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Sorry. I should have typed Yakima. My piano is a Yamaha, so you never know.
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Roof rack that can hold two canoes
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I was just funning yaSorry. I should have typed Yakima. My piano is a Yamaha, so you never know.
Right on target!
I carried five canoes on 78" Yakima bars on top of my full-sized van from Woodstock, NY, to Tallahassee, FL, and back. There were two tandem canoes next to each other; one Royalex solo canoe on top of the two tandems, like a pyramid; and a composite solo canoe leaning against the outside of each tandem. Each canoe was individually roped to the racks, plus two long belly ropes going over the whole magilla. A lot of rope.
These rails are 80” and made of ash bolted through the existing racks with the old hardware from my Yakima racks. I used to use rope and a truckers hitch but I’m sold on the NRS straps now. Makes the load feel really secure and I don’t feel the need for any sort of load stabilizer. I use hood loops at the front. Can easily handle two tandem boats side by side. They are pretty custom to this car but sometimes you just feel like making something…
I’m in the habit of ducking whenever I get out of any car at this point. Good luck on your trip! Rob
Nice job fitting those bars Rob. Did you drill holes in the cars bars or were they there already?
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I’d like to see the picture of that!
My 2020 Outback lacks that little metal bracket you are using for the tie down but I like this solution and will try to figure out how to adapt it!
Got the same issue with my 2020 Touring XT.
Yes, just drilled through the roof bars and used fender washers as the metal was pretty thin.
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Here’s the two canoes ready to go.
I saw the Mad River for the first time in 30 years. It’s a Freedom! I remember we did some not easy rapids in places where the only reference was the topo maps. I think we bought this boat new, a blem. It brings back great memories.
I saw the Mad River for the first time in 30 years. It’s a Freedom! I remember we did some not easy rapids in places where the only reference was the topo maps. I think we bought this boat new, a blem. It brings back great memories.
