I have two 17 ft touring kayaks, Would this work to hold them on my 2004 Jeep Cherokee with Thule roof racks? Also, will I need two of them, one for each kayak? Would they fit?
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I would dbl ck w/ the manufacturer, but you should be able to use this rack. I only hauled Paddle boards.
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Rhonda, in my case I would have to say it is only good for one. I have a Moken 12.5 that is 32" wide. I have been looking at getting a touring kayak, and I have been thinking the same question about transporting two.
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Yes one set of racks holds one Kayak. I own two kayaks so I have one flat and the other on the J rack. You could possible put two sets on your rack and have your Kayaks back to back if you own a small vehicle. I hope that answers your questions.
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Honestly, I haven't used mine yet. But I would say that if the 2 kayaks can fit in the width of the bed you should be fine. It should be strong enough as the weight will be mostly distributed over the truck bed anyway. The trickiest thing will be to secure the kayaks in such a way that they don't bounce around or rub against each other. Maybe a sheet of soft foam like stuff used for cushions or mattresses in between the two? Good luck, hope this helps. this will be cheaper than a Thule carrier, for sure.
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Yes!! You get two complete sets of everything you need to mount 2 kayaks. These J racks mount to the Cross Bars on your Roof rack (the ones that go across your car from left to right NOT front to back). You get 2 sets (4) of the tie down Straps (these strap the kayak to the J racks), and 2 sets (4) of the tie down ropes w/steel hooks and 8 Rubber scratch guards (these tie the front and back of your Kayak to the front and back anchor points of your vehicle. The scratch guards slide up and down the ropes and you place them where the ropes would rub on the painted surfaces). These are excellent Quality and you cant beat this price for all that you get! Yes!! You get two complete sets of everything you need to mount 2 kayaks. These J racks mount to the Cross Bars on your Roof rack (the ones that go across your car from left to right NOT front to back). You get 2 sets (4) of the tie down Straps (these strap the kayak to the J racks), and 2 sets (4) of the tie down ropes w/steel hooks and 8 Rubber scratch guards (these tie the front and back of your Kayak to the front and back anchor points of your vehicle. The scratch guards slide up and down the ropes and you place them where the ropes would rub on the painted surfaces). These are... » Read More Yes!! You get two complete sets of everything you need to mount 2 kayaks. These J racks mount to the Cross Bars on your Roof rack (the ones that go across your car from left to right NOT front to back). You get 2 sets (4) of the tie down Straps (these strap the kayak to the J racks), and 2 sets (4) of the tie down ropes w/steel hooks and 8 Rubber scratch guards (these tie the front and back of your Kayak to the front and back anchor points of your vehicle. The scratch guards slide up and down the ropes and you place them where the ropes would rub on the painted surfaces). These are excellent Quality and you cant beat this price for all that you get! « Show Less
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I would guess that your kayak dimension would be fine for this rack since you use tie downs to secure it. We have 17ft (by 2.5ft) ocean kayaks on ours. For us the weight restrictions weren't actually for the boat rack- it was the car rack (what the boat rack is attached to) that had weight limitations. We have no complaints about this rack at all. What we did have problems with the fact that our car rack bars are pretty close together, so our 17ft kayaks are pretty long for our car. (Hyundai tuscon)
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Yes. Agree with the 2 other answers I see. You should not have an issue carrying two kayaks.
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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.
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We have a Nissan Xterra and use two pair of Kayak Wing to carry two Current Designs kayaks, one is 14' the other is 12.5. We had to install Thule cross bars to separate the Wings enough to carry two kayaks. The wings work well for us and are easy to use and install.
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Yes. I found a set of Thule Load bars that I used to mount mine because my Cherokee did not come with the stock roof rack. It would be easier with the stock rack. The size is just perfect for a cherokee.
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We used ours on a jeep patriot with one kayak on either side. For reference, we had recreational old town kayaks. It will really depend on how wide your van is - we didn't see how 4 could fit on the jeep - as the kayaks are on their sides when placed on the roof. with extra long tie downs, it supposedly can be done. But I'd try to measure first from the middle of your van to the edge and see how that compares to the width of two kayaks.
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You would need two racks, but you would only need one load assist module. You can use the loader to assist with both kayaks. It attaches to a lip on the Malone racks and you remove it once you have loaded the kayak. I absolutely love mine. Works great.
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I have two sets of them on a Honda Odyssey van and they work great. You need two racks per kayak. One for the front of the boat and one for the rear of the boat. My wife, who is 5'1", can get her own kayak off the rack, and put it up on the top of the car. It drops down to a manageable height so you just have to lift your boat about waist high. Then the gas struts help it go back up on top. The boat sits just outside of the edge of your roof line. From behind it looks like the boat is hanging over the edge of the car.
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If it's not flat or almost flat, I would not trust them to hold your kayaks. Even if the roof were flat I wouldn't trust them to go very far.
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these should come as a set of 2. if you have factory racks i think you will be okay. thule makes different mounting brackets for all types of racks, "square, round, flat"aero". " this is a great tool for the avid yaker who doesnt want to toss up their yak up onto the vehicle. i did that for 2 years before making this purchase a few years back and i am contemplating a second set.
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I would say yes. The clamp is a relatively basic bracket with two bolts that hold the base of each kayak carrier to a lower plate with two holes. Two hand tightened bolts clamp the lower plate on either side of your roof rack crossbar to hold each carrier in place. There are two options for the lower plate--one flat and one to fit round crossbars. It should fit pretty much any bar, but will probably not be contoured exactly to your crossbar.
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Addendum: the Thule locks are stated to work for Thule roof racks and carriers, so, according to Thule, they should work just fine.