I'm looking at these instead of Thule cross bars/foot to use of any kayak rack (14 ft boat). Are these sturdy enough?
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We bought them to haul our 12 ft tandem kayak which is 70 pounds. We traveled a hundred miles with it. It seems sturdy enough but I wouldn't go over the 100 pound limit. They were really easy to install as well.
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These were fine for my family on a 10 hour vacation carrying a cargo bag. However durability may be an issue because the screws are already beginning to rust. I've heard Thule are good quality. Best of luck.
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I haven't use them yet for any heavy duty stuff, just a couple canvas bags. The bars are strong metal with some sort of weatherproof coating. The end grips, that grip the roof rack, look pretty sturdy to me. Assembly was easy. If your boat is fibreglass it should be fine is my guess, but I'll defer to anyone with actual experience carrying one.
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i've got them on a 12' jon boat and they work great, there quite strong and i don't think you can do better for even twice the price. so yes they'll work.
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Probably since it is also a Thule product and the cross rails visually appear to be size that the kayak carrier brackets will fit. Best to call Thule customer service. They are very helpful.
640908
I would say yes, we were very impressed how well board racks fit, I wouldnt be affraid to put a kayak on ours!
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I have a 52 lbs kayak on it. Several people have recommended switching the mounting bolts to heavier duty ones. The brackets seem sturdy enough, it will depend on what you will attach it to.
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With enough rope or ties, this rack should be plenty sufficient. There are various additional racks that you can buy that mount to the crossbars that are specific for kayaks.
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I bought mine last fall and have not used them. I will next week for a 60# plastic sea kayak. I have checked it out and feel that's its well made and should be able to handle about anything you can fit on them
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They say a max of 150lbs. I wouldn't recomend pushing that. But unless they are large touring kayaks and you're doing a very long trip, I don't see a problem.
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i do not know but i would guess that this would be a problem because of the canoe with and rack spacing that you define. thule does have other racks that are fine for canoes.
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I think they'd be great for an inflatable boat. I use mine on my kayak when I'm fishing.
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Weight is no problem. I don't recomend them for Yackima racks. They need a square bar to work well. Like Tulie
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Sorry it's 2 months out, Lightfoot..... But, yes, the bars are strong enough for poly kayaks. We run a 2 kayak setup with the Malone Stax Pro and Inno cradles.
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I really do not know but they seem very sturdy, not especially wide so if someone has a bit of girth it could be an issue. I however really like them, they have been through a tuff summer on a great lake and still look like new.
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I have two of these on my boat and love them,I have 18lb anchors,I think you would be fine ,they do flex some but i think pretty much unbreakable,they have some new materials today that really is remarkable.Tom hampton another fisherman in michgan
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Yes. They will hold any size kayak. The wider the better probably. I used them once to hold a very large canoe. Worked great..
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Not sure my factory aero bars would only work to haul one kayak, so I got the Malone bars tookstock off and can use two sets . If that helps you. My problem was could not fold rack s compleatly open.
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They are plenty sturdy for most light-to-medium duty activities. They are not "tow bars" but they have not shown any sign of failure or fatigue under everyday use on my 2006 Ram 1500 SLT.