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Thule Hull-a-Port kayak carrier on OEM rails and crossbars
Posted: Sun May 27, 2012 6:11 pm
by spacemonkey
Anyone have any advice on using the Thule Hull-a-Port kayak carrier on OEM rails and crossbars? Are the crossbars strong enough?
Re: Thule Hull-a-Port kayak carrier on OEM rails and crossba
Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 11:58 am
by joatmon
I don't know about that particular carrier, but at different times I have carried a 17' canoe and a 14' kayak on my factory rails/crossbars, and had no structural capacity problems.
The factory cross bars tend to give a bit of a front lift angle to the boat, which didn't matter much with the kayak, but definitely turned the canoe into a gas sucking parachute
Re: Thule Hull-a-Port kayak carrier on OEM rails and crossba
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 11:17 am
by pushead
I just used a big old Thule luggage carrier filled to the rim with stock crossbars and it they worked great. I don't know the model of the carrier becuase I borrowed it but it was as large as the entire roof and then some. I guranty it wayed more than a single kayak. I have a few of them so I am very familar with their weights.
Re: Thule Hull-a-Port kayak carrier on OEM rails and crossba
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 4:38 pm
by ken99287
How are you guys attaching stuff to the stock crossbars???? They are soooo low profile, how do you have enough room?
Re: Thule Hull-a-Port kayak carrier on OEM rails and crossba
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:58 pm
by tribalman
like this
Re: Thule Hull-a-Port kayak carrier on OEM rails and crossba
Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 10:59 am
by pushead
I use the stock bars to transport my 17' yak every weekend on Thule rack. Never even worried about it.