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ctrujillo
12-06-2012, 03:45 PM
Ok i just bought me a little chevy hhr.i have a dodge ram i used to transport but got to lower my mpg.so going to put racks on it and use it.how many of you transport your pa on the roof of your small cars? Pics would be great
TJones
12-06-2012, 04:01 PM
to put my new pa 12 in the back of my f250. but since i have been rotten all year , and screwing up at work , i dont think santa is going to hook me up.:mad:
Old Man in the Sea
12-06-2012, 04:07 PM
buy a used trailer and add the hobie cradles to it - it rides smooth, you don't have to unload it when u get home and will save your back too..
Baja_Traveler
12-06-2012, 05:40 PM
buy a used trailer and add the hobie cradles to it - it rides smooth, you don't have to unload it when u get home and will save your back too..
:iagree: The ultimate small car solution.
I on the other hand have been good this year, and next tuesday I'll have a new PA14 on the back of my F250! Stopped off at Oceanside Dive & Kayak this afternoon and put in the order.
I've been reading reports of guys putting PA's on Thule Hullavator's (with cradle modification) and it works - even though they are only rated for 70 pounds, thats 70 pounds less you have to lift. After I save up for a Lowrance HDS I'll get a set of those to help with the loading, I figure if it sucks I'll use it for loading the touring kayak...
maui jim
12-06-2012, 08:58 PM
Man up and use the dam truck....:D And get a friend to go a split the fuel...
I haul in a 2011 F250 FX4 Crew Cab, 8 ft bed with a shell, and get 17 mpg's I use 9.4 gals of fuel to LJ and back from Cypress.. Why bust a nut lumping a toad PA onto the roof of a small car :confused:
You'll spend way more than that on a Chriopractor, or 3/4 day boat.. a dinner out, or at a Bar drinking you back problems away...:cool:
TJones
12-07-2012, 01:42 AM
Happy holidays all. Let us know how you like it.
RockyRaab
12-07-2012, 07:27 AM
Don't know about a dinky little HHR, but a Durango hauls one just fine.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c170/RockyRaab/Kayak/IMG_0605.jpg
sasha
12-07-2012, 09:32 AM
I need to post a pic with my stealth-14 on top of my vw camper... Now that should impress some of you guys. I figured out a way to put it up that takes about 3 min.. on my own. Mind you that thing has to be over 7ft tall.
Old Man in the Sea
12-07-2012, 11:37 AM
this is a great alternative...
http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/attachment.php?attachmentid=7112&stc=1&d=1343242674
blitzburgh
12-07-2012, 11:45 AM
I posted this years ago. This is how I used to do it with no problems.
http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/attachment.php?attachmentid=5601&stc=1&d=1327354361
sasha
12-07-2012, 11:53 AM
Does anyone has a problem with the trailer when looking for a place to park???
blitzburgh
12-07-2012, 11:57 AM
Does anyone has a problem with the trailer when looking for a place to park???
If you're talking LJ, only on busy weekends. But even then, I find parking within a couple of streets.
I transport my PA 12 on the roof of a Ford Fusion no problems.
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