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  1. 16th January 2011, 09:08 PM #1
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    Will a 16' canoe fit on a roof rack?

    Have a standard 1.5m roof rack on my defender. Just wondering has anyone any experience having a 16' canadian style canoe on the racks? I imagine there'd be some overhang. Would be around 30-40kgs so weight no problem
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  2. 16th January 2011, 09:33 PM #2
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    Should do.

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  3. 16th January 2011, 09:36 PM #3
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    i have no problems

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    Yeah it will no problems. Our 2 I generally have as far forward as possible and tie down to the bull bar as well.
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    What are you worried about??

    I've done a trip with 2x 15 foot seakayaks on the roof of a suzi jimny

    Tie them down well over the top, and then I also normally also tie down to bullbar / towbar as well. Also as seen in the pics, the canoe will be more secure and easier to tie down if you put it on upside down.

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  6. 17th January 2011, 02:40 PM #6
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    The important thing is to tie down the bow and the stern.

    I've safely carried a 21 ft double sea kayak that way on a Camry.

    People carry 25 ft double kayaks on ordinary sedans with roughly the same roof bar spacing as yours.

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  7. 17th January 2011, 03:18 PM #7
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    I have carried 2 tandem kayaks on the roof for a ~500 km round trip, and a single tandem kayak for a ~1200 km round trip (as well as shorter trips). Both trips included plenty of 4x4ing.
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