Date:         Mon, 7 Apr 2008 12:07:00 -0700
Reply-To:     Blake Heinlein <blakeheinlein@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Blake Heinlein <blakeheinlein@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: roof racks for wide kayaks
Comments: To: Jake Beaulieu <jake_beaulieu@yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To:  <812500.9497.qm@web36401.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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Jake,

Here is a link to some pictures of how I haul my kayak around.

http://picasaweb.google.com/blakeheinlein/VanagonRack?authkey=G6L_PJ3l8iQ

You should be able to make our the widebody brackets. A little drilling
required. I usually hang by bikes off the back.

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Blake Heinlein
http://blakeheinlein.googlepages.com/

On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 11:42 AM, Jake Beaulieu <jake_beaulieu@yahoo.com>
wrote:

> Hello ladies and gents,
>
>  I am looking to purchase a roof rack for my Westy.  It will be mainly
> used to transport two 32 inch wide kayaks.  Side by side the two kayaks will
> be 64 inches wide (obviously), while the pop top is only 55 inch wide.  I
> could use Yakima's J-shaped cradles (Hull Raisers) which holds the kayaks
> perpendicular to the roof eliminating any concerns about the kayaks
> extending beyond the edge of the pop top, but would have the kayaks sticking
> 3 feet above the top of the van which is already quite tall.  Alternatively,
> I could use Yakima's 77 inch bars and their Mako Aero saddles to hold the
> kayaks flat on the roof racks, with plenty of room to hang over the edge.
>
>  Whichever mode I go with, I plan to use Yakimas Wide Body mounts bolted
> to the pop top and their A1 rain gutter towers.  I assume that if I mount
> the Wide Body's high enough I won't need the Hi Rise spacers??
>
>  I am looking for any thoughts on the options listed above, or other
> things I haven't considered.
>
>  Thanks a bunch
>  Jake 82 AC Westy
>
>  Hi Rise spacers
>  http://www.yakima.com/Product.aspx?Number=8000104
>
>  A1 raingutter towers
>  http://www.yakima.com/Product.aspx?ID=18
>
>  Wide body mounts
>  http://www.yakima.com/Product.aspx?Number=8008001
>
>  Mako Aero saddles
>
> http://www.yakima.com/racks/kayak-rack/product/8004044/mako-aero-saddles.aspx
>
>  Hull Raisers
>  http://www.yakima.com/racks/kayak-rack/product/8004039/hullraiser.aspx
>
>
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Blake Heinlein
http://blakeheinlein.googlepages.com/