In my never-ending quest to minimize boat-loading effort I
bought THIS thing by Seattle Sports, the "Sherpak Boat Roller". A
reasonable deal at $40. It lacks sides, which can be reassuring if you’re
loading a boat. (I added two short lengths of ½ PVC pipe with zip-ties and nylon accessory
cord as a cross-member for strength – which…didn’t help actually).
In Use - I've found the Sherpak Kayak Roller doesn't
work well – suction cups have a tendency to come off at times, TOTAL nightmare
when your boat is up-ended against your car. Plus my jerry-rigged sides did
nothing to prevent the boat from sliding off the sides.
Maybe the K-Rack Kayak Loader from Australia (below) works better? But think I’ll stay away from suction-cup mounted kayak loading systems for now.
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| Sherpak Kayak Roller with PVC side-brackets |
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| Sherpak showing placement on my rear window. |
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| From Sherpak Website - in action |
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| K-Rack Kayak Loader from Australia |
3 comments:
I recently got this rear roller that works well so far. Considering adding some side guides as you did. One could maybe make one from a bike rack.
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B08LXW5421
That looks like a better product because it uses straps instead of suction cups. Good luck with it. This other kayak roller looks great too, link below. All plastic so I assumed it’d be reasonably priced but it’s crazy expensive, a mystery:
https://www.amazon.com/KEYWEST-Kayak-Boat-Roller-Loader/dp/B07Q22GXJT?th=1&psc=1
Malone Stinger. Looks like a good option. https://www.campsaver.com/malone-stinger-load-assist-module-for-mpg107-seawing.html?gclsrc=aw.ds&&msclkid=371f329fcc5114549a9650c841b9a595&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Dynamic%20Search%20Ads%3EUS%3ENew&utm_term=campsaver&utm_content=Dynamic%20Search%3ETravel%3EUS
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