Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2011 22:02:16 -0400
Reply-To: John Reynolds <transporterjr@YAHOO.COM>
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From: John Reynolds <transporterjr@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Westy roof rack for two kayaks?
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"What's the method for mounting a Hullavator on a Westy? Big deal
involving lots of specialty expensive Thule bits?"
It would mount on the roof rack itself
"Do you need to remove the watercraft before raising the top? I'm
guessing "Uh, yeah. Duh!""
Search the Samba for Jack Bombay. He sells pop-top shocks that will allow you to pop the top with the boats- so many claim. No direct experience...yet
Happy trails,
John
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Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
Bend, Ore.
1984 Westfalia. A poor but proud people.
1971 "Ladybug"-brand utility trailer from a defunct company in San
Clemente, Calif., now repurposed as The Westralia.
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On 08/09/2011 09:33 AM, Kim Brennan wrote:
> It's an expensive solution, but the Hulavator is what I use on my Westy. I use it for my canoe, but it allows me to lower the canoe down to a level that is easily within reach, and also makes putting it back up on top a breeze (and in fact a one man operation.)
>
>
> On Aug 9, 2011, at 10:47 AM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>
>> Seeing that Rob brought up a similar question, I am prompted to ask for
>> suggestions on carrying two kayaks on a Westy roof.
>>
>> I see plenty of folk carrying two kayaks on their cars, using
>> purpose-built racks that carry the boats at a tilt so they ride
>> bottom-to-bottom, taking up less width.
>>
>> Westys are tall, however, and I'm not a tall man -- 5' 6'', which puts
>> the roof out of reach. So solutions from men over 6' are probably not
>> going to be very helpful.
>>
>> And I'm thinking that even if I did find a suitable rack from the likes
>> of Thule or Yakima, I cannot envision how I'd get the boats up there and
>> back down. First climb on top then haul the boats up on ropes?
>>
>> My guess is that with two boats up there, raising the roof would be
>> difficult if not impossible without first removing them, were I to want
>> to just overnight. So any method I use to get the boats up and down
>> would want to be pretty darn easy.
>>
>> --
>> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
>> Bend, Ore.
>> 1984 Westfalia. A poor but proud people.
>> 1971 "Ladybug"-brand utility trailer from a defunct company in San
>> Clemente, Calif., now repurposed as The Westralia.
>>
>> Sent from my kitchen.
>
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