The stock rack works great for canoes.
What Roof rack for a Canoe? (2 Viewers)
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fishjunkie
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Been going from Bay Area CA to Sierras for 15 years with my 16' 60 pound canoe. Last four with LC, Thule bars, and Thule canoe kit (nice cam straps and bar guides). I like to fish when weather is bad so often hit high winds and have never had a problem. I do highly recommend front and back ratcheting straps qespecially if off road (very solid). If you want protection for gunwales pipe insulation and duct tape works great for a season. Enjoy.
I used a Wilderness Roof Rack on my 60 series and carried 2 kayaks on top of that regularly. The bars were thin enough to be able to get tie down straps onto the rack easy enough. I've also carried kayaks on a standard Yakima rack with no issues either.
Lots of good advice here.
I have used mostly Thule racks for canoes and kayaks, and sold/installed/loaded lots of both Thule and Yakima. Both are very versatile. Last time I hauled a canoe it was from Tucson to the Rio Yaqui (Sonora, Mexico) and I used my 6.5 foot Confer rack with pads on the bars.
I think a rack set from Thule or Yakima would work great for you and can be found in most larger cities.
I have used mostly Thule racks for canoes and kayaks, and sold/installed/loaded lots of both Thule and Yakima. Both are very versatile. Last time I hauled a canoe it was from Tucson to the Rio Yaqui (Sonora, Mexico) and I used my 6.5 foot Confer rack with pads on the bars.
I think a rack set from Thule or Yakima would work great for you and can be found in most larger cities.
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You must have a different stock rack than me. I barely trust mine for skis.
The Gamiviti racks will work with Yakima accessory attachments. Then you get both. An expo style rack and the ability to carry anything Yakima makes a mount for. http://www.gamiviti.com/html/products_roofracks.html
Personally I have a Yakima set up for my canoe and it works great. I'm in the process of building my own expo style rack that will work with all my existing Yakima stuff too.
I've been using a Thule setup and it works pretty well.
To secure the canoe, I cut of the "hooks" off a pair of ratchet straps and installed rings (two rings welded together with the joints at 180 degrees to on another). I always hated when you hooked one side of the ratchet strap, threw the other end over the canoe and by the time you tried to hook the final end, the initial end had fallen free. With the rings, this is never an issue. I tie the bow line (painter) to the bumper for extra insurance, but it is not needed.
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To secure the canoe, I cut of the "hooks" off a pair of ratchet straps and installed rings (two rings welded together with the joints at 180 degrees to on another). I always hated when you hooked one side of the ratchet strap, threw the other end over the canoe and by the time you tried to hook the final end, the initial end had fallen free. With the rings, this is never an issue. I tie the bow line (painter) to the bumper for extra insurance, but it is not needed.
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sorry nothing to do with roof racks but Chaldean what front bumper do you have? I am however currently looking for a good rack to carry two canoes on my 62 so hence I'm here browsing.
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+1 that thang looks sweet. Kinda looks like a Slee blueberry
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I have been doing the same thing. I have Thule aero bars and they are compatible with ski racks as well. I have had lots of different cars/racks. For me Thule is strong, looks great, and interchangeable parts. I love mine.
I have been doing the same thing. I have Thule aero bars and they are compatible with ski racks as well. I have had lots of different cars/racks. For me Thule is strong, looks great, and interchangeable parts. I love mine.
It's a Slee "Shortbus" bumper. I've been really happy with it. You can click the links in my sig for the winch and light (not shown in the canoe picture) installs.
Here's the Shortbus link: Slee - Toyota 80 Series Land Cruiser - ShortBus Front Bumper Detail
I didn't know they made roof racks for canoes. Wouldn't it be more practical to upgrade to a small boat if you need to carry that much stuff?
I use con-ferr gutter mounts and U-channel.
tradesman oval
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This was my old cruiser with a tradesman oval rack. I now use thule bars which have held up great, not to mention less wind drag and better cog.
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This was my old cruiser with a tradesman oval rack. I now use thule bars which have held up great, not to mention less wind drag and better cog.
The simplest way is to get the foam block kit from Old Town (see the blue blocks on the roof). We put 1000 miles on this rig on and offroad with no issues. I like to tie my Ancra tiedown so that the are easy to adjust when stopping. I used two straps on the back, one hooks to the canoe seat which is roughly above the cruisers side window, that helps keep it from sliding forward. The other rear tie goes to the bow and the receiver hitch. The front has three, one to the bumper and two to the mirror mounts.
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Bought the old school Yakima risers and 78" crossbars with Yakima Canoe Gunwale mounts. I bought the 78" bars thinking I might be able to mount both my Canoe's at once. Could be intresting with 2 at the same time.
brian
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this way.
Luke111
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Rhino,Thule and Yakima, all have systems for tranporting canoe's and Kayak's using load bars that will attach to a factory rack
Lou
Rhino Rack - Kayak and Canoe Carrier - S400
Lou
Rhino Rack - Kayak and Canoe Carrier - S400
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