Hi,
I have a 14ft Canoe that I use weekly during Spring/Summer. Would the rack on top of the VX hold it and would it be safe to use the rack for my canoe? I've never had a rack before and am not sure of what their limitations are. Thanks
Ty
Super VXer
Hi,
I have a 14ft Canoe that I use weekly during Spring/Summer. Would the rack on top of the VX hold it and would it be safe to use the rack for my canoe? I've never had a rack before and am not sure of what their limitations are. Thanks
Ty
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Ty
Super VXer
Im sure it could, there is a picture somewhere in the galleries of a canoe that extends further than the total lenght of the VX, on its racks.
Super VXer
I am considering adding a front receiver to the VX so as to use 2 ladder racks (shaped like football goalposts) to haul a long ladder for my business.
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I definitely think it could be done. I am not sure if Yakima or Thule makes any attachments that hold a canoe or not, but I am pretty sure there are kayak holders, so more than likely, there is some option out there. If you find it, let us know. A canoe is on my wish list for this summer.
Bart
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I've carried an 18' fiberglas kayak on my VX quite a few times. I got the Yakima horizontal wing mounts plus some 'Hully Rollers' (hull-shaped attachments) to add to my stock rack. I tie off the front with a rope attached to the tow hook.
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This is what I did.. I drove it probably 2-3 hours, windy roads.. this worked fine...
VXer
It wasn't a problem for us this summer. We drove from Southern IL. to Black River Falls, WI. without any problems. (Except for the hunk of rubber that bounced up off of the road from a semi, into the canoe and then back down through my sunroof on the way back home.) I used ratchet straps at the mid-section and tied off the nose to my pushbar that I got from Tone. No worries!
I'd post a picture, but I seem to be having trouble with that for some reason.
Super VXer
So, this weekend we bought a canoe. I was on the fence about it since the canoe is wider than the rack, but this was easily fixed with a little wood.
We were going to meet up with CrnCnn on Saturday, but in the end we had to much crap to do and our camping gear was in disarray.
But this morning we set out towards Frenchman's Lake (40 minutes NW of Reno) for a nice morning outing.
So yes, it can be done! This canoe is a 14.5' boat. I would not try it with a 17 footer, but it could probably be done.
Bart
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