I'm curious as to whether this rack really can't hold a kayak longer than 18'. I have a 21' kayak. Not too heavy or wide so okay?
1729449
Are you saying this rack can't hold more than 60 lbs.? Because that would eliminate its usefulness to many if not most kayakers like myself.
1729450
for safety concern its recommend no longer than 18', but, it will work with 21' kayak if the weight do not exceed over 60 lbs.
733454
I use mine for a 75lb kayak and I load it with about 20lbs of gear. I can only say it holds that with NO signs of being near capacity.
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I have 67lb Kayak and it's perfect. Supports are vee and may not work well on flat bottom. I think 130lbs would be ok.
170223
Sure will. As they are 2 separate pieces the width is issue. My kayak weighs about 75lbs and it is no problem.
444358
It's 28 inches at its widest point. Kayaks have no official capacity, but I've had 300 lbs in mine and it handled it just fine.
1684601
Yes have a 13 ft 3 ft wide tandem kayak weight 120. Hoist works great! Good Luck!
381052
Our kayaks sit between 28 1/2" to about 33" from the ceiling (or the mounting 2x4, depending on the method you use). Since ours are mounted across the ceiling joists we had to use a 2x4 (per the instruction) so add another 1 1/2" to this. If you see our review we noted that we had to use different straps than the one's that come with the mount. This may cause ours to be a little lower. It looks like the new version may have different straps which may work better. The original straps on our 10 foot kayaks would not work; they just slipped of the end. Hope this helps.
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This rack is perfect for you. There are two post that are around 20 '' high so go for it you will not regret. All my friends got one after seing mine. Claude
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I'm 5'8'' and the one kayak I haul around is about 62lbs. I have a Jeep Liberty, with the racks it's about 72-ish inches. When the loaders were working properly - suction cups secure, and the track not hanging up - I didn't have any problems loading it or getting it into the cradles. However, I do carry around a small step stool with me. Once the loaders are at the top, I get on the step stool to push the kayak into the cradles.
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Hi,I carried an aluminum canoe on my 5 door golf using this rack once, so I think your kayak would be just fine. You'd need straps to tie down to the frame of your car though, obviously. This rack pretty much just serves as an offset so the kayak isn't riding right on the roof. I think if you wanted to secure the kayak without using rope etc. you'd have to find some special connection in addition to this rack.
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Like I said it handled 2 kayaks well. So 100lbs? Don't over tighten and I would recommend the taller ones for the jeep. I found myself wanting more room under.
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We put 2 Yakima J-Low kayak racks on these crossbars and they handle our 16.5 ft and 14 ft kayaks with no problem.
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That's exactly what we have for a car and the answer is, how big are your kayak's? If they are small, one person kayak's you may be fine. If you are trying to haul an old town two up with jump seat, no way. That was what I tried to do and almost lost a kayak on the interstate. Regardless, you'll have to buy some heavier straps if you buy these racks. The straps included are close to worthless. If you have small kayak's, 10' or smaller, you may be fine.
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Yes - in my opinion, this would work fine BUT you really need to secure your kayak well to the cart - I find the best success of toting my 11 footer is by securing the cart to the middle of the kayak rather than the opposite end you are pulling - good luck!!
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Sorry Todd,I had a bad experience with a 70 lb kayak. ON the very first trip out, it blew a tire and I had to purchase a tube and then it blew out again. It's supposed to hold 150 lbs but this one did not.
1077749
I'm not sure about this, I do know that our limitation is the car rack it's attached to not the kayak rack.
2275443
I think 200 lb is about the limit. I was ten under that when I purchased the kayak and had no problem, and it could have taken another ten pounds. You have to make sure not to over inflate if using an electrical pump. A manual pump won't give you that problem.