. Of course, if you're sub-WH you can't reach the bars to put your boat up. -- Steve *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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