The ultimate feature lift assist allows you to load and unload a kayak by yourself with very little effort and without lifting your kayak onto the roof of your car.
How to attach kayak to roof rack.
Tie the straps down with cam buckles to secure the kayak.
You ll pick the boat up by each end and place it on the rack.
Kayak roof rack step 1.
Place your kayak or canoe on the roof rack.
The easiest way is with the help of a friend.
The right kayak carrier for you depends on the size weight of your watercraft how many kayaks you want to.
Bring the canoe straps over the canoe.
Tie down kayak with straps.
Secure the kayak straps.
Thule kayak roof racks give you a choice of smart loading unloading features.
Choose a kayak carrier.
Put a kayak on a vehicle.
Flip your kayak over so the cockpit is facing down and with one person on each end lift the kayak onto your vehicle s roof so that the center of the kayak is resting on the central pool noodle.
Strap down the bow.
The easiest way most secure way to haul your kayak around is to purchase a universal soft roof rack system.
This video is a quick demonstration of how to properly secure one of our kayak rentals to your car if you have a luggage rack with bars on your vehicles roof.
Strap the kayak to the crossbars.
Another option would to use pool noodles and a couple of tie straps.
Check out the lasso kong cable kayak lock for a well made kayak roof rack lock.
Run 2 boat straps over the top of the kayak and them under the roof rack bars then bring the straps to the other side of the kayak and loop them under the roof rack bars on that side.
Lay the kayak straps over the bars of the roof rack.
Tie down a kayak.
Using cam straps is the simplest and fastest way to secure the boat.
The pool noodles will stop the kayak from damaging your vehicle while also keeping it in place.
Some cable locks are designed specifically for locking kayaks to roof racks without the need for scupper holes or other mounting surfaces.
Lay the straps over the roof rack bars.
If you re solo there are a couple of options depending on your rack system.
Giving you the freedom to head out for a paddle whenever you feel like it and only on your terms.
How to strap a kayak to a roof rack in 4 steps with pictures step 1.