How To Tie A Kayak Onto A Roof Rack

The first step in tying your canoe or kayak down to your car is laying the straps over each bar.

How to tie a kayak onto a roof rack.

Once your kayak is in place on the roof of your vehicle open all the doors of your car. Kayak roof rack step 1. Lay the straps over the roof rack bars. 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.

Of course you will want to make sure the buckles on the end of the straps don t scratch your car door. If you re loading the boat onto crossbars you might want to keep your kayak the right way up. Take the buckle of your cam strap and pass this over the top of your boat. 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.

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. To tie down a kayak place it right side up on your roof rack and center it.