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I am looking for brackets that will mount on the rails to keep the
canoe from sliding side to side. The rail shape is NOT round or square, it's () , turn 90 Deg. Sounds like Yakima Mighty Mounts might work. You buy the size that fits the Sienna's bar. They are really made for attaching bike racks, etc. to oval bars, but I use a pair on my front bar to keep the canoe straight, and to be able to snug it up with the bow line. They function like cheap gunwale brackets. I think the correct type is called a vertical Mighty Mount. They stick up above the bar an inch or two. My rack is only wide enough so that I can do this with a solo canoe, width 30". I pad the Mighty Mounts a little, to protect the gunwales. Another problem is the front tie down! They don't have a bumper up front. Only plastic parts, that would bend if I tried to wrap a rope over them to get to the underside. To tie the bow line off, with no real front bumper, people mount short loops of straps that stick out from inside the engine compartment, between the hood and fender on each side. I've seen them sold commercially at Canoecopia. Jim |
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![]() Another problem is the front tie down! They don't have a bumper up front. Only plastic parts, that would bend if I tried to wrap a rope over them to get to the underside. To tie the bow line off, with no real front bumper, people mount short loops of straps that stick out from inside the engine compartment, between the hood and fender on each side. I've seen them sold commercially at Canoecopia. Jim Ketter Canoeing in Minneapolis also sells the straps your talking about. They work great. |
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