I've used mine to haul a kayak and a ladder. I've never attempted to pop the top with anything strapped to the rack. Here are pics of the mount locations. http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b7/misterpolak/Hershey/001.jpg http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b7/misterpolak/Hershey/003.jpg On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 3:58 AM, Troy <colorworks@gci.net> wrote: > Hi folks: > > About to mount some yakima 1A towers, and curious as to the best location. > I certainly do not want to mount things too far forward, as I'm afraid it > would be a real bear to lift the pop top, although I did buy some struts. I > have a 14 foot, 68 pound kayak that I will be putting up on the roof. > > Also curious if anyone has tried any of the aids for mounting kayaks. I did > buy a set of Hully rollers and mako saddles. I was eying something called a > "showboat" that basically consist of a couple of 66 inch bars which slide > the length of the van toward the rear. You put the kayak on the edge and > then slide it forward until it hits the hully rollers, and push forward till > it hits the saddles. Not sure how well that works. There is also something > called the "boatloader" that basically just comes out of one of the > crossbars. One end of the kayak is rested and then the rest of the kayak is > lifted in place. The first (showboat) solution seems easier on the > back--comments? I have a problem lifting due to lower back problems, so want > to make this as easy as possible. > > Troy > |
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