Once your kayak is in place on the roof of your vehicle open all the doors of your car.
Tying kayak to roof.
Tie the straps down with cam buckles to secure the kayak.
Step 2 wrap one cam strap.
Unless you are carrying two kayaks or other gear side by side on the roof your kayak should be centered on your vehicle roof.
The front of the kayak should be facing forward.
Placing a plastic boat hull side down can cause indentations and while they can be removed they will affect your boat s ability to track straight.
Take the buckle of your cam strap and pass this over the top of your boat.
Inflatable roof racks require a slightly different tie down procedure than hard and soft racks as they do not have fastening points to loop the straps through.
Load your kayak onto your roof rack with your padding in place on your crossbars or kayak carriers carefully lift your kayak and place it on top of the roof rack.
You can purchase a kayak carrier with integrated load assist or you can purchase a load assist system separately.
To tie down a kayak place it right side up on your roof rack and center it.
Now get ready to place the kayak on the roof rack.
Slide the kayak onto the roof rack with the cockpit facing upside down toward the roof of your car and center the cockpit of the kayak between the two bars of your car.