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how to put 2 kayaks on roof
I have a stealth 12 and stealth 14 I want to transport the roof of a C1500 with a shell. The shell has roof rails and I have 60 inch yakima bars with lowriders. The bars attach fine to the shell. The combined kayak width is slightly greater than bars. I the yaks on the roof yesterday and was playing around with pvc cradles. I was hoping someone else had done this so i wouldn't have re-invent something. i looked yakima's solutions and would interested in user comments on how they fit with the malibu hull (hull seems pretty flat compared to saddle angles).
thanks, Tom |
Check out the Malone saddles.
It's basically a V that mounts in the middle, so you can have part of the yak hanging over the bars on the side is needed. I was able to haul 2 on a Mazda with crossbars that I believe we're something like 54". Good luck. |
You can go with a stacker too. Pretty much all the rack companies make them. I went with the Inno stacker (INA 450), based on price and what comes with it; Padded vertical bars and padded cradles.
I originally tried going with extra long cross bars and two sets of yakima saddles, but felt like the 65 inch bars would have taken someone's eye out due to how far they stuck out. So now I have the stacker for when I need to transport 2, or one set of saddles for when it's just me going out. |
I have 48" bars and use J cradles. Might be a pain to lift them that high on to a full size truck.
Do this hack. Makes it much easier. Quote:
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