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Transporting kayaks on roof 900

posted by  someone claiming to be Steve C on  Wed Apr 14 03:50 CST 2004 [RELATED]

I have owned my 92 945t for the past few months. I bought it with the intention of transporting a 21 foot kayak and a 17 foot kayak side by side on the roof. Turns out that the 700/900 series have the longest, flatest roof around, allowing for a 75 inch + bar spread, which is ideal for my long kayaks.

I have now completed the fabrication of custom made racks which clamp onto the rain gutters. When carrying the boats, the primary attachment is to the roof racks via straps or ropes. I will also need to secure the bow and stern of each boat to the car via ropes as a secondary restraint - this is in case one of the boats somehow becaomes unattached to the rack, we don't need a 50 or 70 pound missile leaving the car. I need advice on how best to do this.

The easiest option seems to be to loop vinyl covered cable around the bumber shock absorbers, then tie bow and stern lines to the cable. This might stress the plastic covering hanging from the bumper. An alternate scenario in the rear is to mount eyebolts in the threaded holes in the frame where you would normally install a trailer hitch. In the front, there seem to be no prefab threaded holes, so the alternate would be to drill into something solid, then through bolt an eye screw somewhere.

Comments appreciated regarding the suitability of these or other attachment points. Also, anyone know the diameter and thread specifications for the holes for the trailer hitch?

Thanks.

SteveC






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