How To Tie A Board To A Roof Rack

Use a tie down that wraps around the item and the rails.

How to tie a board to a roof rack.

Place your board on the car fins facing up and the tail pointed forward. Here s how to tie down a sup with cam straps. 4 web ratchet straps in a pair of x formations to hold down the board to the cross bars. A pair of 20 web ratchets used as a fail safe in case the board slides to the rear of the vehicle.

My car with 4 x8 mdf board on the roof rack. Demonstrates how to properly secure your kayak or sup to the roof rack of your vehicle. He discusses the import. This guide shows you how to put a surfboard on a roofrack watch this and other related films here.

Take a cam strap and position the buckle so it is resting on top of the board but near the edge. With the third option crossbars with side rails you can secure an item to the side rails and run tie downs from front to back securing them to the crossbars. What types of tie downs work best. On each side of the roof you ll see a rack that runs the length of the roof of the vehicle.

Rusticdavid woodworklessons woodworkingforbeginners david shows how to tie wood boards and sheets of plywood safely and securely to your cars roof rack dav. It should be close to one of the crossbars. Make sure the board is properly balanced and the weight is evenly distributed between the front and back. Marcus from the bill jackson s paddling dept.

Second trip 16 2 x4 x6 boards on my roof rack. My car with roof rack with cross bars installed. Position your sup so it is running parallel with the car and with the widest point of the board between the crossbars of your rack. Here s a guide on how to strap paddle board to roof rack.