Ok so we just went out and bought another vehicle today. A 2007 Ford Focus station wagon. Not a bad deal. But not a great one either. Ow well it has very low miles, recent break job, recent tires, maintenance records showing all the oil changes etc... and it was owed by by a little old lady. No she was not from Pasadena!!! ;-}
Any way to the meat of the problem. Car topping a canoe on this wagon. It has factory installed roof rails. Now if we use them with aftermarket bars it will allow for a 43 inch span for the canoe to rest on. Not so sure how that will work out. The canoes being hauled are 17 foot and 14 foot.
Now I have a couple of ideas. Put a hitch on the back and run a hitch mount rack up from the rear. A Thule 997 Goal post or Yakima dry dock type of thing. Then there is using a rack over the front door area and using the factory rack for the rear. Thus increasing the distance between the bars.
Going to use some nylon webbing under the hood on the fender bolts for a bow tie down point. Not sure exactly wear to tie the stern to the back of the wagon. The hitch might give a good place to tie to.
Any thoughts or ideas?
Any way to the meat of the problem. Car topping a canoe on this wagon. It has factory installed roof rails. Now if we use them with aftermarket bars it will allow for a 43 inch span for the canoe to rest on. Not so sure how that will work out. The canoes being hauled are 17 foot and 14 foot.
Now I have a couple of ideas. Put a hitch on the back and run a hitch mount rack up from the rear. A Thule 997 Goal post or Yakima dry dock type of thing. Then there is using a rack over the front door area and using the factory rack for the rear. Thus increasing the distance between the bars.
Going to use some nylon webbing under the hood on the fender bolts for a bow tie down point. Not sure exactly wear to tie the stern to the back of the wagon. The hitch might give a good place to tie to.
Any thoughts or ideas?