Tying Kayak To Roof

If you re loading the boat onto crossbars you might want to keep your kayak the right way up.

Tying kayak to roof.

Once your kayak is in place on the roof of your vehicle open all the doors of your car. Load your kayak onto your roof rack with your padding in place on your crossbars or kayak carriers carefully lift your kayak and place it on top of the roof rack. You can purchase a kayak carrier with integrated load assist or you can purchase a load assist system separately. Step 2 wrap one cam strap.

Take the buckle of your cam strap and pass this over the top of your boat. The front of the kayak should be facing forward. Run 2 boat straps over the top of the kayak and them under the roof rack bars then bring the straps to the other side of the kayak and loop them under the roof rack bars on that side. To tie down a kayak place it right side up on your roof rack and center it.

Now get ready to place the kayak on the roof rack. Inflatable roof racks require a slightly different tie down procedure than hard and soft racks as they do not have fastening points to loop the straps through. Slide the kayak onto the roof rack with the cockpit facing upside down toward the roof of your car and center the cockpit of the kayak between the two bars of your car. Unless you are carrying two kayaks or other gear side by side on the roof your kayak should be centered on your vehicle roof.