Go buy yourself one of those $300 bolt together trailers and put a tow hitch
on your little car.
--
Bill

Brought to you from beautiful Unalaska/Dutch Harbor, Alaska.
N 53° 51.140' W 166° 30.228' (WGS 84)

Cracked_Pumpkinhead wrote:
Beginner here. Looking to get myself a Sea Kayak (or even rent for
now) but come across a bit of a problem. 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! Is there any other way to
safely transport a Kayak with my car without BREAKIN THE BANK?

Also, I am located in Ontario and was wondering if there are any good
forums on local web sites that experienced people frequent that I can
view as well as routes, tips, education etc.

If your bow and stern lines are good and you spread them to the 4 corners of
the car, then add some foam on the roof to stop the boat from getting
scratched by the car, it will work just fine. 4 lines to the corners and
the boat isn't going anywhere. I used pool noodles cut in half lengthwise
to make two D-shaped racks across the car. The disadvantage is that when
you take the boat off, your racks go blowing across the parking lot.... This
system worked for me until I found $99 universal racks at Canadian Tire. I
added foam pipe insulation to protect the boats and stop them from slipping.
I had to strap them through the inside of the car, cos I didn't want to make
holes in the car. No problem except in heavy rain.
I've logged 1000's of km with either system. Carried canoes, sea kayaks, WW
boats, lumber and had as many as 7 whitewater boats on top of a Merc Topaz.
Only ever lost 1 canoe (I didn't tie those knots...).
Mike in Lunenburg (I try to spend more time on the water than in
newsgroups....)


"Bill Bradshaw" wrote in message
...
Go buy yourself one of those $300 bolt together trailers and put a tow
hitch
on your little car.
--
Bill

Brought to you from beautiful Unalaska/Dutch Harbor, Alaska.
N 53° 51.140' W 166° 30.228' (WGS 84)

Cracked_Pumpkinhead wrote:
Beginner here. Looking to get myself a Sea Kayak (or even rent for
now) but come across a bit of a problem. 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! Is there any other way to
safely transport a Kayak with my car without BREAKIN THE BANK?

Also, I am located in Ontario and was wondering if there are any good
forums on local web sites that experienced people frequent that I can
view as well as routes, tips, education etc.

"Mike Taylor" wrote in
:

If your bow and stern lines are good and you spread them to the 4
corners of the car, then add some foam on the roof to stop the boat
from getting scratched by the car, it will work just fine. 4 lines to
the corners and the boat isn't going anywhere. I used pool noodles cut
in half lengthwise to make two D-shaped racks across the car. The
disadvantage is that when you take the boat off, your racks go blowing
across the parking lot....

Two words....duct tape.

This system worked for me until I found $99
universal racks at Canadian Tire. I added foam pipe insulation to
protect the boats and stop them from slipping. I had to strap them
through the inside of the car, cos I didn't want to make holes in the
car. No problem except in heavy rain.

Tell me about it. When I did the trip from upstate NY to North Carolina it
rained almost all the way there and after only about 30 miles into the trip
the water started to drip off the strap right onto my shoulder.