I recently got a car and was wondering if there was any way to carry my hobie pro angler 14 on the roof

Doubtful you'll be able to find any rack system to safely car top one of those. The kayak with no gear weighs 125 lbs, that alone exceeds the safe roof rack limits of most factory installed or aftermarket roof rails. Then you have to add in the weight of your cross bars and any mounts required, that can be another 20-40 lbs. Even if you had a rack system that could safely support and secure the load you've got the problem of safely getting that weight up on your roof without damaging yourself or your car. Unfortunately the width and weight also exceeds the capacity of some of the assisted load devices on the market I believe. 

 

For or example the rated load limit on my old Ford Explorer for the factory rails with aftermarket cross rails was like 120lbs. My current 4Runner is a bit more robust and rated at 160lbs. 

 

Likely the the best option for that boat is a trailer. 

I carry mine on top of my charger with no issues just run some straps to keep er stable

1 hour ago, bassarmy7 said:

I carry mine on top of my charger with no issues just run some straps to keep er stable

what kind of roof rack do you use?

7 hours ago, Bryant Blackmon said:

what kind of roof rack do you use?

Yakima

On February 23, 2017 at 5:22 AM, bassarmy7 said:

Yakima

If you're using their Q towers you are on the ragged edge of their listed weight capacity for that vehicle. They state 125lbs. As long as you're strapping it down properly with bow and stern lines, and not putting any weight on the rack beyond the bare boat you may be ok. But you're supposed to subtract the weight of the cross bars from the 125lbs to determine your safe carrying limit. 

 

However I'd never advocate exceeding these limits. 

On 2/21/2017 at 9:26 AM, kschultz76 said:

The kayak with no gear weighs 125 lbs

 

Yep, and I think you got your specs wrong on the Q-towers.  I was under the impression the weight limit was 165 lbs.  Perhaps different car models have different max.  I know my Thule handled even more than that on my old Maxima.  I carried two PBGs up there with no issue.

30 minutes ago, J Francho said:

 

Yep, and I think you got your specs wrong on the Q-towers.  I was under the impression the weight limit was 165 lbs.  Perhaps different car models have different max.  I know my Thule handled even more than that on my old Maxima.  I carried two PBGs up there with no issue.

I looked the specs up on Yakimas website for the Q towers for a 2014 Dodge Charger. Stated clearly a 125lb limit. And you're right they absolutely vary by vehicle and what individual tower it uses. Even the old Yakima Lowriders were rated differently for my old Explorer vs my 4Runner. 

 

Ive spent a lot of years car topping multiple kayaks and using these rack systems. There is no one size fits all. Everyone situation has to be evaluated and I always do my homework before purchasing a new kayak to ensure I have the load capacity required. 

 

People often forgot that you're supposed to subtract the weight of your bars, towers, and any carriers from that weight. In my case using Thule Hullavatore the carriers weigh 40lbs for one set. 

 

While im sure there are safe tolerances involved and the manufacturers are conservative in their specs I'm not willing to take risks pushing those limits very far. 

Thanks for the info...

 

 

Personally i think all that is to protect the company. Because mine stays loaded and does just fine and has for the last yr

If you decide to car top use the 2 straps inside of the cabin and not around the bars.  

57 minutes ago, THE_Vue's said:

If you decide to car top use the 2 straps inside of the cabin and not around the bars.  

 

Straight through the front windows, lmao.....

 

On February 25, 2017 at 3:51 PM, bassarmy7 said:

Personally i think all that is to protect the company. Because mine stays loaded and does just fine and has for the last yr

I hope for your sake you don't learn an expensive lesson...and I'm glad I will never be behind you on the freeway. 

On February 27, 2017 at 1:14 PM, THE_Vue's said:

If you decide to car top use the 2 straps inside of the cabin and not around the bars.  

I would not recommend this nor do the rack manufacturers.