"Michael Daly" wrote in
:
On 17-Mar-2005, (Cracked_Pumpkinhead)
wrote:
I own a 2000 Honda Civic 2
door and got a quote for a roof rack and Kayak carrier and WOW the set
up costs just as much as the darn Kayak!
The 2 door requires a short roof adapter (SRA) and that makes it pricy.
But no other roof rack is suitable - without a SRA, the distance
between the crossbars is too short to support a sea kayak properly.
I ran into the same issue when I was looking for a rack. The yakima rack
for he vehicle with the SRA would have run over $400.
If you get the basic rack, the price isn't too bad. The saddle kit
from Thule is outrageous. A friend got a second-hand Thule rack for
her Accord and I made saddles for her. I cut a pair of cedar 2x6 into
a saddle shapes and covered the tops with foam. The shape of the
saddle matches the shape of her kayak hull very closely. The cedar
saddles are attached to the crossbar with U bolts.
I've been thinking about making a set of those from the extra cedar boards I
have from building my cedar strip boat. Since I still have the forms from
building the hull I can use them as a template.
I've also seen some nice saddles made from carved minicell foam glued to a
piece of plywood attached to the rack with u-bolts.