1 transporting a kayak without a roof rack.
Pool noodle roof rack canoe.
Cut them into the size that suitable for your car roof.
They re grippy so the canoe won t slide around on your roof and 4 blocks can balance a canoe nicely on even a small car.
1 1 things you ll need.
After the pool noodles are settled you need to lift the kayak onto your vehicle.
Just a demonstration on how i load up our canoe on the focus.
3 enjoyed how to transport a kayak without a roof rack.
Tie down kayak with straps.
Place your blanket quilt or large towel between your pool noodles or rack system.
Lift your kayak onto the noodles.
Secure the bow and stern.
Lift your kayak and place on top of the pool noodles.
Place and secure the pool noodles on top of your car.
I use pool noodles rope bowline trucker s hitch marlin spike hitch taut line hitch and ev.
You ll probably find every pool noodles are wider or longer than your vehicle.
Make sure their position is apart enough like a regular roof rack it helps to balance.
If you don t want to get a roof rack there are these beautiful and cheap foam canoe blocks that easily attach onto the gunwale side edges of the canoe.