I just recently bought a canoe, and I need a roof rack for my malibu maxx or just someway to carry it. I dont know where to look or what to buy. I have seen some different things online and I would like your guess's opinions.

Thanks

I use the closed-cell foam blocks that clip to the gunwales. There are several makers of these. The nice thing about it is that you don't need a rack and with care and proper location, they won't damage your roof. My wife made "socks" for them out of terry cloth so that helps prevent damage too. If your roof is dirty/gritty, then you could end up with some abrasions in the paint.

Your Maxx has a pretty long and straight roof-line so another factor is whether the blocks would elevate your canoe enough that the "rocker" at the bow and stern (the rise of the bow and stern above the basic gunwale elevation) would not hit your roof. If you have a long canoe, it may not be a problem. In the photo below, you can see that my 11'6" canoe with quite a bit of rocker still clears the roof...but it's a sedan and not a long hatch-back like the Maxx.

Anyway, the photo shows the foam blocks complete with socks...

http://www.thule.com/en/Global

Spend the money on a quality rack towers and bars from Thule or Yakima. Get some load stops and some decent ratchet straps if its in the budget. You wont regret it. Works great for other things too.

Spend the money on a quality rack towers and bars from Thule or Yakima. Get some load stops and some decent ratchet straps if its in the budget. You wont regret it. Works great for other things too.

This is what I did when I bought my canoe, got a Yakima system. It's very expensive, but I knew at the time that I was going to need something that would allow me to load and unload with a minimum of time and effort, else it wasn't going to work for me.

Thanks guys, I just bought the yakima standard canoe carrier for my maxx. the only problem is i have a window on the top of my car, like a sunroof but it does not open. Also whenever I tighten the starps it pushes the roof of my car down and makes a little dent. Any ideas on how to go around these problems?

Get a Thule. The fit kits are specifically designed for your model car.