I want to attach the system to the roof beams of my boat slip. The roof beams are at about a 30 degree angle. Will the mechanism still work?
1543114
No..it has to mount level rafters or beams due to the pulley being in the mounting bracket.
1543115
Yes. The hoist will have to be installed perpendicular to the 30 degree angle beams. You will only be able to hoist it until the near beam side of the boat hits the beam.
1543116
The roof in my shop is probably 30% slope and the pulley system works just fine. I pull up my 17 foot touring kayak with ease.. You should have no problems with kayak storage.
1543117
No, the release will hang up when lowering the boat. I cut wedges to level and now works great.
1718747
It's meant to clamp on to your existing roof rack. I had a Yakima rack (2 bars going across) and this attached easily to it. It is of high quality, very sturdy. I'm very happy with it. You'd have to ask someone else though about it working with yours. Jeff H
52217
Absolutely. I tried for you and it worked. Mine id mounted sideways. good luck have fun!
1733576
You can adjust your vertical angle to under 30°, just takes a wrench which is included. Horizontal is not really adjustable so much, unless you add a wobblier kit.
1598048
yes. if you put the mounts on roof rack you can slide the light bar left to right or back until centered then tighten clamps hope this helps
1420603
I've used this with one and two kayaks. The only problem i had was with the length of the screws holding the brackets on. The forward crossbar on my mountaineer was closer to the roof and the weight of the kayaks made the screw rub on the roof. My crossbars were flat and the brackets didn't fit that well. i made some modifications and it was pretty secure. Not a bad roof rack for the $$. I like the way this rack system folds down when not in use. I think the J racks are better by far but they're so pricey.
329543
I have mine on a slight angle and it has been fine. It's around 15°, but it's not a deep hull Shi the pump doesn't have to work hard to get the water out of the boat
752499
Yes it will. Be very careful when you pull the hydraulic lines thru the hull etc. don't cut them too short. Leave slack for movement.
1007560
hi. I installed mine in a 76 el camino and the roof only has a very slight curve to it. sorry I cant help more. have a great day.
558667
I see no reason why it wouldnt work. I would not mount these brackets directly to a roof. I suggest building a frame with 4 corner roof penetrations to minimize potental roof leaks then mount with these brackets to the structure.
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Yes, The grip is very strong, But I think the rail that you would connect to would have to be 1/2" or less. The clamp is very strong also, but you would need to torque the screw down fairly tight for it to stay in position on a boat. But, yes, I think that it would work out fairly well....
663906
It will work but you may have a problem lowering the Kayak if you draw it tight to the ceiling. The ropes must be pulled straight down to lower the boat which is a problem with the boat hanging under it.
853404
The foam blocks are pretty versatile so it should work on most roof racks. The opening on the block is 2.75" x 1" so if you cross bars are wider than the 2.75" you will have trouble. If they are deeper than 1" you will probably be ok since the foam blocks pry open - i.e. there is some wiggle room there. The system also works without racks.
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Our boats are much smaller so I don't have an answer to your question. I did find that I had to put a rope along the bottom of the boat to connect the two black straps so they wouldn't slide off the boat when I was raising them.
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Yes it should i old work. You may need to use longer straps as slings for the boat and hook the straps to the hooks of the pull system
1650905
The system is designed for thule crossbar; if the factory roof cross bars are the same size as standard thule bars are then it will likely work; if a different size then no. The pieces are cut to slide on that size
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They will move around if the only point of attachment is the straps over the railing. I positioned my fenders in front of the brackets that attach the pontoons to the bottom of the deck itself. After securing the straps at the top of the fenders, I looped rope through the side holes in the fenders, around the bracket on top of the pontoon, and snugged it down. The fenders will not move around or become dislodged with this extra attachment. IF the boat is not on the trailer you might have to get in the water to do this.